On Tuesday 26th June, reading club members, from our cluster primaries, met at the Secondary Phase, to review the eight selected books that they have been reading over the course of the year. The eight titles were:
Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk
Radio Boy by Christian O’Connell
Time Travelling With A Hamster by Ross Welford
Car Jacked by Ali Sparkes
Beetle Boy by M G Leonard
Welcome to Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird
The Bubble Boy by Stewart Foster
Murder at Midwinter by Fleur Hitchcock
The books were chosen from a range of genres, and authors, to encourage students to venture out of their comfort zone and to try some stories that they might not normally read. It was really impressive to see how many of the pupils had read the books, and wonderful to hear about the activities they carried out in their reading clubs at school.
During the event, the Year 6 pupils from each school were mixed into different groups so that they could get to know each other. Supported by secondary phase students; Jessica, Liberty, Hannah, Maisie, Millie and Olivia they discussed and debated their thoughts, opinions, likes and dislikes about the books. It was really interesting to listen to all their different, and often conflicting, points of view.
The groups then competed in a quiz about the stories, before voting in a secret ballot for the best book. The clear winner was Midwinter Murder by Fleur Hitchcock.