tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24431488294834869962024-03-13T12:13:35.708+00:00Welcome to JYHS LibraryReading, research and support from the Librarian.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1321125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443148829483486996.post-48017999945066073552022-05-06T09:51:00.002+01:002022-05-06T09:51:14.921+01:00French Blue Mystery<p> </p><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRzQP605pOMpXqtf5D4t5KH_-fo3dbDsgkTuiu_J6yHp2OHTvbc32O4W6HBToicS54fWAYlUVk8pHBn/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="960" height="569" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe>Katerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829901231212821441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443148829483486996.post-66931967782542077882022-01-24T16:37:00.001+00:002022-06-29T13:58:10.269+01:00Gun Violence<p> </p><script async="" src="//player-backend.cnevids.com/script/video/5ab4536f841c4b5d7f000018.js?iu=/3379/teenvogue.dart/share"></script>
Gun violence around the world:<div><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-1996-dunblane-massacre-pushed-uk-enact-stricter-gun-laws-180977221/">How the 1996 Dunblane Massacre Pushed the U.K. to Enact Stricter Gun Laws</a></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Gun violence in the USA has been described as a 'National Plague'. Young people are taking action to change this: <div><a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/emma-gonzalez-parkland-gun-control-cover">Emma González on Why This Generation Needs Gun Control </a></div><div><a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/meet-gun-control-cover-stars">Gun Violence Will Be Stopped By These 9 Young Activists</a></div><div><a href="https://studentsdemandaction.org/">Students Demand Action </a></div><div><br /></div><div>Robb Elementary School Shooting:</div><div><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/texas-school-shooting?utm_source=eml&utm_medium=emlf&utm_campaign=MK_GW_SOINewsletterCanvasV2&utm_term=UK_A&utm_content=variantA" target="_blank">Overview of articles from Guardian </a></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/cJOw0XUyTQs" target="_blank">Matthew McConaughey's full remarks from the White House</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Suing the Firearms Industry:</div><div><a href="https://www.ncja.org/crimeandjusticenews/victims-of-gun-crimes-taking-take-gun-manufacturers-to-court">Victims taking firearm industry court</a></div><div><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/15/nyregion/sandy-hook-families-settlement.html">Sandyhook Elementary Shooting victims win against firearm industry</a></div><div><br /></div><div>The pro-gun argument is the second amendment of the US Constitution - this law was passed in 1791.</div><div><a href="https://kids.kiddle.co/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution">American Constitution - 2nd Amendment </a></div><div><a href="https://www.coolkidfacts.com/second-amendment-facts/">2nd Amendment Facts</a></div></div></div>Katerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829901231212821441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443148829483486996.post-17001374862769110422021-06-24T09:58:00.001+01:002021-06-24T09:58:08.150+01:00#JYHS Reads<p>Reading Schools is an accreditation programme for schools that are committed to building a culture of reading for their learners and communities run by Scottish Book Trust.</p><p>There are 3 award levels - Bronze, Silver and Gold - but we are aiming for Gold.</p><p>Want to help? </p><p>We want the whole school talking about books, sharing books they love, books they didn't and book's they want to read.</p><p>We have team of pupils and teachers who encourage, support and suggest ways we can get more people in school and the local community reading.</p><p><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKa7TWytuhvxFgRKDjIp0U4JURVQ2OUNOREdCMkhXOUZPTEFYMlZINlBRMy4u" target="_blank">Want to join us? Sign up here.</a></p><p><br /></p>Katerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829901231212821441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443148829483486996.post-50616381459090438802021-06-21T10:16:00.000+01:002021-06-21T10:16:00.434+01:00Read Woke<p> </p><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRqpm8UYxnSupTV4tS3OrTXZXNsQzHS_5xLTcAeUmXNUJVgiBUsRfjlvcwlyI5RpTIn199Yt0RXlmOF/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="960" height="569" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe>Katerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829901231212821441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443148829483486996.post-248859483659002242021-02-18T22:53:00.006+00:002021-02-23T13:32:53.290+00:00World Book Day 2021<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vTchPa-W2pOrzBnDuLGw4mnJbccQQg3-Z6QQEsKkOuzggEUYW9SNyX0tQH3TE5MYvirCc2-NyJvEB9s/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="960" height="569" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe><p> </p>Katerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829901231212821441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443148829483486996.post-70141072255536142872021-02-18T20:04:00.004+00:002021-02-18T20:04:41.529+00:00LGBTQ+ Classroom<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vTm4KEika08XgR2sn0jl7Zltq1_J_YJj3w1KTi-OETxA1DGGdeljBMcmit0TZQXHwitnfdKNEb8fBie/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="960" height="569" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe>Katerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829901231212821441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443148829483486996.post-20154906801009184302021-02-18T19:42:00.001+00:002021-02-22T11:19:56.221+00:00 LGBTQ+ Support <p style="text-align: left;"><span face="Segoe UI, Segoe UI Web, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; font-variant-ligatures: none;">You can speak to any member of staff in the school if you need someone to talk to about LGBTQ+ issues. If you aren't sure who to speak to Mrs. Pirie and Mrs. Wilson run the LGBTQ+ Group - Pride Rock.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Segoe UI, Segoe UI Web, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW96016444 BCX9" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW96016444 BCX9" paraeid="{c4bd0d91-87bc-4fa7-b1b8-d86f3b80da86}{175}" paraid="2104299763" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB">If you are a young person looking for some support and would like to speak to a youth worker, you can use </span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB">LGBT Youth Scotland’s</span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> live chat service on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm: </span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB">Alternatively, if you need to speak to someone urgently during office hours, </span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB">you can call </span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB">LGBT Youth Scotland</span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB">on 0131 555 3940.</span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span><span class="EOP SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW96016444 BCX9" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW96016444 BCX9" paraeid="{c4bd0d91-87bc-4fa7-b1b8-d86f3b80da86}{245}" paraid="850668804" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun EmptyTextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="auto" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW96016444 BCX9" href="http://www.childline.org.uk/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; user-select: text;" target="_blank"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: blue; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Childline</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> – 0800 1111 – Open 24 hours, 365 days a year</span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span><span class="EOP SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW96016444 BCX9" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW96016444 BCX9" paraeid="{bcb7fe96-c624-413b-a724-5bf5784d5fc1}{1}" paraid="515983578" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span><span class="EOP SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW96016444 BCX9" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW96016444 BCX9" paraeid="{bcb7fe96-c624-413b-a724-5bf5784d5fc1}{9}" paraid="1476132363" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: blue; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Breathing