New Book - Stories for Boys who Dare to be Different

I love the Rebel Girls books which celebrate women who have achieved at a high level or made a difference to the world.  It's only fair that a book has been published to highlight the boys too!  Stories for Boys who Dare to be Different by Ben Brooks has a great collection of characters from sports, writers, scientists, singers and more.  I  definitely recommend it.

#bekind

Hi there,

Today I'm going to be talking about the #BeKind campaign, which is inspired by the book "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio. 

Wonder is the story of a boy with a disfigured face who gets bullied a lot because of what he looks like.  My favourite quote from the book is "You can't blend in when you were born to stand out."  The book has also been made into a movie.  Watch the trailer here:

The #BeKind campaign is asking children around the World to CHOOSE KIND.  Here are some small ways we can all show kindness:

• Smile
• Hold open the door 
• Be on time
• Compliment others
• Strike up a conversation 
• Bite your tongue
• Check in with your loved ones
• Use your manners
• Be kind to someone you dislike

Creative Writing

Hi,
Today I went to an event at my local library on creative writing with an author called Sinéad O'Hart who wrote the book ''The Eye Of The North''. We did lots of interesting things including short stories,creative thinking/writing,brainstorming and lots lots more.I met up with loads of different people all bookworms like me and also had a chat with the author who said I could be a great writer in the future.After the event I went and bought the book and asked the author to sign it which she did. I also got a photo with her which I will insert now.