Month: June 2016
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Holiday recommendations
As we come to the end of another busy term I am often asked by my students “what should I read over the holidays?” In answer to those questions, I thought I would write a quick post of my top 10 recommendations for holiday reading this year. 1. The Wishing Spell – The Land…
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Graphic Novels – My new love
I read my very first graphic novel in April this year. It was Batman: Hush by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by Jim Lee, and I absolutely loved it. It took me a while to understand the format of a graphic novel and for my brain to easily accept reading the images along with the font,…
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Maggot Moon – Gardner
Now this was an interesting read! This book was selected for the YA Book Club my school runs for its teachers. At first I was very put off by the title and the cover, but I soon came to absolutely love this book. Synopsis: Maggot Moon is based on a dystopian universe that mirrors the…