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If you liked David Walliams, why not try these?

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If you liked David Walliams, why not try these?

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From the popular books by Eoin Colfer - find out more Booktrust
Books are available on our eplatform.

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Artemis Fowl - Movie Trailer & Release Date

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Visit the official website for Disney's Artemis Fowl, find out more about the movie, watch the trailer and check out the release date.

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Win a bundle of books and skype visit for your school - closing date midnight 26th June

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Win a bundle of books and skype visit for your school - closing date midnight 26th June

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"Use whatever materials you have to create an image that reflects your Our Corona Diary.

You might be inspired by one, or all, of our themes:

#SchoolLockdown  #LetHopeShine, #HelloHobby #Friends  #LockdownCooking #SomethingNew #UpsAndDowns #GameTime #InTouch #BackToTheFuture

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We will soon be opening for submissions to archive your diaries on the Our Corona Diary website and we want your pictures to be a part of the finished design .

We're looking for three images to illustrate each of our age categories:

Early years to 7 (EY)

Teens to young adults. (YA)

The winning design for each age group will be used as the banner image for its category on our archive.

The artist will win a bundle of books for him or herself, as well as a Skype visit for their school from one of our authors!

Use whatever materials you have to create an image that reflects your Our Corona Diary.

You might be inspired by one, or all, of our themes:

Or use an image that sums up your experiences of lockdown.

You can use any materials that you want but your design needs to fit in a 2-dimensional rectangle 976 x 405 px which is roughly 258mm x 107mm - It can be bigger than these dimensions as long as it keeps to the size ratio so that we can shrink it to fit.

For the rest of the rules, see below!

Kathryn, Candy, Addy, Matt & Jo

1. A bag of books and book-related goodies for the winning entry in the three age categories. The book bags will comprise signed & unsigned books from loads of generous authors as well as book goodies like badges and bookmarks.

2. A SKYPE school, library or bookshop visit in one of the three age categories from your Our Corona Diary team authors - Kathryn Evans, Candy Gourlay or Addy Farmer.

1. One entry per person.

2. Only under 18's are eligible.

3. Competition entries are by email only. A responsible adult must send a high-quality image to ourcoronadiary@gmail.com with permission to use that image on our website.

4. Head your email BANNER COMPETITION and the age range entered for. ( EY, MG OR YA) The body of the email must include the first name, initials or nickname of the child plus their age and permission to use the image.

5. Teachers submitting for a class please save your entries to one file saved under the name of your school and EY, MG or YA and submit via Wetransfer or Dropbox ensuring we can identify individual images by name and age.

6. The design must fit in a rectangle 976 x 405 px which is roughly 258mm x 107mm

7. The competition opens on 9th JUNE 2020 and the deadline for entries is MIDNIGHT 26TH JUNE 2020

8. We will announce the winning entries on 3rd JULY 2020 by email, IG and Twitter

9. We will contact the winning entrants and their schools to arrange their author SKYPE visit.

10. ANY QUESTIONS please email ourcoronadiary@gmail.com

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We will soon be opening for submissions to archive your diaries on the Our Corona Diary website and we want your pictures to be a part of the finished design . We're looking for three images to illustrate each of our age categories: Early years to 7 (EY) Teens to young adults.

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Watch Macbeth - 2018 production by Royal Shakespeare Company

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Watch Macbeth - 2018 production by Royal Shakespeare Company

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Shakespeare's darkest psychological thriller. Returning home from battle, the victorious Macbeth meets three witches on the heath.

Shakespeare's darkest psychological thriller. Returning home from battle, the victorious Macbeth meets three witches on the heath. Driven by their disturbing prophecies, he sets out on the path to murder. The 2018 Royal Shakespeare Company production directed by Polly Findlay features Christopher Eccleston as Macbeth and Niamh Cusack as Lady Macbeth.

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BBC Four - Culture in Quarantine: Shakespeare, Macbeth

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Shakespeare's darkest psychological thriller. Returning home from battle, the victorious Macbeth meets three witches on the heath. Shakespeare's darkest psychological thriller. Returning home from battle, the victorious Macbeth meets three witches on the heath. Driven by their disturbing prophecies, he sets out on the path to murder.

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Empathy is a skill you can learn - especially through reading.

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Empathy is a skill you can learn - especially through reading.

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"Scientists say that we can train our brain with stories – the more you empathise with characters, the more you understand other people’s feelings." World Book Day website

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During the pandemic, we've seen the need for empathy more than ever before. The great news is that empathy is a skill you can learn, and Empathy Day on June 9 aims to help everyone understand and experience its transformational power.

Scientists say that we can train our brain with stories - the more you empathise with characters, the more you understand other people's feelings. EmpathyLab (the non-for-profit organisation behind Empathy Day) have created a brilliant day of online and home-based celebrations to help children READ, CONNECT and ACT using empathy.

The day features top authors and illustrators including Waterstones Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell, Noughts and Crosses author Malorie Blackman, illustrator Rob Biddulph and poet Joseph Coelho. Full programme details are here and you can start joining in now with this brilliant Family Activities Pack.

To help you choose the best books for children and young poeple to learn about empathy, we've put together our pick of the best:
Best books for Empathy Day 0-8 year-olds | 8-12+ year-olds
Why not also try one of our brilliant Share A Story Author & Illustrator video masterclasses? Shortlisted for the The Education Resources Awards 2020 and with a focus on reading for empathy, they are perfect for teachers to use as a home learning exercise or for parents to watch with their children. Each video comes with activities and resources to complete afterwards.

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Join in & celebrate Empathy Day (June 9th) - World Book Day

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Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users and enhance your user experience. They also help us improve our site. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn more OK, I agree " Back During the pandemic, we've seen the need for empathy more than ever before.

