Mrs Gidden's cool readers club - Zach

Priory’s Head of English, Mrs Gidden, has been really impressed with many of our multi-talented pupils and wanted to highlight their love of reading while excelling at other pursuits.

This week we interviewed Year 8 pupil, Zach.

Zach is currently engrossed in Young Sherlock Holmes: Death Cloud by Andrew Lane.

“I am not that far into it, it’s obviously about a young Sherlock Holmes and he has just gone to school.

“He has found out his mum is ill and his brother is at work and he goes to live with his rich aunty and uncle who are also very strict. He had never met them before that.

“He gets bored and someone is watching him in his room and I think he is about to go and solve mysteries but I don’t know yet!”

Zach admits he is a keen reader. “I do play on my X-Box and things like that but, once I have done my homework, I find myself picking up a book.

“My favourite books are the Harry Potter series so I guess my favourite author is JK Rowling.

“I like mystery novels, I like the Sinclair’s Mystery novels by Katherine Woodfine which include The Mystery of the Painted Dragon and The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth.”

Zach’s favourite subject is history and out of school he plays football for Penwortham St Theresa’s football club as a defender.

“I support Manchester City but I am a Preston North End season ticket holder because it’s cheaper!”