Space Scotland</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> – 0800 83 85 87 – Open Monday-Thursday 6pm – 2am and Fridays 6pm until the following Monday at 6am</span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span><span class="EOP SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW96016444 BCX9" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW96016444 BCX9" paraeid="{bcb7fe96-c624-413b-a724-5bf5784d5fc1}{19}" paraid="359234241" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span><span class="EOP SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW96016444 BCX9" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW96016444 BCX9" paraeid="{bcb7fe96-c624-413b-a724-5bf5784d5fc1}{27}" paraid="877326543" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: blue; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">The Mix</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB">– 0808 808 4994 – Open 7 days from 1pm -11pm</span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span><span class="EOP SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW96016444 BCX9" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW96016444 BCX9" paraeid="{bcb7fe96-c624-413b-a724-5bf5784d5fc1}{39}" paraid="820511021" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span><span class="EOP SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW96016444 BCX9" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW96016444 BCX9" paraeid="{bcb7fe96-c624-413b-a724-5bf5784d5fc1}{47}" paraid="25252198" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun EmptyTextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="auto" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW96016444 BCX9" href="http://www.samaritans.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; user-select: text;" target="_blank"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: blue; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Samaritans</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> – 116 123 – Open 24hrs, 365 days per year</span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span><span class="EOP SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW96016444 BCX9" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW96016444 BCX9" paraeid="{bcb7fe96-c624-413b-a724-5bf5784d5fc1}{58}" paraid="802318176" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span><span class="EOP SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW96016444 BCX9" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW96016444 BCX9" paraeid="{bcb7fe96-c624-413b-a724-5bf5784d5fc1}{66}" paraid="1355719958" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB">You can search for LGBTI+ specific helplines</span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW96016444 BCX9" href="https://helplines.org/helplines/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; user-select: text;" target="_blank"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face="Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: blue; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">here</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span><span class="EOP SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW96016444 BCX9" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW96016444 BCX9" paraeid="{bcb7fe96-c624-413b-a724-5bf5784d5fc1}{79}" paraid="1895116199" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB">If you are in danger, please call 999 for the Police.</span><span class="TextRun SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-contrast="none" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span><span class="EOP SCXW96016444 BCX9" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}" face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI_EmbeddedFont", sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;">Some of JYHS pupils favourite LGBTQ+ Books:</div><div class="copy-paste-block" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzCdnvjpDG8J7JjR2dEUquaXXL3FVxxwoLQhtAUXiU23gq7pYFom_gZ4MdCdJhYl4RUVzGQkB_2N_aSC-4hmw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="copy-paste-block" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><div class="copy-paste-block"><b style="font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif;">Mrs. Wilson's </b><span face="Segoe UI, system-ui, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, sans-serif">Favourite</span><b style="font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif;"> LGBTQ+ Reads:</b></div><div class="copy-paste-block" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif; font-weight: 400;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="copy-paste-block" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Black Flamingo by Dean Atta</span></div><div class="copy-paste-block" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ash by Malinda Lo</span></div><div class="copy-paste-block" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">City of Bones by Cassandra Clare</span></div><div class="copy-paste-block" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens</span></div><div class="copy-paste-block" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Boy Queen by George Lester</span></div><div class="copy-paste-block" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee</span></div><div class="copy-paste-block" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lumberjanes by Noelle Stevenson</span></div><div class="copy-paste-block" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div><div class="copy-paste-block" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif; font-weight: 400;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="copy-paste-block" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif; font-weight: 400;"><b>For More LGBTQ+ Books have a look at the <a href="https://www.stonewall.org.uk/resources/secondary-school-book-list" target="_blank">Stonewall Booklist</a> or the <a href="https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-lists/uplifting-books-about-lgbtq-characters-that-our-community-loves?utm_source=Scottish+Book+Trust+eUpdates&utm_campaign=18df82ff15-reading_newsletter_march_2021&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4566345a8c-18df82ff15-81369877" target="_blank">Scottish Book Trust LGBTQ+ Book lists</a></b></div></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;">Webcomics</h4><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSk_w5S1pgxLW-iBcSjal_w4M-RbJaIikzKx1mhFBX1RHf-WkV71dAYdFy97tDTsegEwQGZMrrrdbMmCQRT8JtMtMzlOCfbJuN8jlv5NabEpuuFe9GRF08KOCq0h4PQHInBR0i6ledFbN/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="400" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSk_w5S1pgxLW-iBcSjal_w4M-RbJaIikzKx1mhFBX1RHf-WkV71dAYdFy97tDTsegEwQGZMrrrdbMmCQRT8JtMtMzlOCfbJuN8jlv5NabEpuuFe9GRF08KOCq0h4PQHInBR0i6ledFbN/w105-h147/9781250177964.jpg" width="105" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="https://tapas.io/episode/428109" style="color: #249dc9; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Heartstopper </a>- LGBTQ+ teens in high school</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://flyingshipcomic.com/" style="color: #249dc9; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">The Flying Ship</a> - LGBTQ+ fantasy quest</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2012/04/22" style="color: #249dc9; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Phoebe and her Unicorn</a> - one girl and her unicorn</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="https://www.checkpleasecomic.com/comic/01-01-01" style="background-color: transparent; color: #249dc9; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Check, Please!</a> - LGBTQ+ Baking and Ice Hockey<span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI", system-ui, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></h1><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI", system-ui, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;">Poetry</span></h1><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div class="copy-paste-block">
WH Auden, Funeral Blues/Stop all the clocks: <a href="https://web.cs.dal.ca/~johnston/poetry/stopclocks.html" rel="noreferrer noopener" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" title="https://web.cs.dal.ca/~johnston/poetry/stopclocks.html">https://web.cs.dal.ca/~johnston/poetry/stopclocks.html</a><br />
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Frank O'Hara, Having a coke with you: <a href="https://poets.org/poem/having-coke-you" rel="noreferrer noopener" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" title="https://poets.org/poem/having-coke-you">https://poets.org/poem/having-coke-you</a><br />
