The Reading4Normal Book Club is an online reading-group scheme that connects young people through reading contemporary British YA.
Joined August 2021
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As a bit of a news addict at the moment, I'm intrigued to know what others think about this extract from Williamson's First Day of My Life...
In the #Reading4Normal Book Club, we've been thinking about ordinariness in Lisa Williamson's First Day of My Life. Can you relate to this scene from Chapter 5? (1/3)
ALT Page of text taken from the beginning of Chapter 5 of Lisa Williamson's First Day of My Life. The scene describes a family (Mum and two children) watching a News report together about a missing baby.
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We have to make a stand against LGBTQ+ book censorship. And these school staff have. I applaud and thank every one of them. But it’s not about me - it’s about the students, LGBT or not, who deserve (and need) to see their realities, and those of their peers, reflected in books.
BREAKING: Teachers @NEUnion have voted to go on strike at John Fisher School in protest at @RC_Southwark cancellation of @simonjamesgreen and sacking of governors - exclusive @theipaper story here inews.co.uk/news/education/t… #NEU2022
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This is such an upsetting thread. Simon's novels offer warmth and humour to all readers, and are part of an important and ever-growing body of British LGBTQ+ YA. I thought we had moved way, way beyond this kind of response, however isolated and out-of-step it might be.
I’ve had a really upsetting few days. This week, I’ve been BANNED from talking about my YA books at a Catholic school. Full story here, but I urge you to read this thread too. I need your help, and more importantly, some LGBT kids do too…
inews.co.uk/news/catholic-st…
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GAY CLUB! Yes, a lot of you have already seen this online, but this is my next LGBTQ+ YA novel! It charts the race to be president of a school LGBTQ+ society and features:
🏳️🌈Backstabbing gay boys!
👩❤️👩Lesbians at loggerheads!
🏳️⚧️A trans guy trying to hold the whole mess together!
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A fun Advent Calendar from @reading4normal - recommending a British YA title every day of December! instagram.com/reading4normal #UKYA #Reading4Normal
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@reading4normal Thank you for such an inspiring presentation on Tuesday at Cheltenham. The project is definitely something we want to get involved in!
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A wonderfully enjoyable evening joining @alisonwaller remotely to hear about the original @reading4normal research project, Reading for Normal: Young People and Fiction in the Time of Covid-19. #UKYA #YAStudies
