Read What You Love - Holly Smale

"I was autistic but I didn't even know it" - autistic authors are more special than you realise they are!
In this month's episode of the Social Wave Project, I interview Holly Smale, author of the Geek Girl and Valentines book series. In the interview, Holly discuss about her recent autism diagnosis, why children, and teenagers have struggled reading in school and during the pandemic; and her careers as a model and published author.
This episode is filmed as part of two summer series for the UK's Reading Agency event called the Summer Reading Challenge. The Summer Reading Challenge focuses on children under 11 years to encourage them to read during the school summer holidays. They centre on a variety of themes - this year being Wild World Heroes.
If you or your child like to participate, ask your library for more information or visit: summerreadingc...
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[@felicity1877]

@Kudos for Holly Smale!
You're my favorite author, as Geek Girl is the only series I loved all installments. Thanks for my geeky literature friend Harriet Manners! Thanks for feeling hugged, normal and accepted, whenever I need it, thanks for Wilbur (not -liam), for team JINTH (+R), for Nat and Tobey, for Nick Hikada, for my imaginary travel about six continents; thank you for all the (actually not really necessary) facts, for the stars and the planets, for butterflies and rainbows, and for Lydia, Fee, Keira and Soph (will they ever get a spin-off-series???), thank you so much for having the confidence to share your story, with love from someone who had to read books 5-6 in English because in Germany, they stopped publishing the series, after book 4 ( ): ), with love from a ginger geek who could relate very much to Harriet and you, dear Holly Smale. And thank you for this interview and sharing all these thoughts, Sez Francis.

[@kaylio1]

I love the Geek Girl books!

[@thealextrifier]

I don’t read like anything anymore. Except when it’s online I suppose. You’re so pretty though sis. Thanks for the video ❤️❤️

[@SezFrancis1]

Aww thanks, brother; sorry I replied so late but I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@thealextrifier]

@@SezFrancis1 no worries sis. ❤️

[@PositiveWorld23]

😀😀