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Year Eight: Read Around the World

Year Eight ROAD

The Librarian of Auschwitz

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

The Girl Who Saw Lions by Berlie Doherty

The Danger of a Single Story

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Extract from Ted Talk  The danger of a single story by  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie for ROAD Activity.

Watch the whole 19 minute Ted Talk to experience Chimamanda Adichie tell the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

Reading the World - Ann Morgan

Writer Ann Morgan talks about her book READING THE WORLD: CONFESSIONS OF A LITERARY EXPLORER. http://www.vintage-books.co.uk/books/...

Read Ann's blog here.

Ask an Astronaut by Tim Peake

The Skylark's War by Hilary McKay

The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr

Gorilla Dawn by Gill Lewis

Dear World by Bana Alabed

Hope is our Only Wing by Rutendo Tavengerwei

The Marvels by Brian Selznick