Spotlight 25-26

WEEK B

WEEK BEGINNING 22/09/25

Shell Recommendations Mr Gormley’s hallway display features a selection of the books most frequently mentioned on the Shell postcards, which ranged from dystopian thrillers to historical fiction. Our most enduringly popular modern classics are undoubtedly The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman - both timely novels which imagine oppressive regimes and those who rise up to challenge them. Similarly popular is The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes , a thrilling tale full of mystery and betrayal. Mr Gormley was particularly happy to see one of his all-time favourite series - Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve - mentioned multiple times! Murder mystery remains a hugely popular genre at Teddies, with series like Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson being some of our most-borrowed books. Classics were represented by two classic dystopian tales: Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Other recommendations included the timeless coming-of-age novel I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith , the touching war-time story Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian , and the Gothic mystery Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. Our Shells clearly read widely - these titles were just a few of the huge range of books they wrote to Ms Eldred about!

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