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  • UKYAC MG Blog Tour Day 2 – An Interview with Jane Elson

    UKYAC MG Blog Tour Day 2 – An Interview with Jane Elson

    After reading the astounding ‘How to Fly with Broken Wings’ I was delighted to be asked to interview the author, Jane Elson. How to Fly with Broken Wings tells the story of twelve-year-old Willem, who has Aspergers Syndrome and a piece of homework – to make two friends of his own age. All Willem really Read more

  • Girl With a White Dog

    In my third book recommendation for anti-bullying week, I’m turning to Anne Booth’s stunning debut novel, Girl With a White Dog. Booth manages to cover so many aspects of bullying and compassion in her book that I don’t know how they all fit in there. Jessie is excited when her gran, who suffers from Alzheimers’ Read more

  • Beegu

    Today’s book (Beegu, by Alexis Deacon) isn’t really about bullying, but it’s a delightful book for tinies that emphasises the value of welcoming strangers and showing kindness. Beegu is an alien who, for reasons unknown, lands on Earth where she tries to make friends with everyone she meets, but the only people who stop and Read more

  • Jane, the Fox and Me

    This week is anti-bullying week, so I’m sharing a few of my favourite books that have bullying as a theme. Today is Jane, the Fox and Me, by Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault (this edition translated by Christelle Morelli and Susan Ouriou). Jane, the Fox and Me is a beautiful graphic novel about a young Read more

  • National Anti-Bullying Week

    November is anti-bullying month, with a focus this year on cyberbullying. Bullying doesn’t stop at the schoolgates. It follows children home and pops up on their phones and tablets. So its great that there is so much work going on to stop this. You can find lots of information about Anti-bullying week (including free resources Read more

  • One Year On

    One year on When I was about 14 my Dad caught me moving the books in the ‘T’ section around in the local bookshop. When he asked me why I was doing it I said, with all the confidence of youth ‘making space for mine.’. It took me a while, but one year ago I Read more