![]() He cries every night until Addie takes him into her bed to comfort him. That summer, Jamie, Addie’s grandson, stays with her in the house. One day, Gene drops his son off at Addie’s house asking that she look after the boy because Gene’s wife left him. It put Addie in the middle of their resentment. ![]() Louis’s affair causes him to be brutally hard on himself, while Connie’s death ruined Gene, Addie’s son, and Carl’s relationship. These events affect the way that each character behaves with the other and how each thinks about their own self. A car hit her, and Connie died in the hospital a few hours later. Addie then recounts the story of her daughter, Connie, who, while playing with her brother in the yard, ran out into the street. After ruining Tamara’s marriage, he returned to his family. After relating the parts of their lives that are common knowledge, they begin to delve into the deeper, more painful memories that they have.įor instance, Louis tells Addie about his affair with a fellow school teacher named Tamara and how he left Diane and his young daughter to live with Tamara and her daughter. Addie tells Louis about her eventually cold relationship with her husband, Carl, who died in church one Sunday morning. Louis tells Addie how his wife, Diane, lost the will to live as she wasted away from terminal cancer. Despite their words, the two continue because they believe they have finally found some light after the death of their spouses.Įach night, Louis and Addie recount parts of their past to each other and become closer for it. Their arrangement immediately comes under fire from the other elderly folks. This incredible, detailed learning grid was created by BAY3 student Jenny Whelan, and touches upon opportunities to link THE BUILDING BOY to Drama, English, Maths, Science, Art &DT, Geography, PE and Music.Kent Haruf’s novel, Our Souls at Night, tells the tale of the unlikely love found when Addie Moore proposes that her neighbor, Louis Waters, sleeps in the same bed as her because the nights are lonely. How would you like a free signed and personalised bookplate to stick inside your own book? Write an Amazon review of one of my books and I’ll send you one with a message of your choice!ĬHRISTMAS DINNER OF SOULS: SCHOOL RESOURCESĪ collection of lesson plans and resources for a CHRISTMAS DINNER OF SOULS English topic, each one focusing on a different chapter, and eventually leading to a “Write Your Own Tale” extension project! ![]() This amazing planning guide was created by BAY3 student Lauren Green, linking SPACE TORTOISE to a variety of different subjects. Great resources to help link ROCK BOTTOM with Shakespeare and A Midsummer Night’s Dream in class, plus book review sheets and games!ĪMAZING lesson plans and author masterclass videos from the wonderful team at Authorfy. Great resources to help link TRIPWRECKED! with Shakespeare and The Tempest in class, plus book review sheets and games! Great resources to help link HURLY BURLY with Shakespeare and Macbeth in class, plus book review sheets and games! Great resources to help link FORTUNE’S FOOLS with Shakespeare and Romeo & Juliet in class, plus book review sheets and games!Ī series of class discussion prompts to accompany THE CHIME SEEKERS. Includes: Chapter summaries, whole novel tasks, comprehension questions!ĭraw your favourite animal in space to win a free copy of SPACE TORTOISE and a delightful tortoise cuddly toy! (Rocket not included, sorry) Made by Rebecca Kilby of Fulwood Academy! Includes: Wordsearch, Colouring-in Page, Draw Your Own Constellation, Write Your Own Tale, “I Read PERIJEE & ME” Book Review Poster, Draw Your Own Perijee and Make A Map Of Middle Island! Includes: Wordsearch, Colouring-in Page, Design Your Own Guest, Write Your Own Tale, “I Survived CHRISTMAS DINNER OF SOULS!” Book Review Poster, and Make Your Own Badvent Calendar!Ĭheck out my YouTube channel for videos of me reading spine-chilling extracts of the book! Visit my channel for videos of extracts, animations, interviews and more! Posters and worksheets for THE MIDNIGHT GUARDIANS, including a display cut-out standee! All illustrations by David Dean. MIDNIGHT GUARDIANS POSTER & ACTIVITY PACK Posters and fun worksheets for TEN DELICIOUS TEACHERS! All illustrations by Sarah Warburton. ONLINE WRITING COURSE: HOW TO WRITE COMPELLING ADVENTURE STORIESĮver wanted to write your own children’s adventure book? In my online Domestika course, you can learn how to piece together a synopsis, from first seeds to final submission! Completed in your own time and with a great online community.Ī class pack developed by CLPE to follow a class reading of THE CHIME SEEKERS. A series of class discussion questions to accompany SPELLSTONE.Ī series of class discussion questions to accompany THE MIDNIGHT GUARDIANS.
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