Friday 9 December 2022

Winter Reads

As we approach the final week of term, students are now able to borrow up to 5 books from the Library. To celebrate the festive season, the GCH Library team have put together a list of Christmassy reads for the holidays - enjoy!

All titles in bold are the first in their series and any 'Holiday special' books part of a series are also identified.


Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle [STA]

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens [STA]

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern [STA/STM] 

Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick [STA]

The Way Past Winter by Kiran Millwood Hargrave [STA]

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave [STM]

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater [STA/STM]

All Wrapped Up  by Holly Smale [STA] - A Geek Girl Novella 

A Winter's Promise (eBook) by Christelle Dabos 

Stealing Snow by Danielle Page [STM -New!] 

A Mystery in White by Joseph J. Farjeon [STA]

The Ice Dragon by George R.R. Martin (eBook)

Murder and Mistletoe by Robin Stevens [STA] - Part of the Murder Most Unladylike series

And a Happy New Year? by Holly Bourne [STA/STM] - Part of the Spinster Club series

Hetty Feather's Christmas by Jacqueline Wilson [STA] - Part of the Hetty Feather series

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab [STM]

The Clockwork Crow by Catherine Fisher [STA]

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn [STA]

Prisoner of Ice and Snow by Ruth Lauren [STA]

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong [STA/STM - New!] 


Happy Holidays!




Monday 5 December 2022

Scholastic Book Fair

From December 8th-14th, the Library will be home to the Scholastic Book Fair. Come along at break or lunch or visit Mrs Swan at the Guild Christmas Fair this Friday to buy a book!

There will be some great titles available this year, including The First to Die at the End (prequel to GCH favorite They Both Die at the End), Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus, the Heartstopper Yearbook and Marcus Rashford's new book You Can Do It

If you would like to purchase a book from the fair during school time please bring in cashcash and card will be accepted during the Guild Christmas Fair only.

The Scholastic Book Fair will open at St Andrew's Library at break on Thursday 8th December.