Radio Silence: honest, emotive and necessary "What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong? Frances has always been a study machine with one goal, elite university. Nothing will stand in her way; not friends, not a guilty secret – not even the person she is on the inside.But when Frances meets Aled, … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Alice Oseman
Month: June 2017
Favourite childhood books
There's so many incredible MG books out there today. So many. Looking at my bookshelves there's a brilliant mix of old and new books. Books from my childhood, books that shaped me as a reader, as the reader I am today. I've always loved reading. I can't remember a time when I didn't love reading. … Continue reading Favourite childhood books
5 YA Everyone Should Read
Welcome to another wonderful guest post from my wonderful friend Kelly - who is here to talk about YA books that everyone should read. Enjoy! Go follow Kelly, she's wonderful! --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 YA Books Everyone Should Read Hi everyone! I’m Kelly from Kelly’s Rambles and I’m here to take over my dear friend Steph’s blog with … Continue reading 5 YA Everyone Should Read
BOOKBLOG: Stewart Ross
The Salvation Project: dystopian destinies reached! "A mutation in human DNA means no one lives beyond nineteen. Scientists working to reverse the disease died before their Salvation Project was complete, and they left the results of their research – the Soterion – in a sealed vault. 122 years have passed. The civilisation of the Long … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Stewart Ross
Happy things…
So a few days ago my gorgeous friend Grace posted a brilliant blog post about things that made her happy, and spurred everyone to do the same... so here we go. Things that made me happy in the past week. Getting so into a book that you lose track of time. Sunshine and shade. Sitting, … Continue reading Happy things…
S4S – Books in the classroom
Hello! It's #SixForSunday time again! This week, the 6 books topic is: Six books I've used in the classroom Books I've used in the classroom come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, and for a multitude of reasons! Girl of Ink and Stars - Kiran Milwood Hargrave The Christmasaurus - Tom Fletcher Perijee and … Continue reading S4S – Books in the classroom
“Miss, can we do writing again?”
"Miss, can we do writing again?" NOW THERE'S A PHRASE I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HEAR. But hear me out... So I love teaching writing. I think, alongside reading, that writing is one of my favourite things to do. I will never be an author - I have huge amounts of respect for authors but … Continue reading “Miss, can we do writing again?”
BOOKBLOG: Peadar Ó Guilín
The Call: dark, gritty, brutal. Dystopian done proper. "Imagine a world where you might disappear any minute, only to find yourself alone in a grey sickly land, with more horrors in it than you would ever wish to know about. And then you hear a horn and you know that whoever lives in this hell … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Peadar Ó Guilín
BOOKBLOG: Catherine Barter
Troublemakers: politically minded, sibling focused deliciousness (I took this at 7am, whilst on a residential with my class. Even when we're away, I'll read!) "Fifteen-year-old Alena never really knew her political activist mother, who died when she was a baby. She has grown up with her older half-brother Danny and his boyfriend Nick in the … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Catherine Barter
BOOKBLOG: Sylvia Bishop
The Bookshop Girl: Magical, mysterious and delightful "This story is about a little girl named Property Jones, so-called because she was left in the lost property cupboard of a bookshop when she was five years old. Property loves living in the bookshop, but she has a whopper of a secret... she can't actually read! So … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Sylvia Bishop
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