Scarlet Ibis

Scarlet Ibis by Gill Lewis

This book is in the shortlist for 7-11 year olds.  Emily (year 6) came home from school with it at the same time as I began reading it for the UKLA book awards.  It has been lovely to be able to discuss it with her.  We both thouroughly enjoyed it.
It tells the story of Scarlet and Red who live with their mum.  However, their mum is not well and when a fire starts in their flat they are both taken into care.  For Scarlet and Red this is made worse by the fact that the social worker separates them.
Gill Lewis tells the story from Scarlet's point of view.  It is very easy to feel the frustration that Scarlet is feeeling when no one is listening to her as the adults make the decisions.

It is a great book that I am looking forward to sharing with my class.