A 13 yr old boy in my tutor group called Sinan once started crying because he’d lost his pound during the day. He was upset because that was his dinner. Without it he’d have to wait until school breakfast club the next day for a meal... 1/5

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@nmgarrard

Jul 7

Help Minority Matters take 50 kiddies on a Welsh farm adventure! Give generously if you can. I went on this trip last year and I guarantee that it transforms children's lives!

@MM_Charity

justgiving.com

Donate to fund a trip to Degmo for 50 young people and 10 supporting adults

Weʼre raising money to fund a trip to Degmo for 50 young people and 10 supporting adults. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

I’m reading the

book award 11-14+ longlist! First up, THE CLIMBERS by Keith Gray, an exciting and accessible novella from

@BarringtonStoke

about tree-climbing teens. 2nd photo is a tree surgeon I spotted recently … Hero Sully is surely destined to become one? 🤩😀

#20 is the lyrical #TheBlueBookOfNebo by

@ManonSteffanRos

I was blown away by the sheer beauty & power of this literary crossover/YA. I cried throughout, deeply touched by the characters & emotional complexity. This is E. Strout for teenagers & I urge adults to read it! Just wow!

No. 21 my

Longlist reading odyssey is

@LawrencePatrice

’s #SplintersOfSunshine. Beautifully thoughtful, with complex relationships and gripping pace, Lawrence never fails to deliver YA novels of exceptional quality, readability and power.

Help Minority Matters take 50 kiddies on a Welsh farm adventure! Give generously if you can. I went on this trip last year and I guarantee that it transforms children's lives!

@MM_Charity

justgiving.com

Donate to fund a trip to Degmo for 50 young people and 10 supporting adults

Weʼre raising money to fund a trip to Degmo for 50 young people and 10 supporting adults. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

If you want to read more about this trip, I've written a little about it in my

@guardian

newspaper article here:

theguardian.com

A moment that changed me: three schoolboy truants convinced me to become a teacher

When I took a job at a London comprehensive in a deprived area, I never realised how much I’d learn from the students about racism, creativity – and Shakespeare

And learn more about Minority Matters' work here. A grass-roots North London charity, everything they do is to improve children's lives with great care and thought.

minoritymatters.org.uk

home - Minority Matters

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Big thanks to author

for joining us to talk about her fantastic novel 29 Locks and signing copies for our students. Thanks also to

@MaldenLibrary

for generously hosting us. #CBSLiteraryFestival #CBSWorldOfOpportunity

When you need something done, ask a Black woman. “They were given six months, but through 24-hour shifts they sorted through 17 million letters and packages in half the time.”

bbc.co.uk

Six Triple Eight: The battalion of black women erased from history

The members of the 6888th battalion are beginning to get recognition almost 80 years on.

I love getting emails from readers of #29Locks! Here’s one from a lovely reader who saw my event at the

@hayfestival

in May. 😍😎🤩

@hoperoadpublish

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- thank you so much for visiting us. Your message is so important to all. Your empathy and understanding of young people is unmeasurable and makes your voice even louder. You make a difference. Stay in touch - we can’t wait for the next book and more Donny 📚🥰

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