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Empathy is different to sympathy - walk in someone else's shoes

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Empathy is different to sympathy - walk in someone else's shoes

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To find out how to access the Hazeley Academy E-library go to the Hazeley Virtual Library Team and read the post giving info on how to log in.

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Win a copy of - The List of Things That Will Not Change 

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Free To Enter Competitions From LoveReading4Kids

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We have THREE copies The List of Things That Will Not Change to give away!

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Win Our First LoveReading4Kids Star Books of 2020!

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Win Our First LoveReading4Kids Star Books of 2020!

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"Don't miss out on on a chance to win this amazing selection of Star books, what a prize this is!" closing date 30th June

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Don't miss out on on a chance to win this amazing selection of books, what a prize this is!

As you may well know, we have a section of our site where we proudly display our Star Books - the books that really stand out from the crowd of the thousands of books published and the hundreds of books we select and read every year here at Team LoveReading4Kids.

Similar to 2019, we will again in 2020 be running a competition to win the Star Books, but this year we plan to run it a little differently.

We have launched a brand new competition for you to win the first batch of LoveReading4Kids 2020 Star Books. These are also the first batch of LoveReading4Kids Books of the Year 2020.
This draw is open only for UK residents currently in the UK and is free to enter, multiple entries from the same email address will only be counted once. The draw closes on 30th June 2020. The winners will be notified as soon as possible.
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Don't miss out on on a chance to win this amazing selection of books, what a prize this is! As you may well know, we have a section of our site where we proudly display our Star Books - the books that really stand out from the crowd of the thousands of books published and the hundreds of books we select and read every year here at Team LoveReading4Kids.

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6th JulyDragon Daughter & Rise of the Shadow Dragons - click below for info. Closing date  6th July

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The Legends of the Sky is an epic fantasy saga from Liz Flanagan, perfect middle-grade reading, bursting with fiery friendships, rebellion and intrigue. The series began with Dragon Daughter and follows with Rise of the Shadow Dragons and we have copies of BOTH books to give away to THREE lucky readers!

Please note that this draw is open only for UK residents and is free to enter, multiple entries from the same email address will only be counted once. The draw closes on 6 July 2020. The winners will be notified by 20 July 2020.

Good luck!

Win a copy of book 1&2 of the brilliant Legends of the Sky series!

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The Legends of the Sky is an epic fantasy saga from Liz Flanagan, perfect middle-grade reading, bursting with fiery friendships, rebellion and intrigue. The series began with Dragon Daughter and follows with Rise of the Shadow Dragons and we have copies of BOTH books to give away to THREE lucky readers!

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YR9 upwards - Empowering book suggestions for your TBR pile 

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YR9 upwards - Empowering book suggestions for your TBR pile 

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"From books to help you find your voice to stories that stay with you long after the final page, our POWER LIST is made up of empowering books for you to add to your TBR pile. These are the books that will change the way you think."

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"Read The Kick Off, the first book in the Jamie Johnson series, thanks to Scholastic and Dan Freedman"

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A trip down memory lane with Harry Potter At Home | Wizarding World

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We are delighted to share a first look at the 34 winning pictures that have been chosen to illustrate from The Ickabog by J.K. Rowling!

We received over 18,000 submissions from children aged 7 to 12 years old across the UK, Republic of Ireland, India, Australia and New Zealand. The quality, diversity and sheer imagination of the children's artwork was incredible to see. Thank you to everyone who participated in The Ickabog illustration competition, and congratulations to our 34 winners.

View the winning illustrations here.

The Ickabog will be published in full on the 10th November 2020. To find out more and to pre-order your copy, visit www.theickabog.com

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We are delighted to share a first look at the 34 winning pictures that have been chosen to illustrate from The Ickabog by J.K. Rowling! We received over 18,000 submissions from children aged 7 to 12 years old across the UK, Republic of Ireland, India, Australia and New Zealand.

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A new story from J.K. Rowling

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I had the idea for The Ickabog a long time ago and read it to my two younger children chapter by chapter each night while I was working on it. However, when the time came to publish it, I decided to put out a book for adults instead, which is how The Ickabog ended up in the attic. I became busy with other things, and even though I loved the story, over the years I came to think of it as something that was just for my own children.

Then, in the Spring of 2020, lockdown happened. It was very hard on children, in particular, so I brought The Ickabog down from the attic, read it for the first time in years, rewrote bits of it and then decided to publish it at first in free instalments online for children stuck at home. I also thought how wonderful it would be if children on lockdown illustrated the story for me, and so we launched the Ickabog illustration competition, run by my publishers around the world.

The Ickabog book, illustrated by the winners of the competition, is now out as a book, and I'm donating my net royalties to my charitable trust, Volant, to help medical and frontline charities supporting vulnerable groups impacted by Covid-19.

Thank you to everyone who entered the competition and helped create the book, and I hope you enjoy reading it!

The Illustration Competition

Back in the 2020 lockdown, J.K. Rowling invited children across the world to take part in a competition with a truly delightful prize: a chance to see their illustrations in her new book...

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All You Need to Know

If you have any questions about The Ickabog - the story, the characters, or how J. K. Rowling came to publish the book - you'll find the answers here.

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About The Book

What's The Ickabog all about? You can look inside the book here, listen to a snippet from the audiobook, and watch J. K. Rowling reading selected chapters aloud...

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Ickabog Activities

If you're ready to have some creative fun with The Ickabog, then download your free activity pack now. And while you're here, you can get some artistic tips from winners of the illustration competition...

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Skip to content I had the idea for The Ickabog a long time ago and read it to my two younger children chapter by chapter each night while I was working on it. However, when the time came to publish it, I decided to put out a book for adults instead, which is how The Ickabog ended up in the attic.

