With the premier league season having recently kicked off, and with nations league football ongoing, this is the perfect time to share a book I read this summer. I absolutely loved it. Me and Aaron Ramsey is the perfect title to recommend to football fans, but it holds more depth than just involving the popular … Continue reading Me and Aaron Ramsey
Artezans: The Forgotten Magic: Book 1 Written by L.D. Lapinski I spend a lot of time on book twitter, looking to see what books are coming soon that need to be added to my TBR pile. And this one got a lot of attention so I know needed to get this from my local library. … Continue reading Middle Grade Must Reads – September 2024 (Part Two)
Feature post by Matt Stephens, author of Raz Beri For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn. This brilliant, six-word short story (often misattributed to Ernest Hemmingway) tells us all we need to know about the power of words. The reader is immediately plunged into a tragic drama. Why are the shoes for sale? Did the baby … Continue reading The Power of Language
The Wanderdays : Journey To Fantome Island Written by Claire Povey Published by Usborne I absolutely love a book by Claire Povey, so I couldn’t wait to start this book. There had been so much social media talk about this book that I knew I would like this book. This was one of the books … Continue reading Middle Grade Must Reads – September 2024 (Part One)
A Cure Ever After Written by Angharad Walker Once upon a fever was published in 2022 and the book was so good, there we met Kitt, a young man with midas fingers - a condition that makes everything he touches turn into gold. This book is the follow up to Kitts story 5 years after the book … Continue reading YA titles to enjoy this Summer 2024 (Part Two)
Written by Georgina Durrant I have a personal interest in the subject of SEND in primary school. I work very closely with some SEND children and currently one of the children I’m working with is a year 2 boy. He has an amazing mind and is absolutely brilliant at numbers but he struggles with phonics/reading. … Continue reading SEND Strategies for the Primary Years: Practical ideas and expert advice to use pre-diagnosis
Not every child likes reading long books so with this in mind I’ve been looking at a few shorter chapter books for older children. Future Hero #1 - 4 Written by Remi Blackwood Future Hero is an exciting new fast-paced fantasy adventure featuring a young Black hero in an Afro-futurist fantasy world, Ulfrika. Jarell, an … Continue reading Shorter Chapter Books for Older Children
Small! Written by Hannah Moffatt As soon as I saw this cover I knew that this book was going to be fun. Harvey is a small boy in a giant world. On stilts! When Harvey accidentally sets fire to his headteacher's trousers, Mum decides it's time for a BIG change and packs him off to … Continue reading Middle Grade Must Reads – August 2024 (Part Two)
Shipwrecked Written by Jenny Pearson Published by Usborne I just adore a Jenny Pearson book, she's not afraid to tackle serious subjects but she does it in a humorous way. And this book is no different. Sebastian Sunrise and his two best friends, Lina and Étienne, are in a bit of trouble. They are stranded … Continue reading Middle Grade Must Reads – August 2024 (Part One)
Claire Fayers I’m often asked if I believe in ghosts and magic. The short answer is, sadly, no. I say sadly, because sometimes I really wish there was a bit of magic in the world. (I’m not so sure about ghosts.) But I believe there are plenty of things in the world we haven’t explained … Continue reading Welsh Giants, Ghosts & Goblins
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