Join us for the eighth episode of Book Blether: Fact, Fiction and Fabulousness! This is the reading podcast from St Ninian's High School in Kirkintilloch, where you can hear Mrs McCarthy and Ms McLean chat about all things books, reading and stories. Our book of the month is in honour of Autism Awareness Month: the outstanding A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicol. Mr Kearney from the Drama Department is our staff star reader and he is not short of a book recommendation or two!

With thanks to the Scottish Book Trust and Creative Classrooms funding. Music used in this episode: Fly Up to the Sky by JuliusH, licensed by Creative Commons and available on Pixabay. Episode first posted on 28 April 2022.

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Join us for the seventh episode of Book Blether: Fact, Fiction and Fabulousness! This is the reading podcast from St Ninian's High School in Kirkintilloch, where you can hear Mrs McCarthy and Ms McLean chat about all things books, reading and stories. This month we mark Women's History Month, and Ms Marks from English joins us to talk about how we're lighting up International Women's Day in school. British Science Week is also in March and we're joined by Mr Shankland from the Physics Department as our staff star reader. We round things off with a discussion of Time Travelling With a Hamster by Ross Welford, a hilarious novel with a lot of heart.

With thanks to the Scottish Book Trust and Creative Classrooms funding. Music used in this episode: Fly Up to the Sky by JuliusH, licensed by Creative Commons and available on Pixabay. Episode first posted on 26 March 2022.

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Join us for the sixth episode of Book Blether: Fact, Fiction and Fabulousness! This is the reading podcast from St Ninian's High School in Kirkintilloch, where you can hear Mrs McCarthy and Ms McLean chat about all things books, reading and stories. This month we mark Children's Mental Health Week, and Ms Brady from PE joins us to talk about the books which have inspired her, the importance of sleep, and how a good night's sleep and reading for fun can improve your mental health. We also discuss the brilliant Sad Ghost Club by Lize Meddings, a graphic novel about finding your kindred spirits.

With thanks to the Scottish Book Trust and Creative Classrooms funding. Music used in this episode: Fly Up to the Sky by JuliusH, licensed by Creative Commons and available on Pixabay. Episode first posted on 3 March 2022.

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Join us for the fifth episode of Book Blether: Fact, Fiction and Fabulousness! This is the reading podcast from St Ninian's High School in Kirkintilloch, where you can hear Mrs McCarthy and Ms McLean chat about all things books, reading and stories. This month we mark Holocaust Memorial Day. Miss Agnew joins us to talk about the importance of sharing stories to mark the day in school, and we discuss the wonderful After the War by Tom Palmer, which explores the impact of the Holocaust in the true story of three Jewish refugees who spent time in the Lake District after the end of the Second World War. Mrs Marini from the ELR chats about her favourite books, and we get to share some fabulous six-word short stories from some very talented S3 pupils.

With thanks to the Scottish Book Trust and Creative Classrooms funding. Music used in this episode: Fly Up to the Sky by JuliusH, licensed by Creative Commons and available on Pixabay. Episode first posted on 21 January 2022.

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Join us for the fourth episode of Book Blether: Fact, Fiction and Fabulousness! This is the reading podcast from St Ninian's High School in Kirkintilloch, where you can hear Mrs McCarthy and Ms McLean chat about all things books, reading and stories. Tune in for a magical chat about Ross Mackenzie's debut story The Nowhere Emporium - with an all-important discussion on what our magical names would be - and find out why Mr McKean from the Maths department is so keen on audiobooks. Plus, introducing 'What are you reading/watching?' (sound effects optional).

With thanks to the Scottish Book Trust and Creative Classrooms funding. Music used in this episode: Fly Up to the Sky by JuliusH, licensed by Creative Commons and available on Pixabay. Episode first posted on 13 December 2021.

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Join us for the third episode of Book Blether: Fact, Fiction and Fabulousness! This is the new reading podcast from St Ninian's High School in Kirkintilloch, where you can hear Mrs McCarthy and Ms McLean chat about all things books, reading and stories. We mark Black History Month in October with a book chat all about The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas - one of the school's most popular Young Adult titles. We also ask Mr Mulgrew, Head of PE, to share the books that have had an impact on him and find out that yes, you can read more than one book at a time.

With thanks to the Scottish Book Trust and Creative Classrooms funding. Music used in this episode: Fly Up to the Sky by JuliusH, licensed by Creative Commons and available on Pixabay. Episode first posted on 14 October 2021.

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Join us for the second episode of Book Blether: Fact, Fiction and Fabulousness! This is the new reading podcast from St Ninian's High School in Kirkintilloch, where you can hear Miss Macleod and Ms McLean chat about all things books, reading and stories.

25th of September is National Comic Book Day! To celebrate, this month's episode is all about comics and graphic novels. We discuss 'White Bird' by R. J. Palacio - author of Wonder - and talk to St Ninian's resident comics expert Mr Stone on the graphic novels he loves and recommends, as well as chatting about manga with some of the pupils who come to Comic Club.

With thanks to the Scottish Book Trust and Creative Classrooms funding. Music used in this episode: Fly Up to the Sky by JuliusH, licensed by Creative Commons and available on Pixabay. Episode first posted on 5 September 2021.

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Join us for the first episode of Book Blether: Fact, Fiction and Fabulousness! This is the new reading podcast from St Ninian's High School in Kirkintilloch, where you can hear Miss MacLeod and Ms McLean chat about all things books, reading and stories.

In this episode we cover everything from chip shops to football, as we discuss local author Victoria Williamson and her brilliant books, hear from Mrs Maxwell about the stories she loves, and chat to author Martin Stewart as he answers our pupils' questions.

With thanks to the Scottish Book Trust and Creative Classrooms funding. Music used in this episode: Fly Up to the Sky by JuliusH, licensed by Creative Commons and available on Pixabay. Episode first posted on 17 June 2021.

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