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title: "Reading Well for Teens author visit"
url: "https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/news/2025-05-23-reading-well-for-teens-author-visit"
school: "Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School"
---

# Reading Well for Teens author visit

  ![Image of Reading Well for Teens author visit](https://files.schudio.com/mountcarmelhigh/images/news/IMG_8141.JPG)  23 May 2025

**Mount Carmel welcomed back author and spoken artist Nathan Parker as part of a funded scheme with Lancashire libraries and The Reading Agency.**

**Aimed at 13 – 18-year-olds, 'Reading Well for Teens' provides recommended reading and digital resources to help teenagers understand feelings and boost confidence. The books have been chosen by Teens and Health professionals and are accessible for all reading levels to help teenagers manage their emotions and cope with difficult times.**

**Nathan worked with a group of Mount Carmel pupils delivering a workshop in the school library then the following week the pupils went to Accrington Library for a follow on session where they wrote poems of their own..**

<https://parkerwords.co.uk/>

<https://readingagency.org.uk/get-reading/our-programmes-and-campaigns/reading-well/reading-well-for-teens/>

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