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Island – Activity Sheets

Topic: English

Age Range: 11-14, 14+, 7-11

Related Book: Island

Island: Love, death, hope … the island will change their lives forever. From the bestselling David Almond, author of SKELLIG, and now with fantastic illustrations by the award-winning David Litchfield.

Themes: Love | Hope | Friendship

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Lads: A Guide to Respect and Consent – Poster

Topic: Empathy, Growing up, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 14+

Related Book: Lads

Book Creator: Alan Bissett

Lads: In a world full of negative influences, LADS is a toolkit for teenage boys on respect and consent, helping them call out bad behaviour and giving them the confidence to be their best selves.

Theme: Consent | Respect | Confidence

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Lads: A Guide to Respect and Consent – Teaching Notes

Topic: Empathy, Growing up, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 14+

Related Book: Lads

Book Creator: Alan Bissett

Lads: In a world full of negative influences, LADS is a toolkit for teenage boys on respect and consent, helping them call out bad behaviour and giving them the confidence to be their best selves.

Themes: Consent | Respect |  Confidence

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Shadow and Bone – Teaching Notes

Topic: English

Age Range: 14+

Related Book: Shadow and Bone

Book Creator: Leigh Bardugo

Enter the Grishaverse with book one of the Shadow and Bone Trilogy from bestselling author Leigh Bardugo, now a Netflix original series

Themes: Art | English | History | Fantasy | Friendship | Romance

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Heartstopper – Colouring Sheets

Topic: LGBTQ+, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 11-14, 14+

Related Book: Heartstopper Volume 1

Book Creator: Alice Oseman

Heartstopper is the multi-million-copy bestselling series by Alice Oseman.

Download these fun colouring sheets of Alice Oseman’s artwork.

Themes: LGBTQ+ | Diversity & Representation | Mental Health | Relationships

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Heartstopper – Poster

Topic: English, LGBTQ+, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 11-14, 14+

Related Book: Heartstopper Volume 1

Book Creator: Alice Oseman

Heartstopper is the multi-million-copy bestselling series by Alice Oseman.

Download this fun poster for your classroom.

Themes: LGBTQ+ | Diversity & Representation | Mental Health | Relationships

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Heartstopper – Postercard

Topic: English, LGBTQ+, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 11-14, 14+

Related Book: Heartstopper Volume 1

Book Creator: Alice Oseman

Heartstopper is the multi-million-copy bestselling series by Alice Oseman.

This postercard contains fun activities, including quizzes, colouring sheets and more.

Themes: LGBTQ+ | Diversity & Representation | Mental Health | Relationships

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Heartstopper – Teaching Notes

Topic: Empathy, English, LGBTQ+, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 11-14, 14+

Related Book: Heartstopper Volume 1

Book Creator: Alice Oseman

Heartstopper is the multi-million-copy bestselling series by Alice Oseman.

These resources are based on Volumes One, Two and Three of Heartstopper and have been created by SHAPES for Schools.

Themes: LGBTQ+ | Diversity & Representation | Mental Health | Relationships

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The Dark Lady – Discussion Questions

Topic: English, History

Age Range: 11-14, 14+

Related Book: The Dark Lady

Book Creator: Akala

Akala’s debut novel for teens, The Dark Lady, will enthuse and entertain teenagers and young adults, showing that reading is a true super-power.

Themes: Family | Magic | Loneliness | Elizabethan Era

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SH!T BAG – Poster

Topic: Disability, Empathy, English, Growing up, Life changes

Age Range: 14+

Related Book: SH!T BAG

Book Creator: Xena Knox

16-year-old Freya has her life turned upside down when she’s forced to swap summer in the Algarve for poo camp – a specialist camp for children with bowel disease.

A sharply funny YA debut showing us that when sh!t happens, it’s how you deal with it that matters. Download discussion questions here.

Themes: Hidden Disability Representation | Friendship | Overcoming Adversity | Identity

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SH!T BAG – Discussion Questions

Topic: Disability, Empathy, English, Growing up, Life changes

Age Range: 14+

Related Book: SH!T BAG

Book Creator: Xena Knox

16-year-old Freya has her life turned upside down when she’s forced to swap summer in the Algarve for poo camp – a specialist camp for children with bowel disease.

A sharply funny YA debut showing us that when sh!t happens, it’s how you deal with it that matters.

Themes: Hidden Disability Representation | Friendship | Overcoming Adversity | Identity

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Kòkú Àkànbí and the Heart of Midnight – Teaching Notes

Topic: Disability, English, Geography, PSHE & Citizenship, Race & identity

Age Range: 11-14, 14+, 7-11

Related Book: Koku Akanbi: The Heart of Midnight

Book Creator: Maria Motunrayo Adebisi

When Koku accidentally unleashes an ancient demon, he must enter the magical world of Olori to claim his power. Full of action, magic, and eye-catching comic book-style illustrations, this 9+ series draws on West African mythology and is perfect for fans of Amari and the Night BrothersPercy Jackson, and Dragon Mountain.

This resource pack contains cross-curricular activites and discussion questions for use in the classroom or library reading group.

Themes: Belonging | West African Mythology | Magic | Friendship | Adventure Writing | Superpowers

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