Books for reluctant readers
Did your child come home with a recommended reading list for the summer holidays? Mine did and it’s always met with a rather large sigh, already too much for her to cope with just by looking at it. For some children, reading is a challenge and because of that, they…
It’s been a creative kind of week
It’s been another glorious week of sunshine and down in our little corner of the UK, we even escaped the thunder storms predicted for yesterday. How has your week been? Mine started with a run (literally), which is rare because I never usually pick up a speed much quicker than…
How do you encourage your children to enjoy reading?
I’ve written many times before about my children and their reading struggles. The eldest found learning to read difficult and as a consequence refused to even try. The reading schemes did nothing to inspire her and rather than face a daily battle of tears and tantrums, I gave up on…
Book review, Here We Lie, Sophie McKenzie
I spent last week in Italy and that meant plenty of relaxing and reading time. My holiday book of choice was Here We Lie, by Sophie McKenzie. It’s a murder mystery that I would thoroughly recommend as it kept me guessing right until the end. This is one of those…
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Nikki Young
Hi, I'm Nikki Young. Welcome to my author page and blog.
I'm a writer and lover of stories and my first book, a spy story for children aged 8-12, was published in April 2017.
I credit my lively imagination to an amazing childhood, growing up in Yorkshire and living in a cul-de-sac in the days when children were allowed to run free and left to make their own fun!
Now, I'm a mum of three, but in my head, I haven't really grown up and those memories of my childhood days remain strong and active.