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Thom Gunn, the Hug: <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57038/the-hug" rel="noreferrer noopener" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" title="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57038/the-hug">https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57038/the-hug</a><br />
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Edwin Morgan, Strawberries: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/feb/13/saturday-poem-strawberries-edwin-morgan" rel="noreferrer noopener" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" title="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/feb/13/saturday-poem-strawberries-edwin-morgan">https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/feb/13/saturday-poem-strawberries-edwin-morgan</a></div><div class="copy-paste-block"><br /></div><div class="copy-paste-block"><h4 style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;">Podcasts</h4><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://anchor.fm/allsortsyouthproject">Allsorts of Thoughts</a></li><li><a href="https://www.radio-uk.co.uk/podcasts/come-out-come-out">Come Out, Come Out</a></li><li><a href="https://makinggayhistory.com/">Making Gay history</a></li><li><a href="https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/las-culturistas/">Las Culturistas</a></li><li><a href="https://www.earwolf.com/show/queery/" target="_blank">Queery</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="copy-paste-block"><br /></div></div>Katerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829901231212821441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443148829483486996.post-43019513111862621282020-06-26T10:50:00.000+01:002020-06-26T10:44:47.708+01:00Summer Reading Challenge<br />
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Katerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829901231212821441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443148829483486996.post-27996939196001932272020-06-26T10:43:00.001+01:002020-06-26T10:43:34.562+01:00Read Around the World Challenge<font face="arial">Over the last term we have travelled from Livingston to Paris to Madagascar to Chengdu Panda Reserve to Geghard Monastery, Armenia to The Gardens by the Bay, Singapore! That's 30,538 miles travelled by reading.</font><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">Fancy seeing where we visited:</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">Paris, France</font></div><div><a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/tour-eiffel" target="_blank"><font face="arial">Have a look at the city from the top of the Eiffel Tower</font></a></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">Madagascar</font></div><div><font face="arial"><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555;">Now you can visit the </span><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@-13.581944,48.392543,3a,75y,304.84h,85.6t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1sqzhhZ1eBfvfQG-o7zJQOiQ!2e0!3e5" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease-in 0s; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Mangrove Ecosystems">Mangrove ecosystems</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555;"> along the North coast as well as </span><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@-18.553444,43.860956,3a,89y,133.18h,84.37t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1sIR91JObtsC__YynPPDLoNQ!2e0!3e5" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease-in 0s; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="go sailing on a piroque">go sailing on a pirogue</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555;"> 40km into the Mozambique Channel to see the remote </span><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@-18.555576,43.858238,3a,75y,127.04h,79.59t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1sZNpwpeHibBDT41CCZdeSjQ!2e0!3e5" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease-in 0s; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Barren Isles archipelago">Barren Isles archipelago</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555;">, the largest community-managed marine conservation area in the Indian Ocean.</span></font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">Chengdu Panda Reserve</font></div><div><a href="http://en.ipanda.com/live/" target="_blank"><font face="arial">Watch the Pandas live</font></a></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><div style="box-sizing: border-box;"><font face="arial">Geghard Monastery, Armenia</font></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box;"><font face="arial">Virtual tour <a href="https://cyark.org/projects/monastery-of-geghard/overview" rel="noreferrer noopener" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" title="https://cyark.org/projects/monastery-of-geghard/overview">https://cyark.org/projects/monastery-of-geghard/overview</a></font></div></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">The Gardens by the Bay, Singapore</font></div><div><a href="http://www.worldtour360.com/360.php?country=Singapore&swf=SupertreeGroveandMBS20140914&lang=en" target="_blank"><font face="arial">Virtual a tour </font></a></div><div><font face="arial">Or if it’s <a href="#" id="http://www.worldtour360.com/360.php?country=Singapore&swf=SupertreeGroveatnight20140914&lang=en" name="http://www.worldtour360.com/360.php?country=Singapore&swf=SupertreeGroveatnight20140914&lang=en">late at night you can explore it in the dark</a> </font></div></div><div><br /></div>Katerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829901231212821441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443148829483486996.post-22635567318607121652020-06-26T09:39:00.001+01:002020-06-29T17:48:20.055+01:00Illustration Slam ChallengesGive yourself a 5 min timer to draw each challenge:<br />
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<div><font face="arial">or this 'Illustration Fight to the Death' <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0PLxxBoWAc" rel="noreferrer noopener" tabindex="" target="_blank" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0plxxbowac">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0PLxxBoWAc</a> </font></div></div></div></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial"><a href="https://youtu.be/WG6OZy4cKmQ" target="_blank">Draw Me like one of your graphic novels</a> - Graphic novel Author panel with Gene Luen Yang (DRAGON HOOPS), Ngozi Ukazu (CHECK, PLEASE! 2: STICKS AND SCONES), and Lisa Brown (THE PHANTOM TWIN) </font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial"><a href="https://youtu.be/sBfR_r-R5LA" target="_blank">Take a Virtual Korean Vacation with Korean Authors</a> - Graphic novel Authors Kim Hyun Sook (BANNED BOOK CLUB), Robin Ha (ALMOST AMERICAN GIRL), and Erin Yun (PIPPA PARK RAISES HER GAME) </font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial"><a href="https://youtu.be/4wzxTRmJZdM">Marvel heroes of tomorrow</a> - Marvel Editor Lauren Bisom moderates panel - Nic Stone, Preeti Chhibber, Skottie Young, Saladin Ahmed </font></div>Katerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829901231212821441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443148829483486996.post-40961774961088921312020-06-23T18:59:00.000+01:002020-06-23T18:59:13.371+01:00Steph's Cosplay RecommedationsIndividual videos : <div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTJEGVN8nTo" target="_blank">15 MUST KNOW COSPLAY TIPS IF YOU'RE A NEWBIE</a> Video not in English, but there are English captions</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP3rL1xMvew" target="_blank">Things to expect at your first con </a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4CLCaU2wNU">How to start for beginners </a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyZynuGM2gA" target="_blank">Armsocks tutorial</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9OiVdW-cOI" target="_blank">Bodypaint tips</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO7OMes0T5Q" target="_blank">Horns tutorial </a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3Aq9BkKY5E" target="_blank">Sewing tips for cosplay beginners </a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqZvjXR-gEM&list=PLsmjZYZs1ps047BRdzqLkpgC3hERlWf88&index=23" target="_blank">Floppy bard muffin hat.