Who Let The Gods Out: Funny, moving... a joy to read! I recently started seeing 'Who Let The Gods Out' from my tweacher friends and thought I would get my hands on it and man am I glad I did! "Elliot's mum is ill and his home is under threat, but a shooting star crashes … Continue reading BOOK BLOG:
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BLOG TOUR: The Scarecrow Queen
A while back I was emailed by Melinda Salisbury's publicist and asked if I would like to be involved in the blog tour for her final book in 'The Sin Eater's Daughter' trilogy and naturally I JUMPED at the chance! I was asked to put together a mood board of 6 images that encapsulate a … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: The Scarecrow Queen
Routes into teaching…
A while back I started a guest blogger Wednesday session and this week it's the turn of my wonderful friend Kathryn who's sharing her route into teaching! I am so proud of her and can't wait for you guys to read her route into teaching - it is so different to my own! -------------------------- Quite … Continue reading Routes into teaching…
February wrap up!
Woah. It's the end of February already? HOW. DID. THAT. HAPPEN. February was a wonderful bookish month for me thanks to half term. I got SO MUCH reading done in half term (I think my grand total was 7 books in half term in the end!) So here we go... I'm currently reading... NOTHING. I've … Continue reading February wrap up!
The Night Spinner Launch
I was lucky enough to be invited to the launch part of The Night Spinner, the new and final book in the Dreamsnatcher series, in London and I had a total whale of a time! It was so incredible to finally get to meet Abi and talk to her about her books! I've been a … Continue reading The Night Spinner Launch
Blogger Recognition Award
A big thank you to the lovely Kelly @ Kelly's Ramblings for nominating me for this one. You should go and check out her blog! RULES… 1. Thank the blogger who nominated you and provide a link to their blog. 2. Write a post to show your award 3. Give a brief story of how … Continue reading Blogger Recognition Award
BOOKBLOG: JEANNE WILLIS, JARVIS
Poles Apart: Fun and beautifully illustrated! Perfect for the classroom! I spotted this a few weeks ago in Waterstones Newcastle but didn't pick it up at the time so when it came to buying it again I had totally forgotten what it was! In fly the amazing friends of twitter I have! They came to my … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: JEANNE WILLIS, JARVIS
To all those amazing teachers…
To all those amazing teachers, this is a letter for you. I'm writing this in hopes that it can brighten someone's day, or help someone through a tough patch, or just be something my teacher friends read and ponder over. It's certainly not going to change the world! Just my musings, dedicated to teachers and … Continue reading To all those amazing teachers…
BOOKBLOG: Juno Dawson
Margot and Me: heartbreaking, soul filled and beautiful. The first I heard of Juno Dawson was when I read the Crisis 'I'll Be Home For Christmas' short story anthology and I absolutely loved her short story about a Geordie boy (see my review here: BOOKBLOG: Tom Becker) and as soon as I heard there was a … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Juno Dawson
Half term… happiness
Ah, here we are again... after what seems like the toughest 7 weeks of my working career (I have no idea why, this half term just felt ROUGH) we have reached half term. Half term is a funny time for me, I am so bad at switching off and I spend a lot of it … Continue reading Half term… happiness
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