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In this episode we look at home life after Sam’s return and just after Conner’s had his dramatic epileptic convulsion. Each member of the family has their own personal struggles as they try to return to “normal” life after Sam’s return then followed by the convulsion. It’s not easy. To keep up to date with everything that’s going on follow our Instagram @thebook.corner_ https://www.instagram.com/thebook.corner_/?hl=en . Next episode we’ll be reading from page 176 ‘Chapter 23’ to page 209 ‘Chapter 26’.

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BACKGROUND INFO on DINGS: Dings is known to be one of the best novels about epilepsy. Dr Lance Fogan, a neurology professor, writes from a mother’s perspective who has to watch her son go through an experience of a nightmare. After being rushed to hospital due to having an epileptic convulsion, they try to uncover this mysterious problem to why he is constantly sick and failing at school. The teachers are blaming it’s because of the stress of his Dad who was away in Iraq fighting with the army, but is that really the reason? Find out with us as we read Dings!

BACKGROUND INFO on EPILEPSY: Epilepsy is a common condition where sudden bursts of electrical activity in the brain cause seizures or fits. Essentially, the brain’s electrical waves decide to go a bit wild and are soon out of control causing seizures. Seizures are when a person is out of control of their body and usually start thrashing or shaking before falling unconscious. These may be triggered by many things including tiredness, alcohol, drugs, flashing lights or just the brain misbehaving. It varies depending on the person’s brain. If someone does have a seizure then make sure you lay them down or get them outside into some fresh air. Seek medical assistance and once they’re conscious again get lots of sugar back inside of them, food and water. To find more about epilepsy visit: https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/info

We hope you enjoy reading Dings with us through these hard times, learn a bit more about epilepsy and enjoy listening to our episodes! Stay safe, stay at home, keep reading and keep listening!

In this episode something really, really good happens - Sam comes home! Sandra gets her husband back and Conner gets his Dad back! But is it really going to be as happy and lovely as Sandra pictured or will Sam struggle settling in with home life after being away for so long? To keep up to date with everything that’s going on follow our Instagram @thebook.corner_ https://www.instagram.com/thebook.corner_/?hl=en. Next episode we’ll be reading from page 141 ‘Chapter 17’ to page 176 ‘Chapter 23’.

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CONTACT: [email protected]

+44 7476 251818

BACKGROUND INFO on DINGS: Dings is known to be one of the best novels about epilepsy. Dr Lance Fogan, a neurology professor, writes from a mother’s perspective who has to watch her son go through an experience of a nightmare. After being rushed to hospital due to having an epileptic convulsion, they try to uncover this mysterious problem to why he is constantly sick and failing at school. The teachers are blaming it’s because of the stress of his Dad who was away in Iraq fighting with the army, but is that really the reason? Find out with us as we read Dings!

BACKGROUND INFO on EPILEPSY: Epilepsy is a common condition where sudden bursts of electrical activity in the brain cause seizures or fits. Essentially, the brain’s electrical waves decide to go a bit wild and are soon out of control causing seizures. Seizures are when a person is out of control of their body and usually start thrashing or shaking before falling unconscious. These may be triggered by many things including tiredness, alcohol, drugs, flashing lights or just the brain misbehaving. It varies depending on the person’s brain. If someone does have a seizure then make sure you lay them down or get them outside into some fresh air. Seek medical assistance and once they’re conscious again get lots of sugar back inside of them, food and water. To find more about epilepsy visit: https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/info

We hope you enjoy reading Dings with us through these hard times, learn a bit more about epilepsy and enjoy listening to our episodes! Stay safe, stay at home, keep reading and keep listening!

