Reading guide to "Northern Lights" by Philip Pullman
We’re delighted that you want to read "Northern Lights" by Philip Pullman! Here are some tips and ideas to inspire discussion before, during, and after reading. This reading guide is equally suited for the classroom, the library, or a book group.
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Reading guide to Northern Lights
About the reading guide
This reading guide is written by Agneta Edwards, literary pedagogue, public speaker, author and former member of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award jury. Our reading guides are to be used in book circles, in schools or just as inspiration for further reading.
Guía de lectura Northern Lights

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Stands firmly on the side of young people
Philip Pullman is a highly awarded British author, best known for the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials. He injects new life into the genre by introducing a variety of alternative worlds, and in his writing good, evil and the struggle between them – the staple fare of fantasy – become ambiguous.
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