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Lots of authors to listen to from previous years at the Hay Festival

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Lots of authors to listen to from previous years at the Hay Festival

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"There are 55 fun filled and inspiring events to choose from including Ade Adepitan, David Baddiel Gemma Cairney, Eoin Colfer, Julian Clary and Andy Stanton."

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Hay Festival Programme for Schools - Free Events online

Watch authors from Hay Festival Programme for Schools filmed over the last 5 years. There are 130+ fun filled and inspiring events to choose from including Ade Adepitan, David Baddiel, Jacqueline Wilson, Onjali Q. Raúf, Julian Clary and Cressida Cowell.

Teaching resources for the Programme for Schools are available here.
Sponsored by Welsh Government and the Hay Festival Foundation
Rhaglen i Ysgolion Gŵyl y Gelli - Digwyddiadau am Ddim Ar-lein

Gwyliwch awduron Rhaglen i Ysgolion Gŵyl y Gelli a ffilmiwyd dros y 5 blynedd diwethaf. Mae 130+ o ddigwyddiadau difyr, ysbrydoledig i ddewis ohonynt, yn cynnwys Ade Adepitan, David Baddiel, Jacqueline Wilson, Onjali Q. Raúf, Julian Clary ac Cressida Cowell.

Adnoddau addysgu i ategu'r digwyddiadau yn y Rhaglen I Ysgolion.
Noddir gan Lywodraeth Cymru a Sefydliad Gŵyl y Gelli

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Hay Festival Anytime - Listen and watch writers and thinkers from Hay Festivals around the world

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Listen to Michelle Paver author of the Wolf Brother series

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Listen to Michelle Paver author of the Wolf Brother series

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"Travel back six thousand years into the Forest of the Stone-Age: a world of myth, menace, natural magic and exhilarating adventure. Michelle Paver reveals the secrets behind her bestselling Wolf Brother series and what’s next for Torak, Wolf and Renn in book seven: Viper’s Daughter."

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Travel back six thousand years into the Forest of the Stone-Age: a world of myth, menace, natural magic and exhilarating adventure. Michelle Paver reveals the secrets behind her bestselling Wolf Brother series and what's next for Torak, Wolf and Renn in book seven: Viper's Daughter.
Teaching materials for this event can be found here
Teithiwch yn ôl chwe mil o flynyddoedd i Goedwig Oes y Cerrig: byd o chwedlau, perygl, dewiniaeth naturiol ac antur wefreiddiol. Mae Michelle Paver yn datgelu'r cyfrinachau y tu ôl i'w chyfres hynod lwyddiannus Wolf Brother a beth sy'n wynebu Torak, Wolf a Renn yn y seithfed llyfr: Viper's Daughter.
Gellir cael deunyddiau addysgu ar gyfer y digwyddiad hwn yma

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Travel back six thousand years into the Forest of the Stone-Age: a world of myth, menace, natural magic and exhilarating adventure. Michelle Paver reveals the secrets behind her bestselling Wolf Brother series and what's next for Torak, Wolf and Renn in book seven: Viper's Daughter.

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Listen to and watch YA author Laura Bates

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Listen to and watch YA author Laura Bates

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"Bestselling author and founder of the Everyday Sexism Project Laura Bates discusses her debut novel, The Burning, which tells the stories of 15-year-old Anna, who is mercilessly bullied after a topless photo of her circulates her school, and of Maggie, who was accused of witchcraft hundreds of years before. Laura explores sexism in schools, 🤬-shaming, abuse on social media and a history of misogyny which is now being challenged head-on!"

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Bestselling author and founder of the Everyday Sexism Project Laura Bates discusses her debut novel, The Burning, which tells the stories of 15-year-old Anna, who is mercilessly bullied after a topless photo of her circulates her school, and of Maggie, who was accused of witchcraft hundreds of years before. Laura explores sexism in schools, slut-shaming, abuse on social media and a history of misogyny which is now being challenged head-on!
Teaching materials for this event can be found here
Bydd yr awdur poblogaidd a sylfaenydd y prosiect Everyday Sexism, sef Laura Bates, yn trafod ei nofel gyntaf, The Burning. Mae'r nofel yn adrodd storïau Anna 15 oed sy'n cael ei bwlio'n ddidrugaredd ar ôl i lun bronnoeth ohoni fynd o amgylch ei hysgol, a Maggie, a gyhuddwyd o fod yn wrach gannoedd o flynyddoedd ynghynt. Mae Laura yn archwilio rhywiaeth mewn ysgolion, codi cywilydd am ymddygiad rhywiol, cam-drin ar gyfryngau cymdeithasol a hanes casineb at ferched sydd bellach yn cael ei herio'n gryf!
Gellir cael deunyddiau addysgu ar gyfer y digwyddiad hwn yma

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Bestselling author and founder of the Everyday Sexism Project Laura Bates discusses her debut novel, The Burning, which tells the stories of 15-year-old Anna, who is mercilessly bullied after a topless photo of her circulates her school, and of Maggie, who was accused of witchcraft hundreds of years before.

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"Learn about a little-known side of the Dunkirk evacuation story with bestselling author Bali Rai. Now or Never – A Dunkirk Story is part of the Voices series, which aims to showcase authentic, unsung stories of British history from the perspective of BAME protagonists. In this session, you will discover the tale of a young Muslim soldier during this crucial milestone of World War Two."

