My Summer of the Lions

With a dead mother and a father who seems too preoccupied with his own grief to care what his son gets up to, the only friends Martin can talk to are a couple of old zoo lions. But they can’t help him when his life of petty crime starts to spiral out of control.

What Nitty Gritty brings to your classroom:
High interest, rich texts with themes relevant and of interest to young adolescents
Stimulating and engaging discussion prompts, and activities focusing on key critical literacy areas including author purpose, power of language, characterisation, bias, point of view and more.
Cutting-edge design and text layout to engage young adult readers
Text written by a range of local and international authors including Diana Noonan, Jillian Sullivan, William Taylor, Stu Duval, Tina Shaw, John Lockyer, Glynne MacLean and more
a range of genres: mystery, adventure, historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy and contemporary fiction
Different social and cultural perspectives, strong themes and messages to spark discussion. and encourage the questioning, challenging and deconstructing of texts
Gatefold back covers with critical literacy discussion prompts for literature circles.