</a> I had to add it because they’re fab</div><div><br /></div><div> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrbTXLkm0eA" target="_blank">3 anime cosplay hijab styles</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1l6sNEC0Ns&list=PLUUoQZTIaoTKKkBZqT37HE6diuoALo34d&index=9" target="_blank">Hobbit fashion</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMN5yeYZWsY " target="_blank">Try guys try cosplay</a> (Warning: I think there's a bit of swearing) and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44N5xBNOggg" target="_blank">where they make their costumes </a>(kinda) </div><div><br /></div><div>Channels : </div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/KellaxProductions" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/KellaxProductions</a> Axceleration, armour cosplays, textile cosplay tutorials/walkthroughs, con vlogs, </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/myJheart" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/myJheart</a> Micarah Tewers (not strictly cosplay/costume, but lots of sewing videos and other fun stuff), makes historically accurate costumes, costumes from thrifted clothes, is funny and has chickens </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/GinnyisaPrincess" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/GinnyisaPrincess</a> Ginny Di, has good bodypaint/facepaint tutorials, has some dnd content, costume/accessories tutorials, geeky music parodies</div><div><br /></div><div>Not a video but where I source some of my stuff : </div><div><a href="https://www.coscraft.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.coscraft.co.uk/</a> UK website, sells really good wigs at good prices (lots of styles, but there are like 72 colours for each style), it’s a helpful site. They also sell some fabrics and sewing patterns, also some thermoplastics and other stuff. It’s a great store for UK cosplayers </div><div><br /></div><div>Note : I have done my best to have this selection accurately represent the diversity of the cosplay community. There is a shocking lack of representation of POCs and even men in cosplay media. But I have included suitable videos from a diverse group of cosplayers. (it is extremely hard to find content (incl. Tutorial type videos that fit into what I’m putting on this list) from POC creators and men</div>Katerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829901231212821441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443148829483486996.post-92124642342897681252020-06-23T13:52:00.001+01:002020-06-26T10:52:47.692+01:00JYHS Virtual Con - Catch Up Here!<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRi_N6LwMGjvob3uz8Ug0LJO0g6eqChZGtSYE9Db1ld7HZZOWrBruNCc900Q2qqwV7kZPloMwPj_Jk3/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="960" height="569" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe>Katerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829901231212821441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443148829483486996.post-28342873768558000932020-06-16T18:41:00.003+01:002021-01-15T12:09:40.189+00:00Free Comic Books<div><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Etherington Brothers</a> - they have produced <a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.com/p/every-how-to-think-when-you-draw.html" target="_blank">300 tutorials on how to draw</a>, <a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-full-set-of-robins-200-two-hundred.html" target="_blank">200 on writing</a> and are still making more! Plus you can read the <a href="http://comicsboutique.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">first chapters of their books for free</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://teadragonsociety.com/comic/chapter-1/" target="_blank">The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O'Neill </a>can be read in it's entirety online</div><div><br /></div><div>If you fancy combining comics with learning try <a href="https://dekkocomics.com/issue-list-home" target="_blank">Dekko Comic</a>s - you can read them online for free and browse by subject.</div><div><br /></div><div>
Robert Louis Stevenson’s horror story<a href="http://www.scotsinschools.co.uk/litsecondary.html"> The Tale o Tod Lapraik </a>(comic drawn by Gary Welsh).<a href="https://issuu.com/bloomsburypublishing/docs/thebookofhopes_interactivepdf" target="_blank"></a></div><div><br /></div><div>If you enjoy non-fiction you can download a pdf of <a href="https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-and-resources/john-muir-earth-planet-universe/download-the-graphic-novel">John Muir, Earth – Planet, Universe</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://issuu.com/bloomsburypublishing/docs/thebookofhopes_interactivepdf" target="_blank">The Book of Hopes</a> - a free to read online this collection of words an picture by the UK's top illustrators and writers.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://m.comixology.co.uk/" target="_blank">Free Comic Book Day e-comics</a> from past years on Comixology (search for 'Free Comic Book Day') Or <a href="https://www.readdc.com/DC-Essential-Reads/page/23690" target="_blank">DC Comics </a>have a made a bunch of comics free until June.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can download a copy of the <a href="https://www.beano.com/posts/the-golden-beano-worth-its-weight-in-lols" target="_blank">Beano for free</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><div>Webcomics are usually passion projects so the topics, quality and frequency vary hugely. Some are professional artists sharing their work with the world and using other avenues to make money from their art or writing a webcomic as a side project. It's worth trying a variety to find the ones you enjoy, plus as the ones I am suggesting have got pretty hefty back catalogues to read through.</div><div><br /></div><div>There are lots of webcomics I really enjoy reading, these ones are all still on going:</div><div><a href="https://www.breakingcatnews.com/" target="_blank">Breaking Cat News </a>is cats telling us the news.</div><div><a href="http://www.joshuawright.net/slack-wyrm-001.html" target="_blank">Slack Wyrm</a> - is about a very lazy dragon</div><div><a href="https://jl8comic.tumblr.com/post/13372482444/jl8-1-by-yale-stewart-based-on-characters-in-dc" target="_blank">JL8</a> - imagines the Justice League at age 8</div><div><a href="https://tapas.io/episode/428109" target="_blank">Heartstopper </a>- LGBTQ+ teens in high school</div><div><a href="http://flyingshipcomic.com/" target="_blank">The Flying Ship</a> - LGBTQ+ fantasy quest</div><div><a href="https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2012/04/22" target="_blank">Phoebe and her Unicorn</a> - one girl and her unicorn</div><div><a href="http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1" target="_blank">Dinosaur Comics </a>- t-rex deals with life</div><div><br /></div><div>If you are a library fan then you can also give <a href="http://www.unshelved.com/" target="_blank">Unshelved</a> or <a href="http://librarycomic.com/" target="_blank">Library Comic</a> a go both of which I really enjoy, though I fear they may be funnier to those of us who work or volunteer in libraries.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you are still looking for more <a href="https://bookriot.com/2018/05/10/must-read-webcomics/" target="_blank">Book Riot produced a list of 50</a> they'd recommend or try <a href="https://hiveworkscomics.com/" target="_blank">Hiveworks Comics</a> or <a href="https://tapas.io/comics " target="_blank">Tapas</a> both publish a wide range of webcomics you can read for free.</div><div><br /></div><div>I love a daily comic strips like you'd find in newspapers by professionals as well. If you fancy those you can find comics like '<a href="https://www.gocomics.com/garfield" target="_blank">Garfield</a>' and '<a href="https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts" target="_blank">Peanuts</a>' can be found here on <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/" target="_blank">GoComics </a>. They also have the wonderful '<a href="https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1985/11/18" target="_blank">Calvin and Hobbes</a>' and '<a href="https://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/1999/09/06" target="_blank">Get Fuzzy</a>' both of which you can read the complete the collection. You can pay a subscription but you can also just read them for free on the site.</div></div>Katerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829901231212821441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443148829483486996.post-46348673773799752132020-06-09T16:09:00.001+01:002020-06-09T20:31:19.530+01:00JYHS Library presents Virtual Comic Con<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Mark up your diaries - Thursday 25th</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since we can't have an in person Comic Con as planned we are taking it online and making a day of it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Join us for chat, comic writer and illustrator talks, mini challenges, quiz and of course the cosplay. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKa7TWytuhvxFgRKDjIp0U4JUMjRDNzhUNDFVT1pMUTBRN1IzUlRBTjdSWS4u" target="_blank">To sign up click here and complete a short registration form before the 24th.</a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWE_HWnau4GT9VU9gPr_qwCBBXmdFkInY9w3edhFxCmpXQw-eOB9MGkGSdenLSBTV6W_6Cqx6-8iJM9ujdghBf8bj-dDHnkrN4iwFkoQZcr46dDsUzVbfYEHVaX7IWd7gbXovJzlF9IjN1/s320/IMG_8003.JPG" width="320" /></div></div>Katerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829901231212821441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443148829483486996.post-31264783025459520222020-06-05T10:00:00.000+01:002020-06-05T10:00:01.932+01:00June's Secret Book Club Recommendation<div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">
