Daily Reading Challenge

Friday
Today, look at the list of book review sites on the left-hand side of the blog under the heading Read ON then spend 15 minutes having a read through some of the sites. Make a list of any books that you might like to read. If you are unable to get a copy of the book in e-book format keep your list and once we are back at school I will get a copy for the Library.
Below are some possibilities

Daily Reading Challenge

Thursday
Think about your all time favourite book. Is there a particular moment in the book that you love? If you have the book can you find that moment to re-read? Read the scene or try to visualize it, then create that moment either as a drawing, or with Lego (or any other building bricks) or using any other materials you can find. Let your imagination run wild! Be really creative and watch a YouTube video explaining how to make a shoe box diorama or follow the instructions on wikihow.com. If you have Pinterest there are many ideas there. (Image from wikihow.com/Make-a-Diorama)

Daily Reading Challenge

Wednesday
Any reading is good reading! Find something lying around the house - a magazine, newspaper, instruction manual, recipe book, top trump cards. Now find somewhere comfortable and quiet to sit, either indoors or outside. Ready? Relax and read for ten minutes. Challenge accepted?

I am going to read an article from the latest issue of Rock Sound instead of skimming through the whole magazine and just looking at the photographs! So I will read the article about Boston Manor and find out about the inspiration behind their latest album 'Glue' before I listen to it!!

Daily Reading Challenge

 Tuesday.
If you are still looking for something to read today's challenge might be the one that sparks your reading flame! Read a comic or the beginning of a graphic novel. If you do not have either available at home there are websites and apps that provide free access. I use the Tapas-comics and novels app and I am currently reading 'Heartstopper' by Alice Oseman. This is a sweet story about Charlie and Nick two teenagers navigating their way through school and teenage angst to find the importance of love, friendship and loyalty. As with Oseman's novels: 'Radio silence', 'I was born for this' and 'Solitaire' the graphic novel touches on many themes relevant to teenagers especially mental health and well-being issues.

Daily Reading Challenge

Friday
Still finding it difficult to settle down with a book? Need a different way to choose what to read next? If like me you have a To Be Read pile(s), then select the book fourth from the bottom of your pile (hopefully without the whole tower collapsing like a game of Jenga!). Now read the blurb, the first page and then page 66. This should be enough to give you an idea of the plot, the main character and the writing style of the author. From this you might decide to carry on and read the whole book or wait for the next reading challenge.

My TBR piles are divided into junior/teen fiction and senior fiction/non-fiction So the books that were fourth from the bottom of those piles are pictured below. Reviews will follow later.