{"id":1297,"date":"2025-08-11T09:49:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T21:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksinhomes.org.nz\/?p=1297"},"modified":"2025-09-13T12:40:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T00:40:51","slug":"why-getting-involved-and-putting-your-hand-up-is-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksinhomes.org.nz\/why-getting-involved-and-putting-your-hand-up-is-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why getting involved and putting your hand up is important (from a former Duffy kid)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1297\" class=\"elementor elementor-1297\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22960e0f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22960e0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4babc3d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4babc3d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Meet Caitlin Jackson from Auckland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you doing\/where are now?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a kid I thought I\u2019d end up being a librarian as I was an avid book reader and was the Head Librarian at my high school for the year. I currently work in healthcare as a Medical Receptionist and I enjoy doing the best I can to help my community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your journey to where you are now? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I went to a Duffy school for primary school and I always liked reading. My favourite part of the Duffy Books in Homes programme was the books \u2013 I\u2019d get together with friends in my class and we\u2019d figure out what books we were ordering, so we didn\u2019t order the same ones. Once the books arrived, we\u2019d read the books we ordered, then share and swap them with friends so we always had extra books to read. I definitely credit reading, getting involved and putting my hand up for opportunities for where I am today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What was your favourite book and what book do you recommend people read?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My favourite book series when I was at school was \u2018Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief\u2019. I read all the books in the series starting in primary school through to high school. At the moment, I\u2019m currently reading the second book of \u2018The Fourth Wing\u2019 series and really enjoying it. It\u2019s a dragon fantasy series with a smattering of romance and I\u2019d recommend the series.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s one piece of advice you&#8217;d give kids today?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pick it up and give it a go \u2013 it\u2019s okay if you don\u2019t end up liking it but give it a go. 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