Welcome to the Twitter account for the library at Hornsey School for Girls. Catch up on the latest news book recommendations and more!!
London, England
Joined October 2018
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Celebrate the much anticipated YA release of 'Wish You Were Her' with prize-winning author @BooksandChokers in store! Get your copy signed and dedicated by Elle herself on Friday 6th June 5pm. Free entry!
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We have 4 copies of #TheBrightestStar, sequel to the beloved Irish LGBTQ+ children’s book #TheDeepestBreath by #MegGrehan to #WIN!
Can Stevie & Chloe help Andrew find out who he is as they navigate secondary school life?
RT & Flw by May 23 to enter
@LittleIslandBks #WRDMagComp
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Staff really went for it today! Thanks for taking part of you did! @HornseySchool @haringeycouncil @Literacy_Trust #costumeday
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We ❤️ celebrating readers.
The #NRCQuiz2025 heats finish next week and although not every team can join us in the final, every reader is a winner because it opens doors to brighter futures and endless adventures.
Keep reading, keep dreaming!
We had a brilliant morning at the National Reading Champions Quiz and were thrilled to win the Best Engagement Prize! 🎉
Thanks to @literacy_trust, @alcs_uk & @mrdillypresents for an inspiring event.
Well done @HornseySchool! 📚
#NRCQuiz2025 #GrowAGenerationOfReaders
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It's the final day of our #NRCQuiz2025 heats. It's been amazing to see so many pupils put the fun into reading.
When children and young people enjoy reading, they unlock skills for life. Every reader is a winner!
Big thanks to quiz master @mrdillypresents. Next stop, the final!
ALT Pupils from Earlsdon Primary holding up a homemade quiz banner and looking excited.
ALT Pupils from Harris Sutton Academy posing for a photo, some are holding books, others are holding electric guitars.
ALT Four pupils pointing to the screen showing that they know the answer to the quiz question.
ALT Pupils from Grangefield school celebrating. They are all sat around a computer screen and we can see the quiz host, Mr Dilly, on screen.
We had a brilliant morning at the National Reading Champions Quiz and were thrilled to win the Best Engagement Prize! 🎉
Thanks to @literacy_trust, @alcs_uk & @mrdillypresents for an inspiring event.
Well done @HornseySchool! 📚
#NRCQuiz2025 #GrowAGenerationOfReaders
So excited for the National Reading Champions Quiz on Thursday! We have two teams competiting this year😆 #NRCQuiz2025 @Literacy_Trust @ALCS_UK
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@theLucyStrange our students had the BEST time meeting you yesterday. Thanks for being so amazing with them! @HSGLib @HornseySchool #everychildawriter #enrichment
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Amazing trip by @HSGLib today with our students @Yourallypally Ella asked a great question of the authors and here’s a few snaps of the day! #literallyperfectineveryway @haringeycouncil @pickledbooks @HamandHigh
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And the winner is ...
Voted by about 800 children from Haringey schools ...
The Island At The Edge of The Night by @theLucyStrange
Published by @chickenhsebooks
Cover by #HelenCrawfordWhite
💐 Congratulations, Lucy! 💐
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Our amazing @HSGLib is the PERFECT place to explore key events happening for our school community. Thanks for being such a brilliant resource! @HornseySchool #communityevents
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Happy #WorldBookDay! 🎉📚
We inspire children and young people to read for fun, because it makes a serious difference to their lives.
Show us how you #ReadYourWay and stay tuned for a day full of fun! ✨
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Revealing Peters Teen Fiction of the Year... Northern Soul by Phil Earle! 😎
Jump into this sweet and tender tale of first crushes and relationships, sprinkled with Earle's fabulous humour.
Congratulations @philearle! 🌟
Published by @BarringtonStoke
🌍 It's World Book Day this week! 🎉 Students are already visiting the LRC to choose their free book 📚don’t miss out! If you haven’t collected yours yet, come along and pick one up.✨ #WorldBookDay #FreeBooks #HornseyLRC @HornseySchool
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And so it begins! 🏁 The National #Reading Champions Quiz 2025 is on! 🥳 Alongside @Literacy_Trust I'll be quizzing 530 teams from #schools across the UK for the next 5 weeks ! That's alot of quizzing 🤪 #Goodluck to all! 🙏🤞 #NRCQuiz2025 #readingforpleasure #childrensbooks
📚Fantastic day at @HornseySchool with Philippa Gregory! She spoke to 160 students about her book Normal Women, exploring 900+ years of overlooked women's history 🏛️ 80 students left with signed copies!✍️
#AuthorVisit #NormalWomen @HarperCollinsUK @pickledbooks @PhilippaGBooks
💘📚 Blind Date with a Book! 📚💘
Pick a mystery book, no peeking! Read it, rate your "date," and enter our raffle! Find your perfect book match in the LRC today! ❤️✨
#BlindDateWithABook @HornseySchool #ValentinesDayReading
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It is finally time! We are excited to reveal the longlists for the 2025 Carnegie Medals for Writing and Illustration. 🎉 Congratulations to the wonderful authors and illustrators longlisted for the #Carnegies2025! 🖌️📖✨
View the full list here: carnegies.co.uk/2025-longlis…
ALT Text reading 'longlists are announced' with the Carnegies logo, website carnegies.co.uk and #Carnegies2025
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OUR 2025 LONGLIST 🙌
Huge congratulations to the talented debut #childrensbooks authors and editors longlisted for this year's #BranfordBoaseAward 🎉🎆🎉
Find out more about this year's longlist ➡️
branfordboaseaward.org.uk/20…
ALT Graphic with covers of the 20 books for children and young people longlisted for this year's Branford Boase Award. The Branford Boase Award is presented annually to the author of the outstanding debut novel for children. Uniquely, the award also honours the book's editor, acknowledging their role in making an author's book as good as it can possibly be. The Branford Boase Award is sponsored by Walker Books and supported by ALCS.