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Learn about a little-known side of the Dunkirk evacuation story with bestselling author Bali Rai. Now or Never - A Dunkirk Story is part of the Voices series, which aims to showcase authentic, unsung stories of British history from the perspective of BAME protagonists. In this session, you will discover the tale of a young Muslim soldier during this crucial milestone of World War Two.
Teaching materials for this event can be found here
Dysgwch am y rhan anghyfarwydd o stori gwacáu Dunkirk gyda'r awdur poblogaidd Bali Rai. Mae Now or Never - A Dunkirk Story yn rhan o gyfres Voices, sy'n ceisio rhoi llwyfan i storïau dilys, anhysbys o hanes Prydeinig o safbwynt prif gymeriadau BAME. Yn y sesiwn hon, byddwch yn darganfod stori milwr Mwslimaidd ifanc yn ystod y garreg filltir allweddol hon o'r Ail Ryfel Byd.
Gellir cael deunyddiau addysgu ar gyfer y digwyddiad hwn yma

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Learn about a little-known side of the Dunkirk evacuation story with bestselling author Bali Rai. Now or Never - A Dunkirk Story is part of the Voices series, which aims to showcase authentic, unsung stories of British history from the perspective of BAME protagonists.

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Listen to and watch Liz Pichon author of Tom Gates

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Listen to and watch Liz Pichon author of Tom Gates

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Here is your chance to meet Liz Pichon, the awesome illustrator/author of the Tom Gates series. She’ll introduce her new book about Tom, TOM GATES: SPECTACULAR SCHOOL TRIP (REALLY) and there’ll be quizzes, readings and doodles from Liz.

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Tune in and watch The Puffin Storytime series

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Tune in and watch The Puffin Storytime series

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Puffin Storytime | Murder Most Unladylike | Robin Stevens

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The Great Copyright Hunt Competition - age 5yrs-14yrs closing date 11th September

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The Great Copyright Hunt Competition - age 5yrs-14yrs closing date 11th September

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This free competition is designed to explain how creative ideas are protected by copyright and challenges children and families to hunt down the famous copyright symbol © at home. All participants will be entered into our prize draw.

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Working in partnership with ALCS, this free competition is designed to explain how creative ideas are protected by copyright and challenges children and families to hunt down the famous copyright symbol © at home. All participants will be entered into our prize draw.

When a piece of work has the © symbol on it, then it means the work is protected by copyright. Your quest is to find the copyright symbol on different types of creative material in your home. Hunt down the famous copyright © on posters, books, newspapers, magazines, online and even on cereal boxes. Record your findings on your Great Copyright Hunt Collector's Card and send them in to us to be entered into our prize draw.

Resources

Our Great Copyright Hunt resource pack includes:

An accessible introduction to what copyright means

Explanation of your task

Your Great Copyright Hunt Collector's Card

A certificate for when you've completed the challenge

What are the prizes?
First prize

For the winning child: £50 book token

For their school: an author virtual visit (to observe regulations for social distancing) and books worth £1,000

Second prize

For the child: £40 book token

For their school: books worth £500

Third prize

For the child: £40 book token

For their school: books worth £300

10 further runners up
Each child will be awarded a £20 book token

How to enter

The competition is open to children aged between 5 and 14.

Entries should be emailed to competitions@literacytrust.org.uk to reach us by 30 September 2020 (extended deadline).

You can submit your entry in a variety of ways, these include:

Downloading the Word file Collector's Card on this page, typing your findings, then emailing the card to us

Printing your Collector's Card from the competition pack or Word file to write on, or even copying the details on to a piece of paper. Once you have written down your findings, scan the card or use a phone to take a photograph of it, then email the image to us. Make sure the details can be read on the picture before you send it.

Entering the details directly into your email message

Make sure that you record all the details of your findings and your contact information.

Schools are welcome to collate entries and email entries batched together.

Register for updates

You don't have to register your interest or have an existing membership of the National Literacy Trust to enter. You can just download the resources and get started!

However, if you already have an account (free or premium) you can register below to be emailed with competition updates.

If you don't currently have an account but would like to, you can sign up to a free membership by clicking on 'start your membership' below. It takes just two minutes!

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LOUISE RENNISON NATIONAL

FUNNY AWARD 2020, closing date 31st August

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Comedy Award | Louise Rennison National Funny Award

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Louise Rennison National Funny Award | Louise Rennison National Funny Award

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Welcome to the The Louise Rennison National Funny Award - a writing and performing arts competition designed to showcase the creative and comedic talents of young people throughout the UK. Inspired by the legacy of late Author and comedian Louise Rennison.

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Listen to the audiobook version of Cyborg Cat and the Night Spider for free

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Listen to the audiobook version of Cyborg Cat and the Night Spider for free

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About the book- click here

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Free stories for kids of all ages. Audible Stories is a free website where kids of all ages can listen to hundreds of Audible audio titles across six different languages-English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Japanese-for free, so they can keep learning, dreaming and just being kids.

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Click on the picture to read the book and  why not enter the 5D Trust, Book of Hazeley Hopes half term competition?

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Click on the picture to read the book and  why not enter the 5D Trust, Book of Hazeley Hopes half term competition?

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Check your school email for details of how to take part! Closing date 26th June

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Edited by Katherine Rundell, with contributions from more than 100 children's writers and illustrators

This extraordinary collection of short stories, poems, essays and pictures has contributions from more than 110 children's writers and illustrators, including Lauren Child, Anthony Horowitz, Greg James and Chris Smith, Michael Morpurgo, Liz Pichon, Axel Scheffler, Francesca Simon and Jacqueline Wilson.

The collection, published by Bloomsbury, is dedicated to the doctors, nurses, carers, porters, cleaners and everyone working in hospitals.

Read the book

When schools were closed during the COVID-19 pandemic in both 2020 and 2021 Bloomsbury generously permitted us to share The Book of Hopes as an ebook freely accessible to schools and families.

As part of our Education Recovery support for schools and children we worked with partners to develop a range of supporting resources, that you can find linked below.

