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Growing up

Activities exploring coming of age stories and the challenges of growing up

Learning to Love Yourself with William Hussey and Amara Sage

Posted on 20 July 202318 September 2023
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Celebrating Difference
  • Creative writing
  • Festival
  • Fiction
  • Funny
  • Growing up
  • Mental Health
  • Self image
  • Senior phase

Journeying down the labyrinthine paths of life with Joseph Coelho

Posted on 3 May 20233 May 2023
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Gender
  • Growing up
  • Mythology
  • Senior phase

Finding Your Place in the World

Posted on 15 October 201916 October 2019
American author and king of cool Kwame Alexander shares his top tips for building confidence in young people
  • 2nd level
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • Edinburgh
  • Growing up
  • Key stage 3
  • Reading
  • Senior phase

Being a Teenage Girl with Marawa Ibrahim

Posted on 15 April 201915 April 2019
The Girl Guide author Marawa Ibrahim gets you thinking about some of the issues which may affect you as you go through your teens
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Growing up
  • Key stage 3

Creating Zines with Claire Askew

Posted on 19 February 201920 February 2019
A step-by-step guide to making your own zines
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Current affairs
  • Growing up
  • Key stage 3

Chris Packham: Force of Nature

Posted on 17 October 20167 December 2017
Chris Packham explores themes of childhood, struggles and perspective in a 2016 Book Festival event
  • 2nd level
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Biography
  • Creative writing
  • Growing up
  • Key stage 3
  • Key stage 4
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