Bellerive Reads – School Library Life

AUTHOR VISIT FROM DEE BENSON

Bellerive was honoured to welcome local author Dee Benson into school on Monday 24th April, to speak to students in Year 7 and 8 about her debut novel, Glow Up, Lara Bloom. She explored the themes within the novel such as body image and self-esteem and gave advice to students on the practices of self-love … Continue reading AUTHOR VISIT FROM DEE BENSON

FIVE ESSENTIAL READS FOR THE MODERN TEENAGER

Maja S, Student Librarian 1. A Room of One’s Own, Virginia Woolf (1929) “A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.” First published in 1929, A Room of One’s Own is an extended essay criticising 20th century Britain, which was an extremely misogynistic society. Woolf was … Continue reading FIVE ESSENTIAL READS FOR THE MODERN TEENAGER