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The Highland Falcon Thief (Adventures on Trains, 1)

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The judging criteria call for the selection to be from a “wide and inclusive range” of publishers and for books which “recognise a broad range of perspectives, experiences and voices” and this is reflected in all four categories with themes of diversity, inclusion, empathy, inspirationand own voices all represented amongst books which have provedso effective in engaging readers. A high-speed train journey worth catching . . .The best yet' – The Times on Murder on the Safari Star Big Ideas for Young Thinkerswritten by Jamia Wilson, illustrated by AndreaPippins (Wide Eyed Editions)

My favourite character is probably Lenny because she is daring and ready to do anything! She leaves you hanging onto her every word for that last bit of information which will solve the puzzle of the Highland Falcon’s thief. She’s quite mysterious at the start but then at the end she’s an inspirational problem solver, when the Hal rescues her from the luggage cage. Este spre sfârșitul vacanței de vară, mama lui Harrison (Hall) urmează să nască, așa că părinții decid ca el să-și petreacă petreacă puțin timp cu unchiul lui, spre dezamagirea lui. A high-speed train journey worth catching . . .The best yet’ – The Times on Murder on the Safari Star

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The 3-6+ category has been won by Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola’s debut title Look Up!(Puffin).This was praised by judges for its ambitious, intelligent and inspiring female lead and as a story which sparked recognition for its relatable message and prompted intense discussion amongst the children who selected it to be read on a daily basis in classrooms. The judges also wished to Highly Commend Tibble and Grandpaby Wendy Meddour and Daniel Egnéus (Oxford) to reflect how moved children and adults were by thistouching intergenerational tale of loss and resilience. UKLA is a registered charity, which has as its sole object the advancement of education in literacy. UKLA is committed to promoting good practice nationally and internationally in literacy and language teaching and research. The Association was founded in 1963 as the United Kingdom Reading Association. In 2003 it changed its name to the United Kingdom Literacy Association, to reflect more accurately its wider range of focus and interest. Join Hal and Uncle Nat on the next stops in this thrilling series, Kidnap on the California Comet, Murder on the Safari Star and Danger at Dead Man’s Pass.

I looked forward to getting to the illustrations, so I could see exactly what Hal was seeing. It was especially fun when he was drawing the other passengers. I felt like you could glean a better impression of their character through that. The two become secret friends and when jewelry begins being stolen from passengers on the train, they make an adorable detective duo, as they investigate the crimes. I really enjoyed the set up for the plot and the setting. I also really liked our main characters; Uncle Nat, Hal and Lenny all felt like real people though I'd say the secondary ones felt more like card board cut outs. I finished the book thinking, if I ever wondered if you could take a Watson/Hastings character and successfully blend them with a Mary Sue/Damsel in Distress trope now I know you can. Not that I'd ever wondered that. Or wanted that. I feel like the useless "partner" who just follows the detective around for narration purposes is a trope we've long outgrown and I'm confused why it was put into this book. What was Lenny's purpose? Train things? The story either needed Lenny to be a more involved detective (which would have matched her personality better) or leave her out.Overall, this book was an absolute joy to read. The setting of the train was perfection and I loved the varied cast of interesting characters. There are many high profile and super wealthy persons in this train and the women wears expensive jwellery. And one by one the jwellery starts disappearing. The fact that these shortlists are judged by class teachers and can be heartily recommended to their peersmakes them particularly useful as co-sponsor Deborah McLaren, Director of Lovereading4kids said: “What a beautiful selection of winning books! Some of our absolute faves of the year; the UKLA committees and teacher judges have done a wonderful job of curating a stunning selection of quality texts and great reads to engage every age range. LoveReading4Kids and LoveReading4Schools are delighted to again partner with the UKLA to help encourage reading for pleasure and engender a lifelong love of reading in children”. The 2021 UKLA Awards, the only national awards judged by class teachers, will always be remembered as the year when the entire judging process had to be conducted online, with the judging panel only meeting and discussing the titles virtually. Yet despite this the impassioned discussions demonstrated yet again the impact that quality texts can have upon the teacher judges and the students in their classes. Hal has been sent to stay with his uncle Nat while his mum has a baby. Uncle Nat is a travel journalist who specialises in train journeys, and he's taking Hal on an extra special trip - the final royal tour of the beautiful Highland Falcon steam train. Onboard are all of high society, and a jewelry thief. Can Hal and his new stowaway friend catch the thief?

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