The Book of Hopes is now available as a beautiful hardback gift edition, with 23 never-seen-before stories, poems and illustrations, providing an ongoing wealth of discovery, comfort and inspiration for children.

The Book of Hopes is available to buy from all good book retailers. A donation from the sale of each book will go to NHS Charities Together, in gratitude for the incredible efforts of all those who worked in hospitals over the quarantine period. Learn more and purchase your own copy.

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Read The Book of Hopes: Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and Entertain Children

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The Anne Frank Creative Writing Awards 2020

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The Anne Frank Creative Writing Awards 2020

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For students aged between 10 and 15, closing date 30th June

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Our vision at the Anne Frank Trust is for a world free from prejudice and discrimination. We're looking for creative writing inspired by Anne Frank that helps us achieve that vision, especially in this time of coronavirus. That's why we are launching our first ever national Anne Frank Creative Writing Awards.
Anne Frank was a victim of prejudice. She was murdered in the Holocaust just because she was Jewish. But Anne was also a writer. She used her diary to challenge prejudice by telling her story. Since Anne's death in 1945, her diary has become world-famous, and here in the UK we use Anne's story to empower young people to challenge all forms of prejudice.

In this time of lock-down, when people are separated from each other, we invite you to write a poem, story, essay or article inspired by Anne Frank which shows how important it is that we all live together with kindness, respect and equality.

Taking part

To take part you must be aged between 10 and 15. Your piece of writing can be factual or make-believe, about yourself or about other people or events.

Ask your teacher, social worker or youth worker to email your work to us at awards@annefrank.org.uk as soon as possible, and no later than 30 June 2020.

We will be sharing lots of the entries on our social media challenges, and choosing many for a virtual gallery on our website.

Every entry will receive individual written feedback and a certificate of participation. We are aiming to get these two you within two weeks of receiving your work.

Plus...you might win an award! The judges for the Anne Frank Creative Writing Awards are the award-winning poet Anthony Anaxagorou and the Booker Prize-winning novelist Bernardine Evaristo.

Entries will be judged on creativity and quality of writing, on the originality of your take on Anne Frank and on the strength of your anti-prejudice message. Your message and the link you make with Anne can be either explicit or implied.

Awards will be given in 4 categories:

Poetry ages 10 to 12

Poetry ages 13 to 15

Story, essay or article ages 10 to 12

Story, essay or article ages 13 to 15

The winning entry in each category will be read aloud by Anthony and Bernardine, filmed and shown on our website.

There are two top Platinum Awards - one for best poem, one for best story, essay or article. The prize for each of these awards is a fully-paid trip to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam for the winner with an accompanying adult. The trip will include return travel from the UK, an overnight stay in Amsterdam, and a special welcome and behind-the-scenes tour of the House. The trip will take place once lock-down has ended and travel is allowed.

The judges will also award Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards, each with special certificates, and with lots of prizes, including:

book tokens

signed copies of The Promise by Anne Frank's step-sister Eva Schloss

copies of graphic novel version of The Diary of Anne FrankWe are very grateful for support for the Anne Creative Writing Awards from the Old Possum's Practical Trust.

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CREATIVE WRITING AWARDS 2020 WELCOME TO THE AWARDS MEET THE JUDGES THE RULES GUIDANCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE GUIDANCE FOR PARENTS GUIDANCE FOR TEACHERS Download the flyer and the rules here - share with your friends and encourage them to enter! #AnneFrankWritingAwards Welcome

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Listen to and watch Dean Atta at Hay Festival

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Listen to and watch Dean Atta at Hay Festival

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"From leading UK poet Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo is a powerful coming of age story about race, identity, heritage and gender, written in verse. In this very special event, Dean discusses how you can embrace your own uniqueness and find your inner strength, delivering writing and performance tips along the way."

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From leading UK poet Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo is a powerful coming of age story about race, identity, heritage and gender, written in verse. In this very special event, Dean discusses how you can embrace your own uniqueness and find your inner strength, delivering writing and performance tips along the way.

Mae The Black Flamingo gan Dean Atta, sef un o feirdd mwyaf blaenllaw'r Deyrnas Unedig, yn stori 'dod i oedran' rymus am hil, hunaniaeth, treftadaeth a rhywedd, wedi'i hysgrifennu'n fydryddol. Mae Dean yn trafod sut y gallwch gofleidio eich unigrywiaeth a chanfod eich nerth mewnol, gan roi cyngor ar ysgrifennu a pherfformio ar yr un pryd.

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From leading UK poet Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo is a powerful coming of age story about race, identity, heritage and gender, written in verse. In this very special event, Dean discusses how you can embrace your own uniqueness and find your inner strength, delivering writing and performance tips along the way.

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"Speak up is a step-by step practical toolkit for campaigning that is fun and accessible as well as empowering. The author is very upfront about what it takes to speak out and how to deal with your views being challenged." Lovereadingforkids

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Laura Coryton is an inspirational young woman who led the international campaign against tampon tax which gained over a quarter of a million signatures and has led to changes in UK and European law. She also won a Guardian New Radical Thinker award and was the Independent's 2015 top unknown world change maker. She advises and empowers girls who might want to start their own campaigns or get involved with politics.
Teaching materials for this event can be found here
Laura Coryton yw'r ferch ysbrydoledig a arweiniodd yr ymgyrch ryngwladol yn erbyn y dreth damponau a lofnodwyd gan fwy na chwarter miliwn o bobl ac sydd wedi arwain at newidiadau i'r gyfraith yn y Deyrnas Unedig ac yn Ewrop. Enillodd wobr Meddyliwr Radicalaidd Newydd y Guardian hefyd ac fe'i henwyd yn brif newidiwr anhysbys y byd gan yr Independent yn 2015. Mae'n cynghori ac yn grymuso merched a allai ddymuno dechrau eu hymgyrchoedd eu hunain neu ymwneud â gwleidyddiaeth.
Gellir cael deunyddiau addysgu ar gyfer y digwyddiad hwn yma

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Laura Coryton is an inspirational young woman who led the international campaign against tampon tax which gained over a quarter of a million signatures and has led to changes in UK and European law. She also won a Guardian New Radical Thinker award and was the Independent's 2015 top unknown world change maker.