This month’s SBC recommended read is ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ by Jules Verne.</div>
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You can get the<a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/103"> ebook for free here</a><br />
You can get the <a href="https://librivox.org/around-the-world-in-80-days-by-jules-verne/">audio book for free here</a><br />
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<em>Content Warning: This book was written in the late 19th Century, as books reflect the time that they were written in and as a result you may find some of the attitudes or words used offensive.</em> <br />
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Jules Verne was a French author and he published ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ in 1872 as part of a series called ‘Voyages Extraordinaires’. This series of adventure tales also included ’Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea’ and ‘Journey to the Centre of the Earth’ which are also well worth a read (you can get them free on <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/">www.gutenberg.org</a> as well). The stories were written to both entertain and educate, introducing their readers to places, animals, cultures and ideas from science. He is credited as being one of the first science fiction writers, though ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ is a straight up adventure story.<br />
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The story is that of a bet – can Phileas Fogg make it round the world in 80 days? It was originally published as a serial, as a result some readers actually believed it to be a real journey and real bets were placed on the outcome. It’s also been suggested that Verne’s description and accuracy of some of the railway and liner companies was so good that he was paid by them to have them feature. The book is an exciting adventure and a fascinating look at a time period very different to today.<br />
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The idea of an English man being lured into making a bet like this may seem silly but it was a common activity in gentlemen’s clubs in the 18th and 19th centuries. Tim FitzHigham recreated a series of bizarre bets from the time period for his Radio 4 Show The Gambler.<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b041n9m5"> You can hear the season 2 episodes here</a>.<br />
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It’s not just men in the past that are willing to accept a silly wager, there are a few modern adventurers who have done an awful lot of work for the sake of a bet. Tim FitzHigham being one of them – he rowed across the English Channel in a bathtub (you can read about it in his book ‘All At Sea’. Comedian Tony Hawks made a habit out of it and has written a number of books about his adventures starting ‘Round Ireland with a Fridge’ when he made a bet that he could hitchhike round the circumference of Ireland, with a fridge, within one calendar month. More recently Dave Gorman bet Danny Wallace that there were ‘loads’ of Dave Gorman’s around. Their adventures are charted in ‘Are You Dave Gorman?’<br />
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If reading about men doing stupid bets isn’t your idea of a good time then perhaps the real life adventures of 19th Century women might be more up your street. <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5891">Mary Kingsley travelled around Africa</a> , <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/755">Isabella Bird travelled in the American Rocky Mountains</a> or you can read about nurse <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23031">Mary Seacole and her adventures helping soldiers in the Crimean War</a>. Again if you do choose to read these remember that attitudes and acceptable vocabulary have changed a lot.<br />
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If you are inspired to travel yourself then you can do it virtually. Why not;<br />
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<li>Visit the <a href="https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/">British Museum in London and view their collections</a> </li>
<li>Or explore <a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/project/heritage-on-the-edge">heritage sites in Easter Island, Bangladesh, Tanzania and Scotland.</a> </li>
<li>Or you can <a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/tour-eiffel/sAHt5Gv4YGH84Q?sv_lng=2.294697006132574&sv_lat=48.85816565109427&sv_h=44.65008163452148&sv_p=0.36542510986328125&sv_pid=Pe03wIAND2EexK9lTcxm0w&sv_z=0.3215450555276961">take in the view from the Eiffel Tower </a></li>
<li>For more things like this try<a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/"> https://artsandculture.google.com/ </a></li>
<li>Or you can try playing <a href="https://www.geoguessr.com/">GeoGuesser</a>, a free game that gives you clues and you have to work out where in the world you are (or download the GeoGuessr app).</li>
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Freedom by Catherine Johnson</div>
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Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman</div>
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Gangsta Rap by Benjamin Zephaniah</div>
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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas</div>
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You're Not Proper by Tariq Mehmood</div>
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Dear Martin by Nic Stone</div>
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Orangeboy by Patrice Lawrence</div>
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Kick the Moon by Muhammed Kahn</div>
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Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds </div>
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The Life of Stephen Lawrence by Verna Allette Wilkins</div>
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Why I Am No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge </div>
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Natives: Race & Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala</div>
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Inglorious empire: What the British Did to India by Shashi Tharoor</div>
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Mrs. Russell (our Depute Head) is a big fan of <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> by Lewis Carroll, but she isn't the only one. Alice's adventures remains one of the most popular children's books of all time - it has never been out of print for more than 150 years! </div>
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If you haven't read the book or seen one of the many movies, tv adaptations, plays (it was the <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06s2h64/cbeebies-presents-alice-in-wonderland">Cbeebies Show</a> recently) over the years you have probably still heard about it as part of pop culture. The story itself seems simple - Alice finds herself in a curious place called Wonderland one afternoon when she chases a rabbit down a hole. </div>
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It's not just children who love the story. Lots of Adults find that as they age the book reveals more to them, including being used in <a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150225-secrets-of-alice-in-wonderland" target="_blank">neuroscience to reveal more about the brain</a>. The <a href="https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/alice-curiouser-and-curiouser" target="_blank">V&A was due to hold an exhibition this year </a>about it (it's been postponed due to the current situation but the <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000g1rv/secrets-of-the-museum-series-1-episode-5">BBC Secrets of the Museum</a> has behind the scenes on the real Alice) and the <a href="https://www.bl.uk/alice-in-wonderland" target="_blank">British Library has an online collection of articles and artefacts</a> you can browse through at home to learn more about this classic tale.</div>
