Billericay School – SpeakUp!

Hello! Just a quick message to say that Ward & Walter will return with two new podcasts very soon, featuring the works of J.K. Rowling, Anne Frank, Lynda La Plante, Gillian Cross and many more! Plus, some more videos including Mr Howells, some lovely English teachers and Mrs Smith.

The Perks of being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Dear Friend, I’ve met the most wonderful chap he’s funny, slightly blunt at times and as cute as a button unfortunately he’s fictional.  Charlie is a young teenage boy and main character in Stephen Chobsky’s novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” who finds comfort in [...]

Girl from Mars by Julie Cohen   Girl from Mars is what I would call a pick-me-up book from the Little Black Dress group. It follows a young woman called Philomena Desdemona Brown, who is the animation artist for the popular comic, Girl from Mars. Her 3 best friends are all male and romance has [...]

Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella Sophie Kinsella is renowned for her creation of Rebecca Bloomwood in the Shopaholic series, so seeing her newest novel, Twenties Girl, was a pleasant surprise for me. In brief it is about a twenty-something woman named Lara Lington who is forced to go to her great-aunt Sadie’s funeral, who she [...]

Barnaby Walter on why this is Book of the Week The Hollow is a nice cosy whodunit, perfect for a quiet night in during the autumn. I was first introduced to this wonderful novel by Agatha Christie by the 2004 film adaptation, or television adaptation one should say, since it was adapted by Granada Television [...]

Barnaby Walter on why this is Book of the Week: Hero is a thrilling superhero adventure told with a stab of knowing humour. It’s about a teenage boy called Thom Creed, the son of one of the world’s greatest superheroes. But Thom’s dad is no longer a practicing superhero – he’s retired from that world [...]

Hello I am Barnaby Walter, a former student of The Billericay School, and now honorary Film Critic and arts contributor to the Speak Up website. As of October, I will be doing a degree in English Literature & Film Studies at The University of Southampton, whilst Charlotte Ward, my fellow honorary contributor, will be starting [...]

Hello I am Barnaby Walter, a former student of The Billericay School, and now honorary Film Critic and arts contributor to the Speak Up website. As of October, I will be doing a degree in English Literature & Film Studies at The University of Southampton, whilst Charlotte Ward, my fellow honorary contributor, will be starting [...]