Morning! How is everyone today? Today I am going to give you all an update on how my bookish life is going this year! At the beginning of the year, my Goodreads reading challenge was set at 52 books - I figured that one per week is pretty good going and what with my very stressful … Continue reading Bookish Update
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September wrap up
Hello October, goodbye September! Where did September go? As you all know (if you've been following my life!), September was the month I started my SCITT (teacher training) programme, finally fulfilling a life long dream. I will be a teacher in a year... hopefully! Reading definitely took a back seat because of tiredness but I … Continue reading September wrap up
S4S – Favourite fictional lands
Happy Sunday everyone! How are we all? If you were around last Sunday, you will have noticed that I have left #SixforSunday prompts available on my blog! I'd love to see all of you get involved. If you'd like to be involved - check out the blog post: SixForSunday: You Join In!). This week's prompt was … Continue reading S4S – Favourite fictional lands
Stories for Homes book tour
Published and unpublished writers come together to create an anthology of stories about what ‘home’ means. 55 writers are included in a second charity anthology that brings issues around housing, poverty and crisis to life through the power of storytelling. Volume One of the Stories for Homes Project raised over £3K for housing charity Shelter … Continue reading Stories for Homes book tour
BOOKBLOG: Emma Carroll
Letters From the Lighthouse: spies, sea and secrets "February, 1941. After months of bombing raids in London, twelve-year-old Olive Bradshaw and her little brother Cliff are evacuated to the Devon coast. The only person with two spare beds is Mr Ephraim, the local lighthouse keeper. But he's not used to company and he certainly doesn't … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Emma Carroll
Operation Clean Up – blog tour
Hello! Today I have the absolute joy of being part of the 'Operation Clean Up' blog tour! I think I am even kicking it off! How exciting! I am hosting the gorgeous author, Jason Tucker, and he is sharing his thoughts on something very close to my own heart - the importance of bed time … Continue reading Operation Clean Up – blog tour
Little People, Big Dreams
In the Little People, Big Dreams series, you can discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. There are some incredible lives pictured in this series and I was … Continue reading Little People, Big Dreams
Look for Ladybird
A recent trend in books is 'search and find' books and 'Look for Ladybird in Plant City' is a brilliant example of these gorgeous books. Look for Ladybird tells the story of Basil and Daisy who are looking for Ladybird in Plant City. This book is a brilliant fusion of story and search and find! … Continue reading Look for Ladybird
BOOKBLOG: Lauren James
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe: a gripping, unique heart-racer "Can you fall in love with someone you’ve never met, never even spoken to – someone who is light years away? Romy Silvers is the only surviving crew-member of a spaceship travelling to a new planet, on a mission to establish a second home for … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Lauren James
S4S – Recommended books
Morning! SUNDAY AGAIN? Where did last week go? How was your week? What has everyone been reading this week? This week's#SixforSundayis: Books people keep recommending to me Gilded Cage (Liv is responsible for this recommendation) Department 19 (Zoe, you are the reson behind this... but also After The Fire was exceptional) Anything written by Leigh … Continue reading S4S – Recommended books
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