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The original story was illustrated by John Tenniel but as it has been republished over the years, others have tried their hand at illustrating the work including <a href="https://mymodernmet.com/salvador-dali-alice-in-wonderland/" target="_blank">Salvador Dali</a>, <a href="https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/lewis-carroll/alice-s-adventures-in-wonderland/9781529002461" target="_blank">Chris Riddell</a> and <a href="https://www.aquarellepublishing.co.uk/helen-oxenbury-alices-adventures-in-wonderland" target="_blank">Helen Oxenbury</a> (the <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00yvs8l/the-beauty-of-books-3-illustrated-wonderlands" target="_blank">BBC Beauty of Books episode 3 talks about this in more detail</a>).</div>
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Even if you have read Alice in Wonderland it's a book that a re-read can reveal more to the reader.</div>
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You can read it for free <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11" target="_blank">Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll</a></div>
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Or if you fancy a challenge why not try to <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4-g_PdCdGnThONdtmbQZdfIG1tfy_L2PedFrN-uCnN5nDlg/viewform" target="_blank">Escape from Wonderland</a> yourself in this escape room.</div>
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<a href="https://bookriot.com/2020/05/19/free-classics-on-project-gutenberg" target="_blank">Book Riot has recommended 20 other classics you can read for free.</a></div>
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Katerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829901231212821441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443148829483486996.post-55722473328885149732020-05-18T14:51:00.004+01:002021-02-04T09:35:25.305+00:00Get hooked on webcomics<div>Webcomics are usually passion projects so the topics, quality and frequency vary hugely. Some are professional artists sharing their work with the world and using other avenues to make money from their art or writing a webcomic as a side project. It's worth trying a variety to find the ones you enjoy, plus as the ones I am suggesting have got pretty hefty back catalogues to read through.</div><div><br /></div><div>There are lots of webcomics I really enjoy reading, these ones are all still on going:</div><div><a href="https://www.breakingcatnews.com/" target="_blank">Breaking Cat News </a>is cats telling us the news.</div><div><a href="http://www.joshuawright.net/slack-wyrm-001.html" target="_blank">Slack Wyrm</a> - is about a very lazy dragon</div><div><a href="https://jl8comic.tumblr.com/post/13372482444/jl8-1-by-yale-stewart-based-on-characters-in-dc" target="_blank">JL8</a> - imagines the Justice League at age 8</div><div><a href="https://tapas.io/episode/428109" target="_blank">Heartstopper </a>- LGBTQ+ teens in high school</div><div><a href="http://flyingshipcomic.com/" target="_blank">The Flying Ship</a> - LGBTQ+ fantasy quest</div><div><a href="https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2012/04/22" target="_blank">Phoebe and her Unicorn</a> - one girl and her unicorn</div><div><a href="http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1" target="_blank">Dinosaur Comics </a>- t-rex deals with life</div><div><a href="https://www.checkpleasecomic.com/comic/01-01-01" target="_blank">Check, Please!</a> - Baking and Ice Hockey</div><div><br /></div><div>If you are a library fan then you can also give <a href="http://www.unshelved.com/" target="_blank">Unshelved</a> or <a href="http://librarycomic.com/" target="_blank">Library Comic</a> a go both of which I really enjoy, though I fear they may be funnier to those of us who work or volunteer in libraries.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you are still looking for more <a href="https://bookriot.com/2018/05/10/must-read-webcomics/" target="_blank">Book Riot produced a list of 50</a> they'd recommend or try <a href="https://hiveworkscomics.com/" target="_blank">Hiveworks Comics</a> or <a href="https://tapas.io/comics " target="_blank">Tapas</a> both publish a wide range of webcomics you can read for free.</div><div><br /></div><div>I love a daily comic strips like you'd find in newspapers by professionals as well. If you fancy those you can find comics like '<a href="https://www.gocomics.com/garfield" target="_blank">Garfield</a>' and '<a href="https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts" target="_blank">Peanuts</a>' can be found here on <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/" target="_blank">GoComics </a>. They also have the wonderful '<a href="https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1985/11/18" target="_blank">Calvin and Hobbes</a>' and '<a href="https://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/1999/09/06" target="_blank">Get Fuzzy</a>' both of which you can read the complete the collection. You can pay a subscription but you can also just read them for free on the site.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you fancy combining comics with learning try <a href="https://dekkocomics.com/issue-list-home" target="_blank">Dekko Comic</a>s - you can read them online for free and browse by subject.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can download a copy of the <a href="https://www.beano.com/posts/the-golden-beano-worth-its-weight-in-lols" target="_blank">Beano for free</a>. Or <a href="https://www.comixology.co.uk/free-comics" target="_blank">Comixology has some free comics</a> you can download. Or <a href="https://www.readdc.com/DC-Essential-Reads/page/23690" target="_blank">DC Comics </a>have a made a bunch of comics free until June.</div>Katerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829901231212821441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443148829483486996.post-2341869235368835552020-05-08T12:12:00.000+01:002020-05-08T12:12:02.174+01:00Secret Book Club - May<div style="text-align: center;">
This month’s SBC reading recommendation is Agatha Christie. </div>
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Murder mysteries are a popular because they provide comfort. There is danger on the page but we know the case will be cracked and the villains caught, which is rather nice when the world around us is much less certain.<br />
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The 1920s to 1930s is described as the ‘Golden Age of Crime’. The murder victim is killed off swiftly with little description of the scene, instead the focus is on the, often amateur, crime detectives. These clever characters rely less on forensics, and more on observing suspects and clues which provides the reader with a puzzle to solve along with our sleuthing hero.<br />
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Agatha Christie aka the ‘Queen of Crime’ she wrote some 66 mystery novels and over a hundred short stories in her life. Her characters include Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple, and her works have been turned into radio plays, stage shows, movies and TV series. In fact her play The Mousetrap is the longest running show in the West End.<br />
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2020 is the 100th anniversary of her first book being printed – The Mysterious Affair at Styles - which introduced the world to Hercule Poirot for the first time. Reading older fiction like Christie isn’t without flaws. Modern attitudes to people have changed a lot since she wrote her first book 100 years ago. Things like homophobia, racism, sexism, anti-Semitism (seriously all the-isms) are sometimes jarring to a reader today but they are part of the world they were writing about, just as much as afternoon teas, servants and serving soldiers. Not only do they paint a picture of a society we no longer live in but I find they help me to see how far we have come, even if we still have some distance to go.<br />
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Agatha Christie is one of the favourite writers. Her books are short, fun to read and she writes puzzle crimes – where you are left feeling sure if only you’d paid more attention you could have solved the crime.
