Pupil voice this week on reading for pleasure with an external…. One kid twisted the questions back and started making “tbr” lists for the adult after quizzing on their preferences and likes!

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,176,283!

Vivid and imaginative take on magic, and a wonderful way to open young people’s eyes to the wickedness of colonialism. Lots going on here, and a complex series of plots makes it a Y6 challenge, but there is a real depth of magic and history to explore.

I’ve thought about Wolf a lot since reading it earlier this summer, and it just won’t go away. Hits every button perfectly. Such wonderful world building as humans look to eke out a new world after forces ruin the old one. Just like North. Both seem apt to post on here rather than the old place..

Brilliance

Utterly amazing work. The wonderful cocktail of a short read that is also a slow builder…. 7 ghost stories told through the mechanism of a stately home tour, each hitting in a different way. Just perfect- a true rival for the masterpiece that is “Freeze”…

Fascinating read. Amnesic main character discovering the world around her, (horror free)dystopia for MG, lots of interesting food for through with the rise of AI and great grounding for big Sci-fi questions. As always, another smashing Vashti Hardy story.

An exciting romp through a gamified dungeon. In this world Dungeon Running is a spectator sport, with wonderful commentary from a couple of orcs bookending the chapters. Great themes of friendship and underdogs having their day. Perfect for LKS2 with enough tongue-in-cheek jokes for the older reader

Step 1… find an author.
Step 2. Shamelessly raid their “following” for names I recognise.
Step 3… try to remember what I was going to tweet in the first place.
Step 4. Snacks.

Thanks @sallywrites.bsky.social !