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Tuesday, 9 January 2018

Book Review: 'The Light Jar' by Lisa Thompson

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Very early on you know something is not right - the nighttime escape with hastily packed bags, the feverish glances in the rear view mirr...
Sunday, 20 January 2019

Book Review: 'The Day I Was Erased' by Lisa Thompson

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As a relatively new author on the children's publishing scene Lisa Thompson sure has made a splash. 2017's 'The Goldfish Boy...
Saturday, 13 February 2021

Book Review: 'The Graveyard Riddle' by Lisa Thompson

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Ever since reading Lisa Thompson's first book 'The Goldfish Boy' I've been a fan of her ability to draw humour, mystery and...
Wednesday, 2 December 2020

22 Great Middle Grade Books From 2020 (Part 1)

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I feel like this year I've read far fewer of the newly released middle grade books - I think I've read more grown-up books this year...
Thursday, 17 January 2019

Empathy Day Reading For Empathy Guide 2019

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This year's Empathy Day falls on June 11th. Today EmpathyLab has revealed the titles in its Read For Empathy Guide . The day focuses o...
Monday, 6 February 2017

Book Review: 'The Goldfish Boy' by Lisa Thompson

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Lisa Thompson cleverly intertwines a truly intriguing mystery story with an entertaining study of how people respond differently to loss. W...
Friday, 29 December 2017

My #52Books2017 (And Why I Won't Be Doing #52Books2018)

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In 2016 I accepted my first reading challenge (from @saysmiss ), set myself the target of reading 50 books and proceeded to beat that targ...
Friday, 8 June 2018

More Books That Encourage Children To #ReadForEmpathy

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Last year for Empathy Day , organised by Empathy Lab UK , I recommended 6 books that encourage children to read for empathy : 'The Un...
Thursday, 6 September 2018

Writing Characters In Key Stage 2

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My new year 5 team and I sat down to plan together for the first time last week. Our class novel is Cosmic by Frank Cottrell-Boyce and th...
Monday, 23 September 2019

Book review: 'The Boy With The Butterfly Mind' by Victoria Williamson

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Family politics are never easy. Especially not when you're a kid with ADHD. Family politics are never easy. Especially not when you...
Friday, 18 August 2017

Book Review: 'All The Things That Could Go Wrong' by Stewart Foster

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This book isn’t about Dan. And it isn’t about Alex. It’s a book about bullying and friendship. Dan is angry about his brother and Alex has...