I’ve decided to start sharing some of my experiences in this field, as there is much advice that I think that I would have benefited from before I started, and the …read more

Here are the first nominations sent in for books to be put in our ‘African Top 50’ collection. The girls at the African Science Academy in Tema are completing a …read more

During October half-term, pupils on our online course introducing pupils to key themes in international development were challenged to write a 500-word blog post with a choice of titles. The first …read more

A task completed in a community service session with girls at ASA on 31st October The concept of Reading Spots is very fluid. As a charity we basically aim to …read more

This story was written with Joseph Edward Addae (known as”Prof”). Prof is an 11 year old who lives in Abofour in the Ashanti region of Ghana. He loves learning and creating as much …read more

October 2017  Adult (African): The River Between by Thiong’o “The River Between” by Thiong’o – Book Review Non-Fiction (African): Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers by Appiah http://eduspots.org/should-we-strive-to-be-appiahs-cosmopolitans-a-review-of-cosmopolitanism-ethics-in-a-world-of-strangers/ Junior High Fiction (African): …read more

These are the books of the month for September 2017. If you have a suggested book for future months, do email the title and a short review to contact@readingspots.org   Adult (African): …read more

The ideas here are all thanks to the readers in the Abofour Book Club, initially established by Gloria Addae, and now led by Mr Cofie. I hope that we can …read more

These are suggestions of questions to ask pupils from Primary 3 – Junior High School 3 to ensure that children are thinking when they are reading books.  These questions encourage …read more

This book is set in post-independent Zimbabwe within the setting of a predominately ‘white’ boarding school. Readers should be aware that it is not suitable for younger readers; it is …read more

“Wonder” by Palacio: My Next Chapter after the “Bleeding Scream” Moment The Abofour Readers’ Club were given a challenge of writing the next chapter after the ‘Bleeding Scream’ in Auggie’s voice, …read more

Reading Spots African Fiction Top 50 As part of our focus on highlighting the need for the provision of African fiction within the Reading Spots libraries, and in Ghana and …read more

This simple twi guide has been written with thanks to Alex Boakye Antwi and Joseph Edward Addae – two Junior High School students from Abofour, Ashanti Region!  We can see …read more

The River Between is incredibly compelling – I completed it within a few hours whilst waiting for a ferry to cross the Volta River in Ghana, which somehow seemed appropriate …read more

Edward has been the librarian in the Akumadan from December 2016-August 2017 when he departed to study Economics at university in Kumasi. I first met him when he was in …read more

In spite of my tendency to be extremely critical of everything with respect to our project, being in Ghana has certainly cemented a strong belief that the Reading Spots model, …read more

In spite of my tendency to be quite critical of everything with respect to our project, being in Ghana has certainly cemented a strong belief that the Reading Spots model, …read more

On Wednesday morning, 1000s of books were delivered by pupils and parents from across the Brighton College and Brighton College Pre-Prep community, enabling us to fill 60 boxes which are …read more

Two of our libraries are completed, but are yet to contain any books. Therefore, given the success of last year’s book drive, we have decided to once again launch a …read more

‘Quietly, unobtrusively, and extremely fitfully, something in my mind began to assert itself, to question things and refuse to be brainwashed, bringing me to this time when I can set …read more

For the first time, Reading Spots is bringing pupils together from the UK and across Africa, to discuss key issues relating to international development and social justice. Starting tomorrow, over 70 …read more