In this episode we look at Conner from a different perspective as he has a play date with his friend who accuses him of chewing whilst playing video games! Strange? We also delve further into his relationship with his Dad as they call on cyberspace, who can’t accept that something is wrong with his child! To keep up to date with everything that’s going on follow our Instagram @thebook.corner_ https://www.instagram.com/thebook.corner_/?hl=en. Next episode we’ll be reading from page 113 ‘Chapter 14’ to page 141 ‘Chapter 17’

BACKGROUND INFO on DINGS: Dings is known to be one of the best novels about epilepsy. Dr Lance Fogan, a neurology professor, writes from a mother’s perspective who has to watch her son go through an experience of a nightmare. After being rushed to hospital due to having an epileptic convulsion, they try to uncover this mysterious problem to why he is constantly sick and failing at school. The teachers are blaming it’s because of the stress of his Dad who was away in Iraq fighting with the army, but is that really the reason? Find out with us as we read Dings!

BACKGROUND INFO on EPILEPSY: Epilepsy is a common condition where sudden bursts of electrical activity in the brain cause seizures or fits. Essentially, the brain’s electrical waves decide to go a bit wild and are soon out of control causing seizures. Seizures are when a person is out of control of their body and usually start thrashing or shaking before falling unconscious. These may be triggered by many things including tiredness, alcohol, drugs, flashing lights or just the brain misbehaving. It varies depending on the person’s brain. If someone does have a seizure then make sure you lay them down or get them outside into some fresh air. Seek medical assistance and once they’re conscious again get lots of sugar back inside of them, food and water. To find more about epilepsy visit: https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/info

We hope you enjoy reading Dings with us through these hard times, learn a bit more about epilepsy and enjoy listening to our episodes! Stay safe, stay at home, keep reading and keep listening!

In this episode Conner’s Mum has a meeting with the psychologist, principal and many other people from Conner’s school, about his progress. They talk about tests. What test? What sort of test? We learn more about his Mum’s judgement and anxiety and delve further into discovering what is wrong with her previous boy? To keep up to date with everything that’s going on follow our Instagram @thebook.corner_. Next episode we’ll be reading from page 89 ‘Chapter 9’ to page 113 ‘Chapter 14’. BACKGROUND INFO on DINGS: Dings is known to be one of the best novels about epilepsy. Dr Lance Fogan, a neurology professor, writes from a mother’s perspective who has to watch her son go through an experience of a nightmare. After being rushed to hospital due to having an epileptic convulsion, they try to uncover this mysterious problem to why he is constantly sick and failing at school. The teachers are blaming it’s because of the stress of his Dad who was away in Iraq fighting with the army, but is that really the reason? Find out with us as we read Dings!

BACKGROUND INFO on EPILEPSY: Epilepsy is a common condition where sudden bursts of electrical activity in the brain cause seizures or fits. Essentially, the brain’s electrical waves decide to go a bit wild and are soon out of control causing seizures. Seizures are when a person is out of control of their body and usually start thrashing or shaking before falling unconscious. These may be triggered by many things including tiredness, alcohol, drugs, flashing lights or just the brain misbehaving. It varies depending on the person’s brain. If someone does have a seizure then make sure you lay them down or get them outside into some fresh air. Seek medical assistance and once they’re conscious again get lots of sugar back inside of them, food and water. To find more about epilepsy visit: https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/info

We hope you enjoy reading Dings with us through these hard times, learn a bit more about epilepsy and enjoy listening to our episodes! Stay safe, stay at home, keep reading and keep listening!

Hi everyone, welcome to the premiere of our March book of the month: Dings! This book is in aid of Worldwide Epilepsy Awareness Month to get people more aware about epilepsy, what it is and how to help people who have it. We hope you enjoyed last month’s book, Wonder, and maybe it’s made you think differently about life and how you treat other people. In this episode we are introduced to Conner, an 8 year old boy who is suddenly rushed to hospital after having an epileptic convulsion with blood foaming at his mouth. His parents don’t know what to do, what is happening and what is coming. It’s a journey into the unknown. To keep up to date with everything that’s going on follow our Instagram @thebook.corner_. Next episode we’ll be reading from page 61 ‘Chapter 6’ to page 89 ‘Chapter 9’. BACKGROUND INFO on DINGS: Dings is known to be one of the best novels about epilepsy. Dr Lance Fogan, a neurology professor, writes from a mother’s perspective who has to watch her son go through an experience of a nightmare. After being rushed to hospital due to having an epileptic convulsion, they try to uncover this mysterious problem to why he is constantly sick and failing at school. The teachers are blaming it’s because of the stress of his Dad who was away in Iraq fighting with the army, but is that really the reason? Find out with us as we read Dings!

