We love reading at Falcons Girls. I'm starting my own informal book club to encourage Upper School girls to read even more!
I'm going to read The Thirteen Treasures by Michelle Harrison Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2009 - and I'd love it if you'd read it with me!
So what is this story about? While visiting her grandmother's house, an old photograph leads Tanya to an unsolved mystery. Fifty years ago a girl vanished in the woods nearby - a girl Tanya's grandmother will not speak of. Fabian, the caretaker's son, is tormented by the girl's disappearance. His grandfather was the last person to see her alive, and has lived under suspicion ever since. Together, Tanya and Fabian decide to find the truth. But Tanya has her own secret: the ability to see fairies. And, after disturbing an intruder in the night, it emerges that someone else shares her ability ...The manor's sinister history is about to repeat itself ...
I want you to read this book at home. It would be great if Mums, Dads and siblings joined in, too! If you want to join me, get hold of a copy of The Thirteen Treasures and start reading it over half-term. I'll post a few thoughts and questions on the opening chapters the week after half-term, and you can add your voice to our discussion by clicking on comments.
Learn why it became the Waterstones Book of the Year here.
Bald Worm's Book Club - you can join today! Yeah!
No comments:
Post a Comment