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      The purpose of this Literature section of this website is to provide some guidance through the wealth of available materials and support, to provide a platform for sharing ideas and experiences and to explore some areas that are at the cutting edge of what is, for many teachers, the most powerful instrument in their school bag: literature as a tool for language learning.

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        Strap Box Flyer

        Giffen is an unpleasant man who is always on the lookout for ways to trick money out of 'suckers' and his amazing glue seems to be the perfect way to do this. Until he come across Flinty, that is.

        Strap Box Flyer is from the pen of one of Australia's most popular writers for children, Paul Jennings.  This kit was assembled - without using any glue - by teachers from India, Portugal and Turkey on a NILE (Norwich Institute of Language Education) summer course.

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        Carapace

        A young Sri Lankan woman needs some advice. Her mother wants her to marry a rich man that she has never met, but what does her boyfriend think?

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        Billy Elliot

        ‘Billy Elliot’ is the story of a boy from a coal mining family who decides to be a ballet dancer.

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        The Mystery of the Stolen FA Cup Medal

        David loves football, but his mum can’t afford to take him to see his beloved United play. One day he sees something over the garden fence that doesn’t look right. What should he do?

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        Pink Bow Tie

        A fourteen year old finds himself in trouble with the school Principal – again. This time, however, he has a genuine excuse, but is he likely to be believed?

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        Orange Juice

        Children’s laureate Michael Rosen has a way of presenting vexing questions in verse.

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        Journey to Jo'burg

        The background of the story is South Africa during the apartheid years. Two young children are travelling alone to Jo’burg to try to find their mother who is needed back in the family village.

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        Whose Face Do You See?

        There are two voices in this story, set around a coma patient's bed in a hospital. One is perplexed and the other is full of concern.