Unwrap the Magic: The Library’s Literary Advent Countdown

The Library is looking wonderfully festive this week as we unwrap the magic of our very own Library Advent Calendar. Twenty‑four brand‑new books have been lovingly wrapped and labelled, ready to be opened—one each day—by students and staff during break time right up until the end of term. It’s a literary countdown worthy of Santa’s sleigh.
Mrs Kelly launched the seasonal celebrations by unveiling the very first book: MOSCA, ¡¡MOSCA!!—one of a new collection of accessible Spanish readers highly praised by our MFL department. The Christmas cheer continued as Mohammed (Year 7) unwrapped Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Ruling the World, a brilliantly funny favourite; Mr Ford revealed Seven Million Sunflowers, a powerful and moving story of a Ukrainian teenage refugee; and Francesca  (Year 10) opened Watch Your Back by Sue Wallman, one of our most popular thriller writers.
A huge festive thank‑you to all the students and staff who have taken part so far. With plenty more books waiting under our “library tree”, the excitement is far from over—there’s lots more unwrapping to come next week.