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Listen to and watch Eloise Williams at the Hay Festival

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Listen to and watch Eloise Williams at the Hay Festival

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"Wilde is desperate to fit in at her new school, but strange things keep happening around her. When the witch from the old, local legend of ‘A Witch called Winter’ starts sending frightening letters to the other students, Wilde is the first to be blamed. A new spooky, contemporary story of witches and curses from the Children’s Laureate Wales."

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Wilde is desperate to fit in at her new school, but strange things keep happening around her. When the witch from the old, local legend of 'A Witch called Winter' starts sending frightening letters to the other students, Wilde is the first to be blamed. A new spooky, contemporary story of witches and curses from the Children's Laureate Wales.

Mae Wilde yn ysu am ffitio i mewn yn ei hysgol newydd, ond mae pethau rhyfedd yn digwydd o'i chwmpas drwy'r amser. Pan fydd y wrach o'r hen chwedl leol 'A Witch called Winter' yn dechrau anfon llythyrau arswydus at y myfyrwyr eraill, Wilde yw'r cyntaf i gael ei beio. Stori frawychus, gyfoes newydd am wrachod a melltithion gan Children's Laureate Wales.

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Wilde is desperate to fit in at her new school, but strange things keep happening around her. When the witch from the old, local legend of 'A Witch called Winter' starts sending frightening letters to the other students, Wilde is the first to be blamed.

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Listen to & watch Christopher Edge at the Hay Festival

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Listen to & watch Christopher Edge at the Hay Festival

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"Christopher Edge’s critically acclaimed fiction blends heart-warming stories with scientific knowledge. Following on from The Many Worlds of Albie Bright, his new book about time proves again that science can be thrilling and fun. Join him for an interactive event packed full of mind-bending facts and sensational science as he introduces T he Longest Night of Charlie Noon."

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Christopher Edge's critically acclaimed fiction blends heart-warming stories with scientific knowledge. Following on from The Many Worlds of Albie Bright, his new book about time proves again that science can be thrilling and fun. Join him for an interactive event packed full of mind-bending facts and sensational science as he introduces The Longest Night of Charlie Noon.
Teaching materials for this event can be found here
Mae ffuglen Christopher Edge, sydd wedi cael clod gan feirniaid, yn cymysgu storïau calonogol â gwybodaeth wyddonol. Gan ddilyn ymlaen o The Many Worlds of Albie Bright, mae ei lyfr newydd am amser yn profi unwaith eto bod gwyddoniaeth yn gallu bod yn gyffrous ac yn ddifyr. Ymunwch ag ef am ddigwyddiad rhyngweithiol yn llawn ffeithiau rhyfeddol a gwyddoniaeth gyffrous wrth iddo gyflwyno The Longest Night of Charlie Noon.
Gellir cael deunyddiau addysgu ar gyfer y digwyddiad hwn yma

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Christopher Edge's critically acclaimed fiction blends heart-warming stories with scientific knowledge. Following on from The Many Worlds of Albie Bright, his new book about time proves again that science can be thrilling and fun. Join him for an interactive event packed full of mind-bending facts and sensational science as he introduces The Longest Night of Charlie Noon.

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Suzanne Collins reads from her new book, a prequel to The Hunger Games

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Suzanne Collins reads from her new book, a prequel to The Hunger Games

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"To celebrate the publication of the new Hunger Games novel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, author Suzanne Collins reads an extract from Chapter Three. "

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Suzanne Collins reads from The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

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"STEM has had a major impact on our ability to answer questions such as ‘how does our environment sustain us?’ and ‘what affect are we having on it?’ Find out more with science rapper Jon Chase in this science and rap filled show about the importance of the Earth and our relationship with it."

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STEM has had a major impact on our ability to answer questions such as 'how does our environment sustain us?' and 'what affect are we having on it?' Find out more with science rapper Jon Chase in this science and rap filled show about the importance of the Earth and our relationship with it.

Mae STEM wedi cael effaith fawr ar ein gallu i ateb cwestiynau fel 'sut mae ein hamgylchedd yn ein cynnal ni?' a 'pha effaith rydym ni'n ei chael arno?' Dysgwch fwy am bwysigrwydd y Ddaear a'n perthynas â hi gyda'r rapiwr gwyddoniaeth, Jon Chase, yn y sioe hon sy'n llawn gwyddoniaeth a rap.

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STEM has had a major impact on our ability to answer questions such as 'how does our environment sustain us?' and 'what affect are we having on it?' Find out more with science rapper Jon Chase in this science and rap filled show about the importance of the Earth and our relationship with it.

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Listen to & watch Lucy Worsley at the Hay digital festival

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Listen to & watch Lucy Worsley at the Hay digital festival

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"Join popular television historian Lucy Worsley as she brings alive the fascinating life of Jane Austen as you’ve never heard it before – from the perspective of her nieces! The time will come for each of the Austen girls to become the heroines of their own stories – join us in this exciting event to find out how. Expect costumes, trivia, and much, much more."

