Events for teenagers

Even though we are nearing the end of the academic year, it is still worth starting our clubs as you can give the children the reading and writing bug for the summer holidays!   Club Name Online or in person Year Group Time Dates Do we have spaces? Good for entrance exams? Junior Writers’ Club online 3 to 6 (children 
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Today has been a great day for Story Room writers! HUGE congratulations to Mikael (aged 13) whose poem THE OPEN SIGN was highly commended in the 11-15yr old category of the Poetry for Good competition. He really deserves to be recognised for his writing. I have enjoyed his writing for years, now you can read his poem and share in 
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We have a group of avid readers in Teen Book Club. They read a wide variety of books – some for younger children and some for older teens – so I asked them what they had read over the summer that they would recommend to other readers and here is that list: Girl Missing – Sophie MacKenzie The Boy at 
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Ok… so this requires a DRUM ROLL… as you all know we are proud of what all the children write at The Story Room and we all work hard on building their confidence and ability as writers. Jessica has been coming to The Story Room since she was little. She has always been an absolute pleasure to write with and 
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Saturday 28th April CAROLINE GREEN WORKSHOP We have the pleasure of welcoming Caroline (Cass) Green to run a workshop with our writers on Saturday 28th April . Her books for young adults have won many awards  and her latest novel for adults, ‘In a Cottage in a Wood’,  is a Sunday Times top ten bestseller.  Caroline has years of experience teaching teens. Caroline 
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Dear Tatum Flynn, Thank you so much for the inspiring workshop on graphic novels last night. We all enjoyed your company and your wisdom! We have many talented writers in our group, so it is always great to see them learning something new and discovering new ways and styles of writing. Your inspiration will remain with them for a long 
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It’s always a treat when an author takes the time to answer a letter or a tweet from our Story Room writers and this one was a lovely surprise for our teen writers.
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At one of our Teens’ Writing sessions we worked on writing 100 word stories. It’s not easy but all of our writers had a go and what they wrote was so impressive that we encouraged them to enter The Reader’s Digest 100 word story competition. A few weeks after submitting our stories one of our lovely and talented writers, JESSICA, 
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PARTIES Do you want a memorable birthday party for your child? Do you want  to keep the children entertained at a work party or family event? The Story Room organises creative writing parties for children aged 6-16 years old. Whether your child likes fairies, dragons or pirates we can theme the party to your child’s interests and personality. For more 
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HOW NOT TO DISAPPEAR  – by CLAIRE FURNISS Reviewer: Ashiana aged 13 ‘How Not To Disappear’ by Clare Furniss is about Hattie, a pregnant teenager, who faces a huge decision. Her two best friends have left for the summer so she is alone with her twin siblings and her mum’s impending wedding to Carl. Reuben has gone to Europe for the 
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