Online Teachers' Book Group: Upper Primary or Secondary Level

Mavis's Shoe

by Sue Reid Sexton

There was a rumbling sound, like the engines at the factory, or a car, only louder, but it was up in the sky, then a screech like a whistle or a scream. It seemed to last a long time. We looked up frozen in not knowing. Then the most almighty explosion shook the ground underneath us and everyone screamed.

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TUESDAY 10 MAY 2011 4PM ON GLOW

Join us for a compelling journey through wartime Clydebank.

Set during the Clydebank Blitz of World War Two, this novel charts the story of Lenny Gillespie as she is seperated from her family during the bombing, and her desperate mission to find them afterwards.

This book is suitable for upper/advanced primary and higher level secondary readers. It is extensively researched to be historically accurate and is written with gritty realism.

We will discuss the book and suitability for cross-curricular lessons, and generate ideas for use in class.

The first ten teachers to sign up for the book group will receive a free copy of the book.

Click the link below to signup for the book group.

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FURTHER RESOURCES

Find out more about Sue Reid Sexton on her website.

Learn more about the publishers Waverley Books.

Sue Reid is being featured at the Aye Write Festival in Glasgow on 9 March. FREE ADMISSION.

This book group will take place as a Glow Chat. Please ensure that you have a working Glow login and access to Glow Chat before signing up.

On March 8th, 2011 Rachel Salter (not verified) said:

This would be a great book to study in schools in Glasgow because it deals so well with 'the drama of being a child' and at the same time paints a poetic, realistic and humorous view of real Glasgow life. The trauma of the Clydebank bombing really could be any trauma in a child's life - it has a universal message.

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On March 15th, 2011 Sue Reid Sexton (not verified) said:

Hi Rachel. I agree. I was writing about the universal exprience of trauma, but also the universal experience of war. There are so many conflicts still happening today and it would be wonderful if this was read across Scotland and beyond.