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Join popular television historian Lucy Worsley as she brings alive the fascinating life of Jane Austen as you've never heard it before - from the perspective of her nieces! The time will come for each of the Austen girls to become the heroines of their own stories - join us in this exciting event to find out how. Expect costumes, trivia, and much, much more.
Teaching materials for this event can be found here
Ymunwch â'r hanesydd teledu poblogaidd, Lucy Worsley, wrth iddi gyflwyno bywyd diddorol Jane Austen mewn ffordd wahanol iawn - o safbwynt ei nithoedd! Daw pob un o'r merched Austen yn arwresau eu storïau eu hunain yn eu tro - ymunwch â ni ar gyfer y digwyddiad cyffrous hwn i ddarganfod sut. Gallwch ddisgwyl gwisgoedd, ffeithiau diddorol, a llawer, llawer mwy.
Gellir cael deunyddiau addysgu ar gyfer y digwyddiad hwn yma

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Join popular television historian Lucy Worsley as she brings alive the fascinating life of Jane Austen as you've never heard it before - from the perspective of her nieces! The time will come for each of the Austen girls to become the heroines of their own stories - join us in this exciting event to find out how.

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Taika Waititi and celebrity friends reading James and the Giant Peach😍😍

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Taika Waititi and celebrity friends reading James and the Giant Peach😍😍

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"roald dahl" books "charlie chocolate factory" "willy wonka" "james and the giant peach" matilda

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Greetings to you! We shake you warmly by the hand! Do take a look around! You'll find storytelling, creative ideas and all sort of other audio-visual treats about our stories, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, The Witches and many many more.

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Listen to Karl Nova at the Hay digital festival

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Listen to Karl Nova at the Hay digital festival

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"Karl Nova is a hip hop artist, performance poet and author. His debut collection Rhythm and Poetry won the prestigious CLiPPA poetry prize. Karl travels locally, nationally and internationally conducting hip hop-inspired creative writing workshops."

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Karl Nova is a hip hop artist, performance poet and author. His debut collection Rhythm and Poetry won the prestigious CLiPPA poetry prize. Karl travels locally, nationally and internationally conducting hip hop-inspired creative writing workshops.
Teaching materials for this event can be found here
Artist hip hop, bardd perfformio ac awdur yw Karl Nova. Fe wnaeth ei gasgliad cyntaf, Rhythm and Poetry, ennill gwobr barddoniaeth nodedig CLiPPA. Mae Karl yn teithio'n lleol, yn genedlaethol ac yn rhyngwladol yn cynnal gweithdai ysgrifennu creadigol wedi'u hysbrydoli gan hip hop.
Gellir cael deunyddiau addysgu ar gyfer y digwyddiad hwn yma Buy Rhythm and Poetry at Waterstones

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Karl Nova is a hip hop artist, performance poet and author. His debut collection Rhythm and Poetry won the prestigious CLiPPA poetry prize. Karl travels locally, nationally and internationally conducting hip hop-inspired creative writing workshops. Teaching materials for this event can be found here Artist hip hop, bardd perfformio ac awdur yw Karl Nova.

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Listen to Sue Cheung at the Hay digital festival

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Listen to Sue Cheung at the Hay digital festival

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"Jo Kwan is a teenager growing up above her parents’ Chinese takeaway in 1980s Coventry with her annoying little sister, too-cool older brother, a series of very unlucky pets and utterly bonkers parents. Chinglish, told in diary entries, is based on Sue Cheung’s life, giving a searingly honest portrayal of life on the other side of the takeaway counter"

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Jo Kwan is a teenager growing up above her parents' Chinese takeaway in 1980s Coventry with her annoying little sister, too-cool older brother, a series of very unlucky pets and utterly bonkers parents. Chinglish, told in diary entries, is based on Sue Cheung's life, giving a searingly honest portrayal of life on the other side of the takeaway counter

Mae Jo Kwan yn ferch yn ei harddegau sy'n byw uwchben siop gludfwyd Dsieineaidd ei rhieni yng Nghofentri yn y 1980au gyda'i chwaer fach bryfoclyd a'i brawd hŷn sy'n rhy cŵl o lawer, cyfres o anifeiliaid anwes anffodus iawn a rhieni cwbl wallgof. Mae Chinglish, sydd ar ffurf cofnodion dyddiadur, wedi'i seilio ar fywyd Sue Cheung, ac mae'n rhoi portread gonest iawn o fywyd ar ochr arall y cownter cludfwyd.

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Jo Kwan is a teenager growing up above her parents' Chinese takeaway in 1980s Coventry with her annoying little sister, too-cool older brother, a series of very unlucky pets and utterly bonkers parents.

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Listen to Emma Carroll at the Hay digital festival

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Listen to Emma Carroll at the Hay digital festival

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"Join Emma Carroll, award- winning author of Letters from the Lighthouse and Secrets of a Sun King, as she introduces her new historical adventure The Somerset Tsunami. Hear about local superstitions, a fight for survival and a real-life-inspired torrential flooding."

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Join Emma Carroll, award- winning author of Letters from the Lighthouse and Secrets of a Sun King, as she introduces her new historical adventure The Somerset Tsunami. Hear about local superstitions, a fight for survival and a real-life-inspired torrential flooding.
Teaching materials for this event can be found here
Ymunwch ag Emma Carroll, awdur arobryn Letters from the Lighthouse a Secrets of a Sun King, wrth iddi gyflwyno ei hantur hanesyddol newydd, The Somerset Tsunami. Byddwch yn clywed am ofergoelion lleol, brwydr i oroesi a llifogydd mawr a ysbrydolwyd gan fywyd go iawn.
Gellir cael deunyddiau addysgu ar gyfer y digwyddiad hwn yma

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Join Emma Carroll, award- winning author of Letters from the Lighthouse and Secrets of a Sun King, as she introduces her new historical adventure The Somerset Tsunami. Hear about local superstitions, a fight for survival and a real-life-inspired torrential flooding.