You can read<a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/863"> The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie</a> for free as it's now out of copyright or if you’d rather listen to it catch <a href="https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/">‘Phoebe Reads a Mystery</a>’ where you will find a full audio version.<br />
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You can find out more about Agatha Christie at <a href="https://www.agathachristie.com/">agathachristie.com</a> they also have a 2020 reading challenge with titles being suggested from across her work.<br />
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<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-about-agatha/id1155061645">All About Agatha</a> is a podcast all about the novels and short stories of Agatha Christie – warning this is a book discussion podcast so make sure you have read the book before listening.<br />
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If you want to know more about Agatha herself and the social world of the Golden Age detectives then listen to <a href="https://shedunnitshow.com/">ShedunnIt</a>. It includes episodes on different authors (including Christie) and themes in these novels such as LGBT characters and food. It’s spoiler free usually so even if you haven’t read the book yet you can give it a go.<br />
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You can also catch Christie's work on TV. ITV show some regularly and you can catch some episodes on the ITV Hub. As these stories don't have a an over reaching arc you can just watch them out of sequence and still enjoy a complete story.<br />
<a href="https://www.itv.com/hub/agatha-christies-poirot/L0830">Agatha Christie's Poirot</a><br />
<a href="https://www.itv.com/hub/agatha-christies-marple/L1286">Agatha Christie's Marple</a><br />
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<b>Other people to read</b>:<br />
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Other Golden Age authors to try:<br />
Margarey Allingham<br />
Ngaio Marsh<br />
Dorothy L. Sayers<br />
Josephine Tey<br />
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Modern Authors to try:<br />
Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens<br />
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowtiz
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Modern genre to try:<br />
Cozy Crimes - murder etc. occur off page, amateur detectives solve the case and it takes place in a small community.<br />
<br />Katerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829901231212821441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443148829483486996.post-83141791716827316692020-05-05T13:56:00.000+01:002020-05-05T13:57:45.134+01:00Postcard from a Library Mascot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Good Day!<br />
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Goose - wizard, magic missile extraordinaire and library mascot here!<br />
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With the news of an unforeseen circumstance akin to a plague literally sweeping the lands, I decided to quickly head off elsewhere. Although I have left along with the other library mascots so we could be safe, many have also decided to hold fort and stay.<br />
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Of course, as a fairly accomplished wizard, this was not the first time i have become isolated. Many moons ago, before my wand and skills had been forged, I had a formative experience upon a lighting fixture in the lower part of the library. Many tried to rescue me, but their efforts were in vain.<br />
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For my journey, which I'm sure you will be glad to hear was a success, I brought some essentials with me. My badges of honour, my wand... and Larry's hat - he was over the weight limit for the baggage on his plane, so I offered to look after it for him.<br />
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I arrived safely, and once I was into the resort, I met three acquaintances who I'd previously seen at Readathon last year, when we were all asked to attend.<br />
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Duck was the nicest one when I first met the three- they definitely seemed the most interested in my skills as a wizard and asked me to teach them some tricks, to which I obliged. I've discovered after meeting them again that they can float, which is nice.<br />
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Taco was also quite nice. I assumed that he would also be a squirrel considering the rest of us were, but no - he was literally a sentient Taco running an indie art gallery in the backroom. Because of the similar appearance of each member Taco's species, many thought he was a narcissist running an exhibit about himself, but I can confirm he was just a misunderstood artist trying to make a mark in a human world. Recently, he's been telling me, he's become an activist for fair portrayal of Taco's in the media - and says the imminent closure of many restaurants selling tacos has been a controversial win for the cause.<br />
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Last but not least was Chestnut, or Chestnut E. Tiverton for his full name. Bit of a grumpy so-and-so - insisted he was the head of the SQA and that he should be helping prepare the exams over in Little France. He also insisted that he would only speak in "Scottish Qualifications Authority Reference Language" (or SQARL for short) - the SQA's choice of computing code commonly known as Squirrel - which made communication a pain. When I asked him if he wanted any pizza, he replied with "SET WouldYouLikeSomePizza TO No, SEND WouldYouLikeSomePizza TO DISPLAY". When I met him again today, he was like a different squirrel - far more polite and actually spoke normally. This was possibly caused by the announcement of there being no exams the day before, and he seemed a bit distant and shaky.<br />
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Anyway, I fear this postcard will arrive late because I've entrusted it to the sharks. If you haven't met them, their understanding of modern technology is atrocious, and they will likely try to fax it over. I'm sure they will figure it out eventually but unfortunately it will arrive when it arrives.<br />
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I will see you all again soon<br />
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Katerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829901231212821441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443148829483486996.post-47741395822723475012020-04-30T14:24:00.001+01:002020-04-30T14:24:40.012+01:00Poetry in your pocketIt's <a href="https://poets.org/national-poetry-month/poem-your-pocket-day">Poem in your Pocket Day</a> and since we pretty much all carry a phone I thought some online links to poems might help you achieve the task of having a poem in your pocket.<br />
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First up is <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_kay_if_i_should_have_a_daughter?language=en">Sarah Kay and her spoken word poem 'If I should have a daughter' </a>which I just adore. Or if you fancy someone British try <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAI6XZYHMiY">Harry Baker, a champion slam poet performing the 'Scientist and the Bumblebee'.</a> (he is one half of the musical duo <a href="https://www.harryandchris.com/videos">Harry and Chris</a>).<br />
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If you fancy something older the BBC have created an amazing <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/robertburns/">collection of Robert Burns poems</a> being read aloud. There is a wealth of talent reading but I really love <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/robertburns/works/readers/alan_cumming/">Alan Cumming</a>. Or if you fancy something Scottish that isn't Burns try the <a href="https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/">Scottish Poetry Library</a> with their collection of more than 3,000 poems on their website you are bound to find one that speaks to you. Don't know where to start? T<a href="https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/best-scottish-poems/">ry the annual best of Scottish poetry collections</a>.<br />
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There are also number of great teen authors who are writing in free verse (poems that don't rhyme) - they are longer poems, tackle complex themes and are published as books.<br />