BACKGROUND INFO on EPILEPSY: Epilepsy is a common condition where sudden bursts of electrical activity in the brain cause seizures or fits. Essentially, the brain’s electrical waves decide to go a bit wild and are soon out of control causing seizures. Seizures are when a person is out of control of their body and usually start thrashing or shaking before falling unconscious. These may be triggered by many things including tiredness, alcohol, drugs, flashing lights or just the brain misbehaving. It varies depending on the person’s brain. If someone does have a seizure then make sure you lay them down or get them outside into some fresh air. Seek medical assistance and once they’re conscious again get lots of sugar back inside of them, food and water. To find more about epilepsy visit: https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/info

We hope you enjoy reading Dings with us through these hard times, learn a bit more about epilepsy and enjoy listening to our episodes! Stay safe, stay at home, keep reading and keep listening!

It’s the final episode of Wonder! We read the last few pages of the novel and Auggie’s last days of his first year of middle school. We review the book and unravel how Auggie has grown in so many ways! There’s also a special 10-question quiz to test your knowledge on the book and a mark out of 10 to see whether it deserves a place in the Book Corner! Finally, we announce our book of the month for March (CLUE: in aid of Worldwide Epilepsy Awareness Month). BACKGROUND INFO on WONDER: Wonder is the critically-acclaimed novel by RJ Palacio published in February 2012 which was inspired by the author’s daughter who cried after seeing a boy with facial deformities. It’s been quoted by many people to be “a book that every person especially child should read”. The book follows Auggie, a 10-year-old who is about to start middle school who has facial deformities. His journey is of self-confidence, trust, loyalty and also finding himself. The book starts with him going on about how he isn’t ordinary and everyone else is. It ends though with him talking about how no one is ordinary and how we’re all different. Everyone can relate to this book in some way, following loads of different characters stories, each with different experiences. It’s also an easy read for people who find reading not the most exciting of things, with short chapters and with characters giving different points of view throughout the novel, this is the perfect novel to start you reading if you don’t enjoy it very much! We hope you’ve enjoyed reading Wonder with us through these hard times and enjoy listening to our episodes! Stay safe, stay at home, keep reading and keep listening!

In this penultimate episode of ‘Wonder’ we follow Auggie on the rest of his nature retreat and go through an emotional rollercoaster. There’s also a new addition to the Pullman family which gets everyone excited and happy! To keep up to date with everything that’s going on follow our Instagram @thebook.corner_. Next week we’ll be reading from page 284 ‘Ducks’ to the end of the book! Featuring a quiz, overall review and mark out of 10 to see whether it deserves a place on the coveted Book Corner! We’ll also be announcing our book of the month for March! BACKGROUND INFO on WONDER: Wonder is the critically-acclaimed novel by RJ Palacio published in February 2012 which was inspired by the author’s daughter who cried after seeing a boy with facial deformities. It’s been quoted by many people to be “a book that every person especially child should read”. The book follows Auggie, a 10-year-old who is about to start middle school who has facial deformities. His journey is of self-confidence, trust, loyalty and also finding himself. The book starts with him going on about how he isn’t ordinary and everyone else is. It ends though with him talking about how no one is ordinary and how we’re all different. Everyone can relate to this book in some way, following loads of different characters stories, each with different experiences. It’s also an easy read for people who find reading not the most exciting of things, with short chapters and with characters giving different points of view throughout the novel, this is the perfect novel to start you reading if you don’t enjoy it very much! We hope you enjoy reading Wonder with us through these hard times and enjoy listening to our episodes! Stay safe, stay at home, keep reading and keep listening!

