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November’s Title Pick for Children: Glasgow Boys by Margaret McDonald

Glasgow Boys is not just a story you can read once. The plot centres on Finlay and Banjo, two Care-Experienced...

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Literature

November’s Monthly Stories and Poems

As the colder weather sends us inside, most of us into warmth and shelter, it seemed the right time to...

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November’s Title Pick for Adults: All My Sons by Arthur Miller

We always include a play on The Reader Bookshelf as tackling a play in a Shared Reading group is an...

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Literature

October’s Monthly Stories and Poems

There are two memoirists with Nigerian heritage in this months pack, each reflecting on what their family and cultural histories...

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Anna Karenina
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October’s Title Pick for Adults: Anna Karenina by Erin Carlstrom

My groups experience of reading Anna Karenina made me think about curiosity, and what part that plays in choosing what...

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The Skull
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October’s Title Pick for Children: The Skull by Jon Klassen

Jon Klassen's 'The Skull' ticks all these boxes, and is a must read for this time of year. The low...

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Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
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September’s Title Pick for Adults: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

"This a novel about keeping in touch with home, and our roots and heritage, through difficult circumstances. It tells the...

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Anne of Green Gables 2
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September’s Title Pick for Children: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Revisiting Anne of Green Gables feels like opening a time capsule.  This was a childhood favourite of mine and rereading...

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September stories and poems
Literature

September’s Monthly Stories and Poems

We're continuing our year-long exploration of the theme of 'home', bringing together another selection of prose and poetry to help...

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August stories and poems
Literature

August’s Monthly Stories and Poems

‘Sometimes we can return home and find that it no longer holds the familiarity or reassurance that might once have...

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The Pilgrim's Progress
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August’s Title Pick for Adults: The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan

Each time I re-read this opening paragraph from The Pilgrim’s Progress, I am struck by how immediately I am taken...

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August’s Title Pick for Children: Home by Carson Ellis

Timeless illustrations trace a weaving path through Home by Carson Ellis. The beauty in this book is all the things...

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