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Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds</div>
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When his brother gets shot, it's time to follow the code and take out who pulled the trigger.</div>
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The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo</div>
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A teenage girl is discovering boys but her strict parents have banned all contact until marriage. </div>
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The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan</div>
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A teenage refugee and her mum move to England and life seems very lonely. Though perhaps it's not as bleak as it first seemed.</div>
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<br />Katerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829901231212821441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443148829483486996.post-32091812978564040662020-04-27T11:20:00.001+01:002020-04-27T12:10:57.792+01:00Tell a storyStorytelling is as old as we are from recounting our own adventures to creating complex fantasy worlds, storytelling is a way to explain the world around us and escape the place we are in. Perfect in fact for escaping from a global pandemic or processing what's happening.<br />
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You wouldn't be the first to put pen to paper and write about your lockdown experiences. Elizabethan London was with riddled with diseases but regular outbreaks of bubonic plague shutdown the theatres. Between 1603 and 1613 London Theatres were closed 60% of the time because outbreaks. Research suggests that William Shakespeare <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/mar/22/shakespeare-in-lockdown-did-he-write-king-lear-in-plague-quarantine">may have written King Lear while in lockdown as a result of plague</a>.<br />
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The thing is you don't have to write some epic, everyone's story is unique and fascinating. <a href="https://youtu.be/7Iv2nZnZOrM">Storyteller and awesome, spoken word poet Sarah Kay </a>shares her love of hearing other people's lives and shares some of her own.<br />
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However, if you need some help to get started on telling your story <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP0dpa9GnAKNMOWjt2pwtXQ">BookBound 2020</a> kicks off today. It's a virtual book festival running for the week via youtube (plus it's staying available afterwards if you missed it). You can find the <a href="https://www.bookbound2020.co.uk/">programme here</a>. Plus there are lots on other places to get help on writing including <a href="https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-authors">The Scottish Book Trust,</a> who also run a monthly writing competition. Or <a href="https://authorfy.com/10minutechallenges/">Authorfy who are publishing 10 minute challenges</a> to get you going.<br />
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Now you just need to grab a pen and start telling your own story!<br />
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<b>Take it further</b><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwN-jwNNNQN-8sfKG-qg8uA">Shakespeare's globe are posting full play for free for limited time </a>- right now it's Romeo and Juliet. There are also more from the Bard on the<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p089zds8/culture-in-quarantine-shakespeare"> BBC iplayer</a> which has performances from the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Opera House as part of their lockdown programming..<br />
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If you fancy reading about others dealing with isolation here are some recommendations:<br />
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<b>The Martian - Andy Weir</b>. Stranded on Mars and with no apparent way home, can he survive long enough for help to come?<br />
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<b>Room - Emma Donoghue</b>. Jack is 5 and the room is his whole world, but he and his mother are prisoners to Old Nick.<br />
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<b>Everything, Everything - Nicola Yoon</b>. Girl who is allergic to the world is stuck in her house with only her mum and nurse for company.<br />
<br />Katerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829901231212821441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443148829483486996.post-24939159607624111632020-04-24T12:13:00.000+01:002020-04-28T15:21:29.859+01:00Listen to a storySometimes listening to a good book is just the ticket. You might fancy something to keep you company on your daily exercise or want to occupy your mind while you do dishes or just a chance to sit back and enjoy a story. Luckily the internet has bunch of places to get an audio book from.<br />
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If you have access to your library borrower number you can access <a href="https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/33646/eTalking-Books">West Lothian's audio book collection via Borrow Box. </a><br />
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<a href="https://www.worldbookday.com/world-of-stories">World Book Day</a> has full length children and teen audio books on it's website. I'm enjoying <a href="https://www.worldbookday.com/stories/a-pinch-of-magic/">'A Pinch of Magic' by Michelle Harrison.</a> Three sisters are imprisoned by an ancient curse, each has an magical object but is that enough to break the curse?<br />
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For teen titles you can also sin up the <a href="https://www.audiobooksync.com/">Sync free Summer Reading programme.</a> It's US based but the audiobooks are available anywhere, they offer two selected audiobooks every fortnight for free. It launches this year on the 30th of April.<br />
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For adult books try <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds">BBC Sounds </a> (also an app) has a bunch of free audio books. Including <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p073j9pj">Roxane Gray's fantastic memoir 'Hunger</a>'.<br />
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Or you can also sign up to<a href="https://www.ulibrary.net/register/"> uLibrary </a>for free and enjoy unlimited access to audio books until the 31st July 2020 which includes popular authors like Lee Child and Anne Cleeves.<br />
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<a href="http://archive.org/download/pride_and_prejudice_librivox/Pride_Prejudice_1104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://archive.org/download/pride_and_prejudice_librivox/Pride_Prejudice_1104.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://www.openculture.com/freeaudiobooks">Open Culture</a> and <a href="https://librivox.org/">LibriVox</a> have a vast collection of out of copyright books in audio form. If you fancy <a href="https://librivox.org/pride-and-prejudice-by-jane-austen/">Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice</a>' but found it hard to get into or found <a href="https://librivox.org/frankenstein-or-modern-prometheus-by-mary-w-shelley/">Mary Shelly</a>'s writing style in 'Frankenstein' too hard then listening to the audio version can be a great way to enjoy these books.<br />
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<a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41K2yv7-s5L._SX311_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="313" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41K2yv7-s5L._SX311_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="125" /></a><a href="https://stories.audible.com/discovery">Audible are offering a free service</a> during the shutdown. They have stuff for all ages and in a mix of languages but my pick of the titles on offer currently are the Winnie the Pooh collections. Not only are they comforting to listen to but Pooh is a bit of a philosopher and you'll discover quite a few quotes to inspire.<br />
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I'd also recommend having a quick listen to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbk4lmrdF8">John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme sketch - Pooh's Interdivention</a> for a more comic and grown-up look at Pooh's worrying love of honey.Katerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829901231212821441noreply@blogger.com