Hounslow Teen Read Launch Trip to Brentford School for Girls to meet author Bex Hogan

Being selected to be part of the Teen Read launch at Brentford School for Girls was a brilliant way for us to learn about different origins of fairytales. I genuinely enjoyed listening to [author] Bex Hogan as she spoke about her book set including Nettle, Owl King and Rowan. She spoke about her love for gory stories as a child and how they influenced the way that she writes her books today. This was a great way to start the Teen Read event and can't wait to begin reading the chosen books! Thank you to Miss Bryan for organising the event and giving me the chance for this amazing opportunity! SG 8Y

The trip was an excellent way for us to understand how the Teen Read club worked and a one-of-a-kind experience meeting the winning author from last year, Bex Hogan. Hogan spoke to us about the development of fairytales overtime and shared her experience and thoughts on the development behind her stories, which could inspire future writers.  MC 9G

The trip was an amazing way for us to see how Bex Hogan [author] was inspired to write her books and a one-of-kind chance to meet her. This trip helped me understand better what the Teen Read is really about. We also got the opportunity to ask her questions about what inspired her. SH 9G

Going to the Teen Read introduction was extremely fun. It was fun meeting the author, Bex Hogan, and seeing the books we were going to read. I managed to get a signed book, and we learnt about different versions of Cinderella. The trip with Miss Bryan and Sam was exciting and the School was very welcoming. The author shared her experiences reading fairy tales and showed how before they were very dark. The three books that we talked about were Nettle, Owl King and Roman. We learnt a lot about how inspiration comes from nearby and that writing books is a way you can express another world from within. MP 8Y

I really enjoyed the trip to Brentford School for Girls. I really liked the part where the actual author came and talked us through her journey of being a writer and the different types of books she wrote and showed us. I’m really thankful for this opportunity. AF 8Y

I was amazed by today's experience as I really loved the blurb for Nettle. It was a memorable time and I really enjoyed the short descriptions of the further books that we are going to read. Thank you Miss Bryan! JK 8P

The Hounslow Teen Read trip to Brentford School for Girls was a really enjoyable experience. We were given an amazing opportunity to listen to the author talk about her life from being a child to an author. I am grateful to be able to get the chance to be part of such a special group. SK 8G

I have had such an amazing experience of meeting Bex Hogan [author]. Meeting her was such an enlightening experience. I enjoyed being able to interact with the other schools, seeing their views of what they thought of the books. LB 8B

Today we went to the launch of The Hounslow Teen Read and it was so much fun. We met the author, Bex Hogan, and we saw some of the original fairytales that inspired her new book series, including Nettle, Owl King and finally Ronan, which is her latest book that she has released. We were lucky enough to have the chance to buy two of her books that she could sign for us. We got to meet many other students that will be participating in the Hounslow Teen Read. Overall, today was really fun and I enjoyed it immensely. Thank you to Miss Bryan for organising it and Sam for driving us. ABPB

When we went to the Teen Read meeting, I was surprised by how much detail the books were explained in. It really helped me understand better what Teen Read is about. Also, when the author asked if we had any questions, it was nice getting to talk to her one-on-one. HS 9G

I really enjoyed this trip to Branford School for Girls. I liked the part where we got introduced to the 6 books we are going to read. Furthermore, I also liked when Bex Hogan [the author] talked about her journey and how the very famous fairytales originated from and their retelling. TK 8P

In my opinion, today was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed the day. The author was so nice. I am really glad I got to experience this. Overall, I loved this trip, but I would say we should have a bit more time to interact with the author, like getting to ask her more questions. MK 8G