In this episode we read in Via’s ex-best friend’s shoes and why she suddenly started rejecting Via. So far we’ve seen her as a backstabber who’s just left Via behind, but why? We then go back into Auggie’s shoes and follow him on his school residential trip, which he is terrified about? We watch Auggie take a step out of his comfort zone and another step to becoming, as he describes, “ordinary”. To keep up to date with everything that’s going on follow our Instagram @thebook.corner_. Next episode we’ll be reading from page 268 ‘Voices In The Dark’ to page 284 ‘Ducks’! BACKGROUND INFO on WONDER: Wonder is the critically-acclaimed novel by RJ Palacio published in February 2012 which was inspired by the author’s daughter who cried after seeing a boy with facial deformities. It’s been quoted by many people to be “a book that every person especially child should read”. The book follows Auggie, a 10-year-old who is about to start middle school who has facial deformities. His journey is of self-confidence, trust, loyalty and also finding himself. The book starts with him going on about how he isn’t ordinary and everyone else is. It ends though with him talking about how no one is ordinary and how we’re all different. Everyone can relate to this book in some way, following loads of different characters stories, each with different experiences. It’s also an easy read for people who find reading not the most exciting of things, with short chapters and with characters giving different points of view throughout the novel, this is the perfect novel to start you reading if you don’t enjoy it very much! We hope you enjoy reading Wonder with us through these hard times and enjoy listening to our episodes! Stay safe, stay at home, keep reading and keep listening!

In this episode we look at a new character, Justin. Going away from Auggie’s family’s story we look at Justin, Via’s loyal boyfriend who has been by her side through her tough first year of high school. To keep up to date with everything that’s going on follow our Instagram @thebook.corner_. Next episode we’ll be reading from page 235 ‘Part 7’ to 268 ‘Voices In The Dark’. BACKGROUND INFO on WONDER: Wonder is the critically-acclaimed novel by RJ Palacio published in February 2012 which was inspired by the author’s daughter who cried after seeing a boy with facial deformities. It’s been quoted by many people to be “a book that every person especially child should read”. The book follows Auggie, a 10-year-old who is about to start middle school who has facial deformities. His journey is of self-confidence, trust, loyalty and also finding himself. The book starts with him going on about how he isn’t ordinary and everyone else is. It ends though with him talking about how no one is ordinary and how we’re all different. Everyone can relate to this book in some way, following loads of different characters stories, each with different experiences. It’s also an easy read for people who find reading not the most exciting of things, with short chapters and with characters giving different points of view throughout the novel, this is the perfect novel to start you reading if you don’t enjoy it very much! We hope you enjoy reading Wonder with us through these hard times and enjoy listening to our episodes! Stay safe, stay at home, keep reading and keep listening!

In this episode we look at Jack Will’s redemption after betraying his best friend and what he does through redemption to prove his loyalty to Auggie and true friends. To keep up to date with everything that’s going on follow our Instagram @thebook.corner_. Next episode we’ll be reading from page 186 ‘Part 5’ to page 249 ‘Part 8’. BACKGROUND INFO on WONDER: Wonder is the critically-acclaimed novel by RJ Palacio published in February 2012 which was inspired by the author’s daughter who cried after seeing a boy with facial deformities. It’s been quoted by many people to be “a book that every person especially child should read”. The book follows Auggie, a 10-year-old who is about to start middle school who has facial deformities. His journey is of self-confidence, trust, loyalty and also finding himself. The book starts with him going on about how he isn’t ordinary and everyone else is. It ends though with him talking about how no one is ordinary and how we’re all different. Everyone can relate to this book in some way, following loads of different characters stories, each with different experiences. It’s also an easy read for people who find reading not the most exciting of things, with short chapters and with characters giving different points of view throughout the novel, this is the perfect novel to start you reading if you don’t enjoy it very much! We hope you enjoy reading Wonder with us through these hard times and enjoy listening to our episodes! Stay safe, stay at home, keep reading and keep listening!