Fiction Discussion Groups

Fiction Discussion Groups

SLS run a number of "Book Talk" book discussion group for teachers and school librarians, to help them keep up to date with new fiction for children. Each group meets termly after school, with participants sharing their views on a range of titles, copies of which are circulated in advance by SLS.
The meetings are free of charge for schools that buy in to the SLS Standard Service. For Menu and opt-out schools, there is a small charge of £15 per term.

The groups currently running, together with the date of the next meeting and the books to be discussed, are:

Northern Area - Stradbroke (for 4-11 primary schools and 9-13 middle schools)

Next meeting:
Tuesday 16 June 2009, 4.15pm, Stradbroke High School

Books to be discussed:
To be confirmed

Contact Jacky Offord to book a place:
Telephone: 01502 512816 or email: jacky.offord@suffolk.gov.uk 

Southern Area - Ipswich (for 4-11 primary schools)

Next meeting:
Thursday 9 July at Ipswich Schools Library Service

Books to be discussed:
  • The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas
  • The Monkey Pirates by Mark Skelton
  • Gnomes are Forever by Ceci Jenkinson

Contact Liz Rastrick to book a place:
Telephone: 01473 583507 or email: liz.rastrick@suffolk.gov.uk

Western Area Middle - Bury

Next meeting:
Thursday 25 June 2009, 4.30pm, Parkway Middle School, Haverhill 

Books to be discussed:
  • Knife by R. J. Anderson
  • Rise of the Heroes by Andy Briggs
  • How Kirsty Jenkins Stole the Elephant by Elen Caldecott
  • The 13 Treasures by Michelle Harrison
  • The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas

    Contact Paul Cunningham to book a place:
    Telephone 01284 352367 or email: paul.cunningham@suffolk.gov.uk