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Review: The Secret of Haven Point by Lisette Auton | Middle Grade Adventure
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Review: The Secret of Haven Point by Lisette Auton | Middle Grade Adventure

A magical middle grade adventure. On Haven Point, a lighthouse is a sanctuary for the Wrecklings, a group of disabled children who have escaped from cruelty and rejection. This book was sent to me for a review originally posted on the Just Imagine website. #middlegrade #disabilityawareness 📺 MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: My original review for Just Imagine https://justimagine.co.uk/childrens-books-review/the-secret-of-haven-point/ My middle grade playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsDbySfTdpmiG2l9EqiQaE3ixFF5R0J28&si=IHgxDXXfHFrdY3tO My picture book playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsDbySfTdpmgO1TA62MOuiMK09Q6WGd63&si=lQHDDHFgyamzX97_ 🛒GET THE BOOK*: The Secret of Haven Point by Lisette Auton https://uk.bookshop.org/a/1839/9780241522035 ❤💌🗨 WEBSITES / EMAIL/SOCIAL MEDIA: All the links you need can be found in my bio and channel banner, including links to both the Discord Server and Goodreads Group for the FOMO Book Club 💌WANT FREE LESSON PLANS, TEACHING RESOURCES AND CHILDREN'S BOOK NEWS? Join my mailing list! ☕If you feel so inclined, you can now buy me a Kofi - all donations go towards the running of Spread Book Joy where my mission is to promote great books to get kids reading, so any donation is gratefully received! I also have an Amazon wish list if you ever feel like sending me a book! Link in bio!🤍 *DISCLAIMER: I sometimes use Bookshop.org affiliate links - should you purchase anything from these links, I get a small percentage at no extra cost to you! This just supports me to make free videos and resources! Bookshop.org supports local bookshops who are also given a percentage of the profits at no cost to you. Thanks in advance ❤
Bookish Devon & Cornwall: Saunton, Jamaica Inn, St Ives, Carbis Bay | Du Maurier, Woolf, Pilcher
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Bookish Devon & Cornwall: Saunton, Jamaica Inn, St Ives, Carbis Bay | Du Maurier, Woolf, Pilcher

A bookish holiday vlog exploring beautiful Devon and Cornwall! We visited the places that inspired Daphne Du Maurier, Virginia Woolf and Rosamund Pilcher. 0:00 Introduction and reading plans 2:56 Saunton and Instow in North Devon 5:08 Jamaica Inn 8:44 St. Ives 13:25 Carbis Bay 15:10 Reading update including Straya September and the Women’s World Cup readathon #devon #cornwall #jamaicainn 📺 MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: @GemofBooks @novelideea @MsReadsAlot The hosts of the World Cup Readathon @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @BookTimewithElvis @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf Straya September is hosted by @GunpowderFictionPlot ❤💌🗨 WEBSITES / EMAIL/SOCIAL MEDIA: All the links you need can be found in my bio and channel banner, including links to both the Discord Server and Goodreads Group for the FOMO Book Club 💌WANT FREE LESSON PLANS, TEACHING RESOURCES AND CHILDREN'S BOOK NEWS? Join my mailing list! ☕If you feel so inclined, you can now buy me a Kofi - all donations go towards the running of Spread Book Joy where my mission is to promote great books to get kids reading, so any donation is gratefully received! I also have an Amazon wish list if you ever feel like sending me a book! Link in bio!🤍 *DISCLAIMER: I sometimes use Bookshop.org affiliate links - should you purchase anything from these links, I get a small percentage at no extra cost to you! This just supports me to make free videos and resources! Bookshop.org supports local bookshops who are also given a percentage of the profits at no cost to you. Thanks in advance ❤
Celebrating Three Years on Booktube with the 'Behind the Booktube' Tag
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Celebrating Three Years on Booktube with the 'Behind the Booktube' Tag

It is exactly three years since I launched my channel on YouTube and what better way to celebrate than to do the 'Behind the Booktube' tag. I was tagged by the creator, the wonderful @Shellyish and the prompts are as follows: Behind the Booktube Tag 1. What has surprised you the most about Booktube both in a good way and in a bad way? 2. How do you balance reading and Booktube with the rest of your life? 3. Have you ever thought about starting a Patreon? 4. Have you made any mistakes on Booktube? 5. Do you have any advice for new Booktubers? 6. What are your thoughts on the Youtube algorithm? 7a. How do you decide what videos to make? 7b. Are you ever overwhelmed with video ideas? 8. Have you regretted posting a video? 9a. Are the number of views/subscribers meaningful to you? 9b. Are the number of views/subscribers a measurement of success? 10. Are you disappointed by the growth on your channel? 11. Have you ever thought about quitting Booktube? 12a. What are the most touching comments? 12b. What are the most negative comments? 13. In regards to Booktube, where do you see yourself in five years? I tag: @ChattieTheMadChatter @bookssongsandothermagic And anyone else who has not yet done this tag! #behindthebooktube #booktubebirthday 📺 MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: Shelly's original video https://youtu.be/h4Tnm2cQuKg?si=ATKRiIw3ECOAdHlL My first videos published on 12.9.20: Coraline https://youtu.be/R8EbVxaOnTI?si=SXFkg9ynME59vDVP Instructions by Neil Gaiman https://youtu.be/DmskLI3WCqs?si=jssJn--eFP7mvQr8 The Tin Forest https://youtu.be/IPAN1sBnI-o?si=qV23DOcoDHmtjQ7s The FOMO Book Club https://youtu.be/hAnAciAWjb8?si=6wVVJ2f6f3dFtK25 which I run with @GemofBooks and @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf Just Imagine https://justimagine.co.uk/ Spread Book Joy https://www.spreadbookjoy.com/ Olivia's 10 Year Q&A https://youtu.be/lbBWXIuT8dw?si=4x_f7Azzmphx8d4F My Kofi Account https://ko-fi.com/spreadbookjoy @SpinstersLibrary @katiejlumsden @BlatantlyBookish ❤💌🗨 WEBSITES / EMAIL/SOCIAL MEDIA: https://www.spreadbookjoy.com/link All the links you need can also be found in my bio and channel banner, including links to both the Discord Server and Goodreads Group for the FOMO Book Club 💌WANT FREE LESSON PLANS, TEACHING RESOURCES AND CHILDREN'S BOOK NEWS? Join my mailing list! ☕If you feel so inclined, you can now buy me a Kofi - all donations go towards the running of Spread Book Joy where my mission is to promote great books to get kids reading, so any donation is gratefully received! I also have an Amazon wish list if you ever feel like sending me a book! Link in bio!🤍 *DISCLAIMER: I sometimes use Bookshop.org affiliate links - should you purchase anything from these links, I get a small percentage at no extra cost to you! This just supports me to make free videos and resources! Bookshop.org supports local bookshops who are also given a percentage of the profits at no cost to you. Thanks in advance ❤
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On Instagram, I share updates on what I am reading and mini-reviews, as well as book quotes with quick questions that you can use to spark amazing discussions with children. If you are not on Instagram, you can still view all of my activity here on my website! Just click any of the images below to see the accompanying commentary. Enjoy!

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Michael Morpurgo, The Book Trust Annual Lecture, 2016.

"Let there be half an hour of Storytime at the end of school in Primary schools up and down the country... make this the half hour they all long for, that they don’t want to be over...  Let the children go home dreaming of the story, reliving it, wondering."

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