When the World Was Ours by Liz Kessler Extracts and notes for KS3 & KS4 Suitable for ages 12+ A powerful and heart-breaking novel about three childhood friends living during the Second World War whose fates are closely intertwined, even when their lives take very different courses. Three friends. Two sides. One memory. Vienna. 1936. Three young friends – Leo, Elsa and Max – spend a perfect day together, unaware that around them Europe is descending into a growing darkness, and that events soon mean that they will be cruelly ripped apart from each other. With their lives taking them across Europe – to Germany, England, Prague and Poland – will they ever find their way back to each other? Will they want to? Inspired by a true story, WHEN THE WORLD WAS OURS is an extraordinary novel that is as powerful as it is heartbreaking, and shows how the bonds of love, family and friendship allow glimmers of hope to flourish, even in the most hopeless of times. A Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week, this is the perfect story for readers of Private Peaceful, The Book Thief and Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl.

‘The Burning’ is the compelling YA debut from Laura Bates, founder of the ‘Everyday Sexism Project’ and bestselling author of ‘Girl Up’. Anna thinks that there’s nothing to trace her back to her old life, until the whispers start up again. As time begins to run out on her secrets, Anna finds herself irresistibly drawn to the tale of Maggie, a local girl accused of witchcraft centuries earlier. A girl whose story has terrifying parallels to Anna’s own… Suitable for: KS3&4 – English, History, PSHE Topics covered: Witch hunts, social media, bullying, sexting, friendship, & health and relationships Included in the resource: Pre-reading activities, during reading activities, post-reading activity Character, setting and language exercises Research questions and beyond the book activities Chapter breakdown and questions

Extracts and notes for Key Stage 3 & 4 teachers based around Scars Like Wings by Erin Stewart. Suitable for: Ages 12+ Includes: Extracts from the text + corresponding discussion questions and activities Themes: Accepting People, Breaking Down Barriers, Friendship, Inner Strength Resources created by Shapes for Schools and Simon & Schuster.

RESOURCE PACK FOR KS2 / AGES 8+ Suitable for home learning or in the classroom Explore Themes of : Identity Family Home Friendship Celebrating Difference Being Kind Subject Checklist : Literacy PSHE Citizenship Art, Design & Technology

Suitable for: Ages 8+ Explore themes of: Zanzibar, Home, Travel, Eco-friendliness, Wellbeing, Trees, Community, Local History Subject Checklist: Literacy, Science, Geography, History, Art, Design & Technology, PSHE, Citizenship Activities including map marking, travel brochure making, tree research, rainforest and coral reef protection, community actions. Resources created by Shapes For Schools for Simon & Schuster Children’s Books. Includes extracts from A Girl Called Joy by Jenny Valentine, illustrations by Claire Lefevre.