Virtual AHS Library - Senior Pupils (S4-6) by Tanya Odie

Audible

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You can use audible to access free e-Audio books as long as the schools are shut.

Epic!

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Remote student access free until 30th June 2020. If you want to use this, you need to send me your name and parents/carers email address, as it has to be done through an educator - they will then get an email with instructions for creating their account and logging in from home - you will be looking at books for Grade 7+. You can do this by emailing me at tanya.odie@shetland.gov.uk or by leaving a message in the Glow Library Team

Free comics

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Download some free editions of comics

New fairy tale by J.K. Rowling

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Will be published in installments

Borrowbox

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Download the app and sign up with your library car number and PIN (email tanya.odie@shetland.gov.uk if you need a reminder)

Suggestions for free online books, comics, audio etc

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Cosmic Kids Yoga

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Among the younger videos, there are ones based on Minecraft, Star Wars, Harry Potter and much more

Wellbeing Wednesday

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Weekly advice on YouTube from 'The Art of Brilliance'

Wellbeing Wednesday

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Week 2

A peerie wander...

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.... through a bluebell wood

Mental Health Awareness Week

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18-25 May 2020 - Theme is 'kindness'

Mindfulness

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Tips to help you find it easier to be less distracted and learn better

Reading Well

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Booklists for teens

Find tips on keeping your mind and body fit and well

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Authors Live

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Watch great authors talk about their books and writing

Neil Gaiman

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Go to 'Videos' and listen to the author read 'The Graveyard book' (one of my personal favourites) in it's entirety. You can also hear Neil and other authors read 'Coraline'.

Harry Potter

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Access the 'Wizarding World' of Harry Potter - access their 'at home' resources.

World of David Walliams

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National Shelf Service

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Book recommendations from school librarians, available daily on YouTube.

Dyslexia

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Great site with useful information, I particularly like the resources section

Librarians Lit Books

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YA book reviews from book nerds

BookTrust at home

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Listen to Cressida Cowell reading 'How to train your dragon' among other fun things to do

Library Glow Team

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Remember to go to the Library Team on Glow to find Tanya reading chapters of 'Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz'

Marcus Sedgwick

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Watch this great author reading one of his books 'Floodland'

Top books chosen by teachers

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See how many you've read! These are for age 13+

Top books chosen by teachers

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See how many you've read! These ones are for ages 11+

Ted Talk: Why a good book is a secret door

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Bookflix

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Check out our latest bookflix for great reading suggestions

Harry Potter - book 1

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Listen to famous people reading weekly chapters of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' - week 1 is Daniel Radcliffe himself!

What a brilliant quote!

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Puffin Books

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Lots of great quizzes, drawing tips, book trailers etc

Discover new books

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Type in your 3 favourite authors to receive suggestions

Good Reads

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Book reviews, recommendations and much more

The Week Junior

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Click here for online access to the weekly news magazine - you can also access back issues

Free comics

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Free comics that support your school subjects

Poetry

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Listen to poetry

National Book Shelf

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Explore these great books

Family Zone

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Great resources from the National Literacy Trust

Reading Hub

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Activities, challenges and ideas around reading - updated every fortnight

Skulduggery Pleasant

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Great website for all things Skulduggery

Multicultural Reading

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Free Football Books

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Great books by Dan Freedman to download - plus competitions and more

Pride Month

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An Annual LGBT Pride Celebration. Find great books in your school library.

Information on awesome authors, links to book reviews, tips for dyslexia etc

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Google Scholar

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National Library of Scotland

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Remember to use these to find academic articles for your research

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Careers in Scotland

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My World of Work

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Your one stop shop

Information on subject choices and career planning

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Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

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Watch or listen to plays, take a virtual tour and much more

National Theatre

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A new online play every week

Magnetic poetry

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Write your own poetry

Blackout poetry

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Blackout words of famous texts to leave your poem behind

Poetry Maker

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Make magnetic or black out poems and watch great plays online

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The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel (from RB Digital)

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This is the final book in the trilogy about Thomas Cromwell, advisor to King Henry VIII. Although not historically correct, as a work of fiction it is a good read. I love reading about the Tudors! (Tanya)

The life and times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson (from RB Digital)

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His autobiography of growing up. Another funny book by this great author. (Tanya)

A walk in the woods by Bill Bryson (from RB Digital)

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A hilarious and uplifting book about walking the Appalachian Trail in America (Tanya)

Sourcery by Terry Pratchett

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A funny book about the eighth son of an eighth son (Lynn)

The Boxer by Nikesh Shukla

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A great read about a boy who joins a boxing club after a racist attack. It's a book about friendship and finding out where you belong.

It ends with you by S.K. Wright

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A dark teen murder mystery, told from various points of view - who killed Eva?

No fixed address by Susin Nielsen

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Humour, heartbreak and hope in this moving story about homelessness, friendship and the power of friendship

Ella on the outside by Cath Howe

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Ella is the new girl at school, and she has a terrible secret...

My brother's name is Jessica by John Boyne

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Sam has known his sister Jessica all his life. Tonight is the first time they're going to meet.

What we've been reading during 'lockdown'

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Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson

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Astrid has always done everything with her best friend Nicole. So when Astrid falls in love with roller derby and signs up for a summer camp, she's sure Nicole will be right by her side - until Nicole signs up for ballet camp instead, with Astrid's biggest rival. So begins the hardest summer of Astrid's life, as she struggles to stay on her skates, to learn who she is without Nicole . . . and to find out what it takes to be a strong, tough, awesome roller girl.

Shetland Library

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Go to '24 hour library' for free access to Britannica and lots of other useful resources

Issues Online

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Username: Anderson HS
Password: 1022

Complete Issues

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Username: Shetland
Password: Library

World Book

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Free access to all digital resources until the end of May
Username: wbsupport
Password: distancelearn

The World Factbook from the CIA

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Great for all kinds of research on countries

Great sites where the research has already been done for you!

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50 word fiction

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Can you write a story in 50 words?

500 words

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Can you write a story in 500 words?

Competitions and tips on creative writing

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Full Fact Org

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UK's independent fact checkers

Snopes

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World famous fact checking site

Don't get caught out by 'fake news' - check the facts!

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NHS Healthcare Science

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Podcasts showing a wide variety of careers

Help with studying for assessments

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SQA

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Advice and information

BrightRed Digital Zone

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Interactive online resource

Online careers information from esgoil

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Chill space

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Study Support

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Shetland Young Writer

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Exam help

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Easter study support

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Help with your results

Shetland Library - Online Account

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Check and renew your loans, request books and much more!

Libby

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Free ebooks and audio books.