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Good Reads

Stuck for something good to read? Here are some suggestions for some of our current favourites!

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Key Stage 3

  • The Crossover / Booked / Rebound – Kwame Alexander (graphic novel version of The Crossover is also available)
  • The House with Chicken Legs / The Girl Who Speaks Bear – Sophie Anderson
  • The Parent Agency / Head Kid – David Baddiel
  • The Polar Bear Explorer’s Club – Alex Bell
  • Cogheart / Moonlocket / Skycircus / Shadowsea – Peter Bunzl
  • Apple and Rain / The Weight of Water – Sarah Crossan
  • The Clockwork Crow / The Velvet Fox - Catherine Fisher
  • Boy 87 / Lost – Ele Fountain
  • Brightstorm / Wildspark / Dark Whispers - Vashti Hardy
  • Journey to the River Sea - Eva Ibbotson
  • High Rise Mystery - Sharna Jackson
  • Kid Normal series – Greg James
  • Race to the Frozen North - Catherine Johnson
  • Young Sherlock series – Andrew Lane
  • Inkling – Kenneth Oppel
  • Wonder – R J Palacio
  • Armistice Runner / D-Day Dog – Tom Palmer
  • The Boy at the Back of the Class / The Star Outside my Window – Onjali Q. Raúf
  • Rooftoppers / The Wolf Wilder / The Explorer – Katherine Rundell
  • Smart / 928 Miles from Home / The Boy Who Lied – Kim Slater
  • Malamander - Thomas Taylor
  • Gaslight / Seaglass - Eloise Williams

Great adventure reads for Year 7 which link with your work on The Explorer by Katherine Rundell

Key Stage 4

  • The Crossover / Booked / Rebound – Kwame Alexander (a graphic novel version of The Crossover is also available)
  • Noughts and Crosses – Malorie Blackman
  • Am I Normal Yet?/ Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes? – Holly Bourne
  • One / Moonrise / Toffee - Sarah Crossan
  • Rosie and Jack – Mel Darbon
  • Becoming Dinah – Kit de Waal
  • The Lie Tree – Frances Hardinge
  • A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder – Holly Jackson
  • Split / I Am Thunder / Kick the Moon – Muhammad Khan
  • Orange Boy – Patrice Lawrence
  • Two Can Keep a Secret - Karen M. McManus
  • The Knife of Never Letting Go – Patrick Ness
  • Things a Bright Girl Can Do – Sally Nicholls
  • Heartstopper – Vols 1, 2 & 3 – Alice Oseman (graphic novels)
  • The Million Pieces of Neena Gill – Emma Smith-Barton
  • On the Come Up – Angie Thomas
  • Girl, Boy, Sea – Chris Vick
  • Paper Avalanche / The Art of Being Normal / All About Mia – Lisa Williamson

Newsdesk

Certificates have arrived in school for candidates who sat examinations in 2024. They can be collected from Reception after 10:00 a.m. Monday through Friday, from Monday 2nd December. Certificates will need to be signed for on collection. If the candidate is unable to collect them and they would like to send a family member or friend instead, please ensure they have a note or email from the candidate giving them permission to collect the certificates and ID to prove who they are. Read More…

Please note that school is routinely closed from the end of after school clubs on a Friday (4.30 pm) to 8.00 am on the following Monday. Work emails will not be answered during this period. Read More…

Parents, Guardians and Carers are kindly reminded that we have a number of learners who suffer with severe nut allergies; these learners are aware of their condition and will alert others who may put them at risk, by actions such as eating food containing nuts near to them. Please respect these requests; the consequence could be the initiation of an anaphylactic attack. Read More…

All drivers are requested to only park in designated parking areas; do not park in the Drop Off and Pick Up lane, in white hatched areas marked on the road, on the access road to and from the LRC or in the Bus Lane. Please also do not drop off by the roundabout.  Read More…

The school now has its own twitter account to promote important news and events as well as sharing celebrations of our learner's achievements. Please follow us on Twitter @YsgolHarriTudur. More detailed information can always be found on our school website www.yht.wales and also via the Ysgol Harri Tudur app. Please continue to get in touch with us in the usual ways. Read More…

All drivers are requested to use the designated Drop Off/Pick Up and parking sites whilst on the school site. Read More…

Calling all those aged 13-25We want to hear your thoughts on policing and the police complaints system.The IOPC Youth Panel Survey 2024 wants to hear from YOU. Read More…

Drop Off/Pick Up reminder for drivers to please use the designated areas when dropping off or collecting children from school. Drivers are requested to respect local housing estates and avoid temporarily parking in residential areas, in particular Martello Park off Buttermilk Lane, Gatehouse View and Rose Close. Read More…

PCNPA Next Generation are looking to recruit some new youth volunteers! The group are hosting a volunteer taster day for 16-25yr olds December 7th, where they will be heading to Portfield Gate Woods to continue some access work and carry out some natural Christmas craft activities. Read More…

Our Scolton manor sessions have now RE-STARTED, We are back from 11-1 on Thursdays in the green barn. It is undercover so away from rain and if you are enjoying the sports I’m sure they will keep you warm. Read More…

A workshop for Parents/Carers of ‘teens.’ Click here for more information and to express an interest’ Read More…

School observed a two minute silence to remember those who have fallen in conflict. Thank you to the learners who proudly wore the uniforms of the Scouts, Police Cadets, Army Cadets, Sea Scouts and to those who read. Read More…

Here’s a quick updated overview of our upcoming classes: Read More…

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