Welcome to Mossley Hollins Library. Our library area is currently under development and is situated on the first level of the school. The Library is a quiet place to read and study, and we’re here to help you find great books to read.
The Library aims to be:
Opening Times
The Library is open Monday – Friday:
Book Borrowing
Students can borrow two books at once. They can be borrowed for three weeks and can be renewed twice before they need to be returned.
Ask the Librarian
We are here to help! You can ask for help with:
The Library is a space for quiet study and reading. It is important that students use the library with consideration for others:
Recommended Websites
There are also lots of great resources on the internet that can help. Why not check some of these out:
General Book Recommendations
https://www.gnooks.com/ | Enter up to three authors you like, and the AI will come up with some recommendations for you! |
https://www.literature-map.com/ | Enter an author that you like and the Literature map will show you which other authors you might like. The closer to your original choice on the map, the more likely you are to enjoy them. |
https://readow.ai/ | Another AI which comes up with suggested books for you, based on the ones you enter into the search. |
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/bookfinder/ | Select your age range, and the type of book you like, and get some great suggestions. |
https://www.meetnewbooks.com/ | Easy to use, comes up with some good suggestions for similar books and authors. |
Young Adult Book Sites
https://www.epicreads.com/ | Loads of great lists, quizzes and charts to help you find something you will love. |
https://www.penguinteen.com/blog/ | All the latest YA releases and discussion from Penguin Books. |
https://www.yabookscentral.com/ | Lots of reviews of YA books, a great place to explore something new. |
https://noflyingnotights.com/ | A great website to explore all things Manga, Graphic Novels and Comics. You can search by age and by genre, or just explore! |
https://www.yafantasyaddicts.com/ | All things Fantasy YA |
Eleven Places to find free (or very cheap) reads
Our Academic Reading Challenge starts from 20th November and runs for the full academic year. There is an Academic Reading list for each year group and we have chosen a selection of modern classic and award-winning fiction, informative and interesting nonfiction that support the curriculum and enrich the readers repertoire . They have been chosen to tempt both our avid readers and our most reluctant readers with varying difficulty in texts that increase in complexity through each year group to provide challenge and to improve levels of comprehension.
Our students can read and review 2 books from the Academic Reading Challenge list to earn a bronze badge, read and review 3 books to earn a silver badge and read and review 4 books to earn a gold badge.
Tips to help you succeed ; set a goal to read a certain number of pages a day, team up with a friend to read at the same time, put your phone away whilst you read so you don’t get distracted. But most of all enjoy!
Academic Challenge Reading Lists-
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Reading List YR7
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Reading List YR8
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Reading List YR9
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Reading List YR10
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Reading List YR11
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