On Monday our KS3 Book Club, with some other schools, heard Denise Brown talk about her thrilling murder mystery 'It all Started with a Lie' - shortlisted for the Spark! School Book Awards. We also got to ask her some questions about her writing process - thanks Denise! Hashtag Press

Here are some recommended reads for International Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️ #TransDayOfVisibility The Kingston Academy

The final Spark! School Book Awards event took place last week with Ashley Hickson-Lovence author of the powerful verse novel, 'Wild East'. Ashley spoke about how the book was based on his own experience & how we can use our lives to inspire our writing. Thank you for a fantastic event, Ashley!

The KS3 Book Club is excited to be reading and reviewing 'Fireborne' by Rosaria Munda for ReadingRocks We love a dragon story! 🐉📚❤️ The Kingston Academy

Happy Pride Month! Here are just a few of the fantastic LGBTQ+ books available in our library… 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈 The Kingston Academy

Introducing Merlin - the library apprentice… 📚🐈‍⬛ 🧙‍♂️ (He’s grown so much in the last few weeks he doesn’t even look like his cardboard cutout anymore!)

Thanks to the The Reading Agency & John Murray Press for this beautiful gifted copy of 'Ocean' by David Attenborough & Colin Butfield, with gorgeous full-colour photo inserts. I can't wait to show the book club on Monday! 💙 #Ocean The Kingston Academy

And the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing goes to Glasgow Boys! Congratulations to Margaret McDonald and Faber Children's Faber Books! #Carnegies2025

The KS3 book club created this fantastic display to celebrate David Attenborough & Colin Butfield's new book #Ocean. Thanks to @ReadingAgency & @Johnmurrays for sending us this beautiful book! The Kingston Academy

Year 7 & 8 enjoyed a brilliant author visit from Ravena Guron on Monday. She spoke about her journey to becoming a writer via law school, her obsession with Agatha Christie, and she gave us some practical insight into the publishing industry. Thanks for a fascinating talk!

Our 11+ Category winner was shortlisted last year in the same category, but came out with the crown this year for 'King of Nothing', published by Hot Key Books ✨📚 Congratulations Nathanael Lessore ✨📚🏆

Here they are in all their glory! Congratulations to all the 2025 Spark! Book Award Winners and a huge thank you to all the children and young people who read the books, entered the competitions, came to the author visits and voted for our winners! ✨📚🏆

I’ll not stop thanking anyone who encourages young people to read for pleasure. You’re making the world a better place. A kinder place. And I think most of the world’s biggest problems right now could be solved with kindness. 🙏 Spark! School Book Awards

TKA Library played host to the Spark! School Book Awards Final Award Ceremony yesterday, which was broadcast live on YouTube to 170 schools. Some of our pupils attended as the live studio audience and supplied some excellent drum rolls and applause! The Kingston Academy

Today we welcomed our new Year 7 pupils to school for Transition Day and transported the library to the Catacombs of Paris to introduce our Summer Reading Challenge... Piu DasGupta 🐍💎 Nosy Crow The Kingston Academy