Whispers in the Graveyard

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makes you want to put your life on hold for as long as it takes to finish it. …formidably good writing, full of wit and wisdom, from which

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Thank you for getting in touch. We encourage our writers to send us 'answers' with their resources, but there is currently no mark scheme for this specific extract. The AQA mark scheme includes the skills descriptors you need: http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-87001-SMS.PDF Richard Conlon and Theresa Breslin adapted the novel as a play, which was published by Heinemann in 2009. Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing - Find sources: "Whispers in the Graveyard"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( August 2012) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Merciful heaven!’ Professor Miller drops the sheeting. ‘I do apologise. I had no idea it had reached that state.’ He ushers us away. I was very disappointed after finishing this book, and I don't know on what grounds it won the Carnegie Medal. She won the Carnegie Medal, the UK’s most prestigious award in children’s literature, for Whispers in the Graveyard, her compelling story of a dyslexic boy. Before taking up writing full time Theresa worked as a librarian. Her books range from those for younger readers such as The Magic Factory series to middle readers like Bullies at School and the four Dream Master books - funny time-slip adventures exploring aspects of storytelling. She writes books for children and young adults, with some titles especially suitable for EAL readers. Divided City, exploring themes of prejudice, friendship, citizenship and conflict resolution has been shortlisted for ten book awards, winning the Catalyst Book Award and the RED Book Award. She has a range of historical novels including the The Nostradamus Prophecy and bestselling Remembrance and The Medici Seal, touching on the life of Leonardo da Vinci and shortlisted for the Book Trust Teen Book Prize and the Royal Mail Children’s Book Award. She has also written shorter books - her most popular title being Alligator, published as a play for schools.

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Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments The book is written in the first person – Solomon tells the story himself. In Chapter 14 he is in the graveyard staring at the stones at far end. Also there are his teacher Ms Talmur and Professor Miller, the archaeologist in charge of removing the tombstones…Solomon doesn't have it easy. He's dyslexic, and his struggles at school are made worse by a bully of a teacher. Life at home isn't easy either - Solomon's mum walked out a while ago and his Dad is often out of work and tends to go on benders. Solomon has one refuge - the local graveyard. But then workmen come to remove an old rowan tree. Solomon discovers that rowan trees were traditionally planted to ward off evil spirits, and once the rowan tree in his graveyard is removed, some very creepy things start to happen. The author’s highly intelligent and compassionate insight into the complex problems of a dyslexic boy is astonishing. The tale is powerful, moving and skilfully told. Anne Seraillier, New Windmills Founding Editor Solomon hears that bodies buried in a graveyard died of smallpox and if disturbed could spread the infection again, but the real danger is of a supernatural nature. Theresa Breslin is the critically acclaimed author of over 30 books for children and young adults whose work has been filmed for television, broadcast on radio, and is read world-wide in many languages. A respected contributor to professional journals, she is passionate about children’s literature and literacy. She travels extensively, doing research for her books and speaking at international conferences and book festivals.

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a b Carnegie Winner 1994. Living Archive: Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners. CILIP. Retrieved 28 February 2018. LoveReading4Kids exists because books change lives, and buying books through LoveReading4Kids means you get to change the lives of future generations, with 25% of the cover price donated to schools in need. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. urn:lcp:whispersingravey0000bres_t4h7:epub:e805cd6c-ecd5-4919-af51-be0990519f1c Foldoutcount 0 Identifier whispersingravey0000bres_t4h7 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t03z73t8w Invoice 1652 Isbn 0749723882 Whispers in the Graveyard is a children's novel by Theresa Breslin, published by Methuen in 1994. Breslin won the annual Carnegie Medal in 1994 [2] from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject. [3] In a retrospective award citation the librarians call it "a gripping, powerful and haunting story". [3] [ citation needed] Re-reading as an adult, the themes of dylexia and a difficult home life were well done. Sadly, the main spooky plot I had chosen the book for in my younger years was less so, with the conclusion coming across a bit rushed and messy (especially the mirror part? That seemed to come a bit out of the blue.)

Thanks for this wonderful resource. Sadly I can't open the PDF files - adobe can no longer read them? I used to have a copy of all of the SOW so know it was available. Any idea how to access the pdf files, please?

Whispers in the Graveyard - Theresa Breslin

Solomon is full of anger – with the teachers and his father who have failed him, with his mother who has left him, and also with himself. He cannot bear to be at school or home. His refuge is one corner of the kirkyard, where nothing flourishes except a single rowan tree. Then workmen uproot the tree and, as it dies, a terrible force comes to life.She laughs, a shrill cawing, like the rooks in the tall trees of the wood. ‘Call me superstitious if you like. I’ve already told Solomon that I’m the seventh child of a seventh child, and perhaps that makes me more sensitive to atmosphere. I don’t know. But I tell you this,’ she wraps her coat more tightly around her, ‘I don’t like this place, Professor Miller. It may be fascinating to you, but I don’t like your graveyard at all.’ According to the author, her work as a librarian exposed her to "parents asking for books about dyslexia, for names of help groups, names of special tutors etc." She attended a local meeting of the British Dyslexia Association and recognised the pain and frustration of children, their families, and educators. She determined to write a book featuring a boy, in the first person and present tense. [5] WorldCat participating libraries report holding Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Thai, and Korean-language editions. [4] Origins [ edit ] When I read it at school, I though it was a amazing book which made my heart beat. I don't want to give anything away but... There is a 12 yr old boy named Solomon who has Dyslexia (That's all I'm saying). Anyway, I thought it was a really good book which puts lots pictures to mind and leaves you on many cliff-hangers. Solomon has problems reading and writing… but he loves stories. One of his favourite places to be is an old graveyard in his home town where he looks at the monuments and carvings and make up his own stories in his head. But a new road is being built, the land is being cleared, and excavations have already started. The earth has been disturbed and Solomon senses that that something is wrong.