{"id":7471,"date":"2024-05-30T07:30:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T07:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cramlingtonlv.co.uk\/?p=7471"},"modified":"2024-05-30T07:30:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T07:30:48","slug":"tia-fisher-meets-y8-and-9-students-to-discuss-new-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cramlingtonlv.co.uk\/?p=7471","title":{"rendered":"Tia Fisher meets Y8 and 9 students to discuss new book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cramlingtonlv.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Tia-Fisher.jpg\" alt=\"Tia Fisher talking about her book\" width=\"320\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cramlingtonlv.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Tia-Fisher.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.cramlingtonlv.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Tia-Fisher-300x272.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>Students in y8 and y9 rounded off an excellent half-term of reading with a visit from the author, Tia Fisher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tia\u2019s empathy-building debut novel, Crossing the Line, is based on the true story of Erik who, after the death of his dad, and with his mum struggling to cope, starts to get into trouble at school. \u00a0 When Erik falls in with a new crowd who promise him easy money, he quickly finds himself caught up in a world of drug dealing, gangs and violence that he just can\u2019t escape.\u00a0 Written in verse and shape poems, Crossing the Line discusses tough issues around county lines in a relatable way.\u00a0 It helps the reader to see the world through Erik\u2019s eyes so we understand his decisions better and explores how to ask for help when you need it.\u00a0 Students were full of excellent questions for Tia about how she came to be a writer and about her next book.\u00a0 Congratulations to Jack in y8 who won a signed copy of Crossing the Line for his question.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tia is currently shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Award for the very best writing for young people so we were especially lucky to be able to host this visit.\u00a0 Thank you to <strong>T<\/strong><\/span><b>he Bound <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bookshop in Whitley Bay for providing copies of the book for our students. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students in y8 and y9 rounded off an excellent half-term of reading with a visit from the author, Tia Fisher. 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