Tuesday, 15 December 2015
Pandemonium: December 2015 issue out now
The December 2015 issue of Pandemonium has now been published. You can read it online, or pick up a paper copy from the Atrium on Tuesday or Wednesday. Thanks to all those who have contributed or helped to edit this issue.
Books of the Year
Looking for something interesting to read over the Christmas holidays? We asked the SPS teachers to nominate the books they'd most enjoyed this year: many thanks to all those who contributed, and Merry Christmas from the bookblog!
Dr Perkins's book of the year is Neal Stephenson's Quicksilver.
'It's an epic which involves many of the key science characters of the seventeenth century and weaves a story involving science, politics, plague and finance to illuminate events of the period. Part of the System of the World trilogy - a doorstop, but well worth the effort.'
Dr Perkins's book of the year is Neal Stephenson's Quicksilver.
'It's an epic which involves many of the key science characters of the seventeenth century and weaves a story involving science, politics, plague and finance to illuminate events of the period. Part of the System of the World trilogy - a doorstop, but well worth the effort.'
Wednesday, 9 December 2015
Book of the Week
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
Recommended by Alex Aslett
The Rest of Us Just Live Here is a dystopian adventure which tells two parallel stories . As one band of teenagers – special ‘indie kids’– battle to save the world from the Immortals, the main plot of the novel concerns another group of young people.
Mikey is getting through his teenage years with the help of his friends and by focusing on graduating and leaving home. He also wants to declare his love for his friend Henna. The indie kids’ story is told entirely in chapter head summaries, whereas real drama is Mikey’s. The two stories converge at the end.
Reviewed in The Guardian here and in the New York Times here.
Recommended by Alex Aslett
The Rest of Us Just Live Here is a dystopian adventure which tells two parallel stories . As one band of teenagers – special ‘indie kids’– battle to save the world from the Immortals, the main plot of the novel concerns another group of young people.
Mikey is getting through his teenage years with the help of his friends and by focusing on graduating and leaving home. He also wants to declare his love for his friend Henna. The indie kids’ story is told entirely in chapter head summaries, whereas real drama is Mikey’s. The two stories converge at the end.
Reviewed in The Guardian here and in the New York Times here.
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