Boys Archives

July 2, 2012February 15, 2015

Boys and reading

A report out today, quoted by the BBC, underlines the difficulties boys have with reading. It notes however: “…there is evidence that the literacy gender gap has been around for some time, with girls outperforming boys for perhaps as long as 60 years.… Read more

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New release: Colourful People

Openly dressed as a girl, Peter has been accepted as a member of the Lost Girls, but that tacit arrangement might have to change as a trio of boisterous transgender youth seek refuge amongst them. Cohabitation is daunting, but despite serious divergences, the two groups unite to counter a common enemy.

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Recent release: Bursting with Life!

Young Vint is bursting with life. So much so the world around him ripples with energy. His parents and carers have convinced him he’s mad, repression being their sole remedy. He becomes a willing prisoner of a grey world, stripped of friends, colour, movement and music… Only when he escapes with Tara does he realise his so-called madness may be a gift. All would be well, were it not for his carers who seek to get him back and exploit his abilities.
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