by Rhianna Urquhart, UK North Blogger jaBlog! Leakey’s Bookshop and Café on Church Street in Inverness, Scotland is the best bookshop I’ve ever set foot in, and I’ve been to many. Leakey’s Bookshop and Café sells high-quality used books and delicious food. I’d never been to a second-hand book shop before I went to...
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Monthly Archives: April 2014
Polly Fan Fiction by Taha Hussain: How I Became a Vamperwolf
by Taha Hussain, Age 13, India Artwork by Katie King This short story is based on the fan fiction challenge on page 210 of Polly Wants to Be a Writer. HOW I BECAME A VAMPERWOLF “Why don’t you believe me?” I asked. “No one will ever believe you, Amy. Please stop all this nonsense...
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Teaching Shane Koyczan and Modern Poets in Schools
by Rhianna Urquhart, UK North Blogger jaBlog! I used to think poetry was boring and for old people. The curriculum was filled with the stuff. Wordsworth’s poem about daffodils was a particularly boring poem I had to study. That was before I saw To This Day, an animated video with music in the background. A...
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