PUPIL BOOK REVIEW

The sight by David Clement-Davies

When I finished the book I was in tears, the ending was sad and touching.

Larka is the main character, a strong bold wolf,with fur as white as snow. There is a battle between good and evil. The book is full of courage, love and hatred. But in the end a sacrifice has to be made out of love. I would definitely recommend this book to fantasy lovers and animal lovers.

I have to say,  this is my new favourite book
Isla

Why pupils need to keep on reading.

The Guardian reports on a survey which found that teachers are encountering increasing numbers of children with limited vocabularies. There is a fear that this "vocabulary deficiency" will hold students back both educationally and socially. It is claimed that increased incidents of underdeveloped vocabulary are leading to "lower self-esteem, negative behaviour and in some cases greater difficulty in making friends" 

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/apr/19/teachers-in-uk-report-growing-vocabulary-deficiency

Winner of the 2018 Waterstones Children's Book Prize 
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.

THUG is the story of Starr Carter whose world is split between the violence, drugs and poverty of the mainly black suburbs where she lives, and the affluent, mainly white world of the school she attends. The story gives a real insight into race relations in the USA. A fantastic read which is also short-listed for the Carnegie Children's Book Awards - come to our Wednesday Book Club to hear some more about it.