Bec Kavanagh is a talented lady. Writer, reviewer and director of A Thousand Words literature festival for young people, Bec is our young adult literature specialist here at Booked Out. She’s recently written teachers’ notes on No Safe Place by Deborah Ellis for Allen & Unwin, as well as articles on how to encourage young people to read for the Penguin website.

Teachers’ notes on No Safe Place here.

Penguin articles on kids and reading here.

More information on A Thousand Words festival here.