Just because this is a book written essentially for children doesn’t mean that the characters are simplistic. One of the best things about this story, in my opinion, is the delving into the complexities of human emotions. Alison Isaac packs such a lot of tenderness into this story about a real disabled boy, dragged into a story that he fears will overwhelm him. The author knows her subject though, and she guides Conor through his adventures with an expert and sensitive hand.
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I made this at #navanfort #emainmacha on Friday. It's made out of #hazel and it's how #bronzeage people used to fasten their clothes. Just twist a length into a circle, pull the fabric through and push the stick through the loop of fabric... ingenious! It had a second use, too... hazel contains the chemical from which aspirin is made. People who had hangovers from all that feasting and drinking mead (or wine or ale) would chew a piece of hazel to help relieve their headache! 😄
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I like this evocative poem I found yesterday at #navanfort #emainmacha #poemsofinstagram #poem #poetry #ireland #irishhistoryandheritage #irishmythology #ancientsite #warriors #druid #spiritual #spirituality #remember #honouring #honouringthedead #thepast #thepaststilllives #ulster #redbranch
On a field trip to #navanfort #emainmacha today with my class 😊. #universitylife #Ireland #sacred #ancientsite #happy
A five minute story I wrote as a youngster... a very long time ago! The Egg Stone, A Short Story for #easter #easterbasket #eastereggs #easteregghunt #fiction #5minutefiction #shortstory #shortstorywriter #amwriting #amwritingfiction #childhood #chocolate #chocoholic
The culprit which kept me reading till 3am this morning! Couldn't sleep till I read the last page, and then couldn't sleep for thinking about it. A beautiful story with my favourite kind of ending. 💕
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Something really weird has happened! Can you see it?
The sky has changed colour! It should be grey! 🤣😄😊
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