I'd like to say a very big THANK YOU to the brilliant librarian Leigh Giurlando for inviting me to visit Oundle School – and to all the brilliant Year 7s and 8s I met when I visited them earlier this month!
I was incredibly honoured to learn that Tyger had been chosen as this year's book for the Oundle Great Read, where every Year 7 & 8 is given a particular book to read. They then take part in a photo competition, showing themselves reading the book in unique locations around the world, as well as doing all sorts of activities around it in different departments.
This was the winning picture. I loved the way it conjured the ending of the book, with the return of the light after Midwinter Night, and the streaming of power from Adam and Zadie! I was also blown away to see a picture that featured actual tigers in the background! Here's a wonderful montage – you can see much more in this lovely blog on the school's website.
As well as all this, the author of the Great Read book is invited to visit the school and talk about their books. I loved talking with Years 7 and 8, and answering their fantastic questions – there were so many, and they were so thoughtful! And it was then a total pleasure too to sign books for everyone at the end of the day. So THANK YOU again to everyone involved for a fantastic visit, and for doing such amazing things with Tyger!
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