Funfear
Funfear by Judy Waite, published by WORDTAMER Press in September 2011, is a juvenile fiction novel that spans 276 pages. This time-slip adventure mystery is aimed at KS2/KS3 readers and begins in a contemporary town affected by recession, where a young boy named Max faces challenges in fitting in at his new school. As he navigates his struggles, he begins to experience a strange dream world set in the 1950s, complicating his quest for acceptance.
Readers will find that the narrative not only engages with themes of action and adventure but also addresses important social issues such as bullying and animal welfare. The book is designed to align with National Curriculum specifications, fostering the development of reading and literacy skills. Additionally, it includes creative writing exercises and links to an interactive website, providing further resources for both teachers and students. This edition serves as a comprehensive tool for exploring these topics in an educational context.
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A time-slip adventure mystery pitched at KS2/KS3 readers and linking with an interactive website ‘wordtamer.co.uk’, this novel begins in a contemporary recession-hit town where a young boy, Max, is struggling to be accepted at a new school – only when he begins to ‘slip away’ to a strange 1950’s dream world his street-cred gets worse, not better. Written by an established award winning children’s author, the novel taps into National Curriculum specifications and offers not only the development of reading and literacy skills, but also taps into Citizenship and social debates around bullying and animal welfare. The novel has been extensively trialled in schools and is also supported by the popular ICT creative writing resource ‘wordtamer.co.uk’. Additionally, the book itself includes further teacher/pupil resources in the form of creative writing exercises.
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