Student Feedback

My experience throughout this whole Teen Read journey has been absolutely amazing! I had the opportunity to meet many other children from different schools. We got together as a group to share our love and ambition for reading. I would definitely love to experience this again!   

Ikram Abdullahi [9R]

The trip was an interesting experience for me to witness. We learnt about the power of reading, and met an author called Savita Kalhan who informed us about the interesting books she has written over the years, some being ‘The Long Weekend’ ‘That Asian Kid’ and ‘The Girl With The Broken Mirror’, all of which had morals such as empathy.

Warda Abdi Mohamed [9R]

This trip was enjoyable because I socialised and met many new people. I liked the author Savita Kalhas. She told us about her journey towards writing books and about her experiences. I also got a signed version of one of her books, and the people from other schools were really kind and nice.

Vitalina Matkivska [9G]

Today we went on an adventure to Isleworth and Syon School where we had a great time with the author of the book ‘The Long Weekend’ Savita Kalhan who gave us an abundance of confidence with her intense inspirational journey from being a poor girl to a billionaire and ideas and knowledge alongside the utter ambition towards reading and literature.

Gurnoor Dawan [9G]

Today we went to Isleworth and Syon School to meet the author Savita Kalhan. She's written three books in total called The Long Weekend, That Asian Kid and The Girl In The Broken Mirror. She talked to us about her journey and how she started writing her stories. She personally put her own experiences in each of her books and the first one she wrote [The Long Weekend] is about two boys, Sam and Lloyd, who were taken by a stranger. It makes us aware of stranger danger. We also were allowed to ask questions and purchase one of her books to read. It was really fun and I enjoyed it a lot.

Alana Youssef 90

Today was really enjoyable. We arrived at Isleworth and Syon School, where we were greeted by a nice receptionist who told us to go into the hall. We talked to other students and learnt a little about them and their school. The author told us about her life and what inspired her to write her books. Overall, I strongly recommend her books and we had a lovely time.

Lily Turner [9W]