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June Reading List: Sensational superhero stories

June 1, 2021June 1, 2021Oxford Primary

From real-life lifesavers to ordinary kids with extraordinary powers, this month we’re asking you to don your capes and take to the skies with our selection of superhero stories. We’ve called into action superheroes of all shapes and sizes to come to the rescue and capture the imaginations of even the most reluctant readers.    A […]

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Are you telekinetic? Do Ali Sparkes’ fun quiz and find out!

June 25, 2013May 25, 2017Oxford Childrens

CAN YOU MOVE THINGS AROUND JUST WITH YOUR MIND? DO ALI SPARKES’ FUN QUIZ AND FIND OUT… A NEW telekinetic is in town! The thrilling adventures of Tyrone Lewis are out now in Ali Sparkes ’ new summer must read, Out of this World . Shapeshifter fans will have met Tyrone in the last two books of the Shapeshifter series , when he shows up […]

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Fact and fantasy: Ali Sparkes and Unleashed

April 11, 2013May 25, 2017Oxford Childrens

My stories are a bit like a fairy with bunions. They are fantasy but they have their feet in the real world. What I really love is making startling, spooky or paranormal things happen in the ‘real’ world that we all know and recognize. When I started out with Dax Jones in the very first […]

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The problem with superpowers . . .

January 11, 2013May 25, 2017Oxford Childrens 1 Comment

What would your perfect superpower be? Ali Sparkes shares hers . . . Fly? Be invisible? Able to spit acid? Or control other people’s bowel movements..? I get asked a lot about the superpower I would choose if I could have one, so I’ve given it a lot of thought. Most people fancy flying or […]

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