Eczema is a distressing condition which affects many children and adults. Telling the story of Mitch from babyhood to adult is a courageous way to explain this skin complaint. Children can feel different in many ways but having red, constantly itchy skin could easily...
The Child Migrant Scheme was a scheme created by the British Government as far back as 1618, when what were considered ‘vagrant children’ where rounded up and sent to the fledgling Colony of Virginia, in what is now known as the United States. In 1903 South African...
Anna Essinger had great foresight in 1933, but never did she imagine that anything as inconceivably barbaric and inhumane could come to pass as Hitler and the Nazi party’s reign of terror; horror beyond what imagination could grasp. In her comprehensively researched...
Many years ago, a fresh and hugely popular book, “Are you there, God, it’s me Margaret?”, came on the market. Young girls who had not grasped what growing up really entailed, were informed about changes to their bodies; not in a cold and distant way, but in a funny,...
Beautifully written and capturing the very essence of life in Jakarta, Girl of the Southern Sea from Michelle Kadarusman follows the journey of fourteen year old Nia who longs to be able to continue on at school, but instead has to look after her little brother and...
Perhaps School Rules Are Optional; The Grade Six Survival Guide 1 from Alison Hart should come with parent alert built in for any parents who have children beginning year six, as Jesse and his friends certainly do redefine what going to school is all about as they...
The Heartsong of Wonder Quinn is pure enchant from the first page in this delightful fairy story about friendship from Kate Gordon. Wonder Quinn lives in an attic room in the library at the top of a very, very old school called Direleafe Hall. Wonder has read all the...
When Peter O’Brien was a young teacher his first placements were in City schools where he honed his love of teaching. Back in those days male teachers had to undertake a mandatory two year teaching position in the country. His Supervisor offered him a position in the...
Edward is facing his very first ever day at Knight school and he is very, very worried. He is expecting to have a day filled with Battles, and as every Knight, big or small knows, the best way to deal with a Battle is to wear all your armour. So, Edward puts on his...
Louis Sachar writes a most delightful School Story. He has the ability to make the most outrageous statements seem quite commonplace. Todd was in Mrs Jewl’s class on the 30th floor…..It was important not to be late for class. The author also introduces humor through...
Everyone has yucky days, sometimes right from the minute you get up, and nothing, but nothing, seems to be right. When Tabitha wakes up and nothing seems to feel right about this morning, she wonders why. She gets up and right from then, things just simply don’t go...
School is recently returned from the summer break, with children settling into the new classes, schools and routines. For many the transition is easy, but for a few, the going is not so great as Francis Claire Tabain or Frankie to her friends, discovered when she had...
