Book Club

From teacher of English, Ms Wilson: “A group of Year 10 students recently visited Manchester High School for Girls to participate in a joint book club. We discussed ‘The Poet X’ by Elizabeth Acevedo which is a verse novel tackling issues of race, religion and family relationships. The protagonist, Xiomara, expresses herself through slam poetry whilst navigating the challenges of being a young woman finding her place in the world. Our students found the book very relatable and we highly recommend reading it!”

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