Publisher Barrington Stoke's books aimed at reluctant readers have been going down extremely well with pupils in Aberdeen City. Several departments have been using these titles which deal with themes affecting today's youngsters. Pupils, especially those unmotivated third year boys, seem to love them . Photocopyable teacher packs are available which are full of close reading questions and activities to generate writing and discussion.
Two particularly popular titles are TWOCKING by Eric Brown, and Burnout by Robert Swindells. TWOCKING deals with a group of friends who become involved in joyriding and have to deal with peer presure and ultimately bereavement and guilt. (The title refers to the Police term 'Taking Without Consent'). Burnout looks at firestarting and most English teachers will already be aware of the quality of Robert Swindells other novels.
To have a look at the full range of texts on offer, visit their website here.
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