Devon County Council

Unless you have been vacationing on Mars, you will be aware that the movie version of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight was released in cinemas on December 19th.

To celebrate the release of the film, Stephenie's publishers Little Brown, have given us a Twilight poster, a copy of the novel and the Complete Illustrated Movie Companion for one lucky winner in our new competition!! The runner up will receive a copy of Twilight.

The competetion is open to anyone age between 12 and 18. Closing date 31st January 2009.
Enter the Twilight competition.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - the film of the book coming to a cinema near you soon.

Eight-year-old Bruno has just moved with his family to a house miles from anywhere. He is warned by his mother never to go beyond the garden's high walls. From his bedroom window he can see a farm; a strange sort of farm, he thinks, where the workers seem to have jumped straight out of bed to work on the fields. As most boys would, Bruno sneaks away from the house to explore. Soon his path is blocked by a huge electric fence. Behind the fence sits a boy of exactly the same age - but with an entirely different story to tell. Like the book, this film could change your life………………

The shortlist for the Booktrust Teenage Book Prize has been announced. The books are:

Snakehead - Anthony Horowitz
The Knife That Killed Me - Anthony McGowan
The Red Necklace - Sally Gardner
Apache - Tania Landman
Creature of the Night - Kate Thompson
The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness

More info can be found by following the link. If you'd like to read any of the shortlisted books check the Library Catalogue and reserve yourself a copy.