This past Saturday was finally time for UKYACX to happen! WOOHOO!! The sun was out in force. I got up early (ish). I got dressed. Lipstick was applied (it was only appropriate for such an occasion... it was my favourite lipstick - Soap and Glory Pommie Girl if anyone is interested!). Set off into town … Continue reading UKYACX Take 1! MG edition
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UKYACX blog tour: Sara Grant
So I was lucky enough to be invited to do a blog post with not only one author, but 2! Here is my blog post with the amazing Sara Grant. We had a lot of fun doing this author/blogger Q&A. Questions 1-5 were answered by Sara Grant. Questions 6-10 were answered by me! 1. Which … Continue reading UKYACX blog tour: Sara Grant
BOOKBLOG: Frances Hardinge
The Lie Tree: Deliciously wicked, tantalising and original. I've just finished The Lie Tree. My post SundayYAthon slump finally ended. I had read so many books in SundayYAthon madness that my brain was frazzled. Pair that with going back to work and needing all of the sleep I was struggling with any book but this … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Frances Hardinge
BOOKBLOG: Book post.
Ever since I started blogging it has become apparent that I am buying/receiving more books and it makes me SO HAPPY. Over the past few weeks I have been lucky enough to receive at least 3 lots of book post! I thought I would blog to show you all just some of the wonderful things I have received! Some of … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Book post.
BOOKBLOG: David Levithan
I think I discovered David Levithan by accident and I am so glad I did. I thank Amazon for recommending one of his books to me and for the love affair that I have since been living with David Levithan and his books. They're all amazing. And you should read them all. His books are … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: David Levithan
UKYACX blog with Gabrielle Kent!
UKYACX is coming soon to Newcastle and I can not wait!! It is going to be amazing. I am lucky enough to be involved in the blog tour! Today is my turn to introduce the amazing Gabrielle Kent! We had a discussion and decided to fuse our worlds together - mine as teacher, hers as … Continue reading UKYACX blog with Gabrielle Kent!
BOOKBLOG: Michael Carey
The Girl With All The Gifts in 3 words? Gripping, thrilling, exciting. When I first saw this book it was perhaps 4 month ago, (maybe sooner, maybe later, I don't have a great handle on time), and it was one I thought 'Ooh yes, that sounds good. I'll get that some other time'. That other … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Michael Carey
SundayYAthon!
Recently on Twitter I have started joining in more blogger chats and it's been really cool getting to know lots of other bloggers and seeing what they're up to. One chat that I'm really fond of is #SundayYA - obviously on a Sunday and about YA books. Now as all of you know, I love … Continue reading SundayYAthon!
Picture book haul
As you've probably guessed by now... I love me some picture books! This is one half of my recent acquisitions of picture books. Some absolute gems. Some suitable for KS2 too! KS2 teachers need to be happy to use picture books. Kids get so much from it! Some just for fun. Some for working from. … Continue reading Picture book haul
Reading: it’s good for the soul!
Recently a conversation has emerged on Twitter about reading. It has been a MASSIVE thing. Questions have been thrown up such as is it important to teach reading? how do you teach reading? why do we need to teach reading? do you need to enjoy reading to be a good teacher of reading? There has been … Continue reading Reading: it’s good for the soul!
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