Leave Taking
Winsome Pinnock
Enid came to London from Jamaica and has worked hard to give her two daughters an English life. Now the rebellious Del is staying out late, clever Viv is studying for exams, and a worried Enid takes them both to see Mai, an Obeah woman, hoping she can help.
- Length
- About 20,000 words
- To read it
- About 14 days
- Stage
- GCSE
Reading time at 1,500 words a day, the pace we start from until we know your child’s own.
Where it is taught
Why Leave Taking is on the list
- Year 10, Stretch. A step up in length or difficulty, for a confident reader. AQA GCSE modern text.
- Year 11, Stretch. A step up in length or difficulty, for a confident reader. AQA GCSE modern text.
Reading it here
What your child does with it
- 1
Choose it and set a finish date
You get a suggested target from the length of the book and your child's reading pace.
- 2
Check in along the way
A longer book has short check-ins every week or two, so it keeps moving and nothing is forgotten.
- 3
Answer two questions
When they finish: a review of the book, and a deeper question about how it works.
- 4
Get it marked, and redraft
Every answer is marked against the rubric for their year, with a reason for every score.