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Listen to Konnie Huq at the Hay digital festival

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Listen to Konnie Huq at the Hay digital festival

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"Join author, broadcaster and former favourite Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq as she introduces you to Cookie’s funny, science-obsessed adventures with live draw-alongs, brain-busting quizzes and games galore."

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Join author, broadcaster and former favourite Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq as she introduces you to Cookie's funny, science-obsessed adventures with live draw-alongs, brain-busting quizzes and games galore.This is Konnie's first foray into children's books and Cookie is inspired by Konnie's own childhood, her love of science and her unashamed nerdiness. Prepare for non-stop comedy fun as Cookie takes on the world.
Teaching materials for this event can be found here
Ymunwch â'r awdur, y darlledwr a'r cyn-gyflwynydd poblogaidd Blue Peter, Konnie Huq, wrth iddi eich cyflwyno i anturiaethau doniol Cookie sy'n dwlu ar wyddoniaeth, gyda chyfle i dynnu lluniau'n fyw, cwisiau i herio'ch meddwl a llawer o gemau. Dyma ymgais cyntaf Konnie ar ysgrifennu llyfr plant ac mae Cookie wedi'i hysbrydoli gan blentyndod Konnie ei hun, ei chariad at wyddoniaeth a'r ffaith ei bod hi'n 'nerd' digywilydd. Byddwch yn barod am ddigrifwch di-baid wrth i Cookie herio'r byd.
Gellir cael deunyddiau addysgu ar gyfer y digwyddiad hwn yma

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Join author, broadcaster and former favourite Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq as she introduces you to Cookie's funny, science-obsessed adventures with live draw-alongs, brain-busting quizzes and games galore.This is Konnie's first foray into children's books and Cookie is inspired by Konnie's own childhood, her love of science and her unashamed nerdiness.

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Listen to Muhammad Khan at the Hay digital festival

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Listen to Muhammad Khan at the Hay digital festival

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"Winner of the Branford Boase Award 2019, Muhammad Khan’s debut novel I Am Thunder received great critical acclaim and firmly established him as an exciting voice in YA literature. Kick the Moon is Muhammad’s second novel and explores social issues of toxic masculinity and peer pressure."

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Winner of the Branford Boase Award 2019, Muhammad Khan's debut novel I Am Thunder received great critical acclaim and firmly established him as an exciting voice in YA literature. Kick the Moon is Muhammad's second novel and explores social issues of toxic masculinity and peer pressure. He has an engineering degree as well as an MA in Creative Writing. Mark My Words, Muhammad's latest novel is out in August 2020.
Teaching materials for this event can be found here
Enillodd Muhammad Khan wobr Branford Boase 2019 a chafodd ei nofel gyntaf I Am Thunder lawer o glod gan feirniaid, gan ei sefydlu'n gadarn fel llais cyffrous ym myd llenyddiaeth oedolion ifanc. Kick the Moon yw ail nofel Muhammad ac mae'n archwilio materion cymdeithasol fel gwrywdod niweidiol a phwysau gan gyfoedion. Mae ganddo radd mewn peirianneg yn ogystal ag MA mewn Ysgrifennu Creadigol. Bydd Mark My Words, sef nofel ddiweddaraf Muhammad, yn cael ei rhyddhau ym mis Awst 2020.
Gellir cael deunyddiau addysgu ar gyfer y digwyddiad hwn yma

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Winner of the Branford Boase Award 2019, Muhammad Khan's debut novel I Am Thunder received great critical acclaim and firmly established him as an exciting voice in YA literature. Kick the Moon is Muhammad's second novel and explores social issues of toxic masculinity and peer pressure.

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Listen to Patrice Lawrence at the Hay digital festival

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Listen to Patrice Lawrence at the Hay digital festival

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"Patrice Lawrence is one of the UK’s biggest YA stars. Her latest thought-provoking book Rose, Interrupted, explores coming of age and looking at our contemporary world through different eyes. Being a teenager is hard enough, but it’s even harder in a world you’ve never known…

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Patrice Lawrence is one of the UK's biggest YA stars. Her latest thought-provoking book Rose, Interrupted, explores coming of age and looking at our contemporary world through different eyes. Being a teenager is hard enough, but it's even harder in a world you've never known...
Teaching materials for this event can be found here
Patrice Lawrence yw un o'r sêr oedolion ifanc mwyaf yn y Deyrnas Unedig. Mae ei llyfr diweddaraf sy'n procio'r meddwl, sef Rose, Interrupted, yn archwilio dod i oedran ac yn edrych ar ein byd cyfoes trwy lygaid gwahanol. Mae'r arddegau'n gyfnod digon anodd, ond mae'n anoddach fyth mewn byd cwbl ddieithr...
Gellir cael deunyddiau addysgu ar gyfer y digwyddiad hwn yma

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Patrice Lawrence is one of the UK's biggest YA stars. Her latest thought-provoking book Rose, Interrupted, explores coming of age and looking at our contemporary world through different eyes. Being a teenager is hard enough, but it's even harder in a world you've never known...

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Listen to Onjali Q Rauf at the Hay digital festival

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Listen to Onjali Q Rauf at the Hay digital festival

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"oin Onjali Q Rauf, award- winning author of the smash-hit debut The Boy at the Back of the Class,  as she talks about her critically-acclaimed story. Told with humour and heart, this important, brilliant and accessible book has kindness and friendship at its core"

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Join Onjali Q Rauf, award- winning author of the smash-hit debut The Boy at the Back of the Class, as she talks about her critically-acclaimed story. Told with humour and heart, this important, brilliant and accessible book has kindness and friendship at its core.

Onjali will be speaking about her inspiration, her experiences of the refugee camps and what we can all do to help the planet's millions of refugees.
Teaching materials for this event can be found here
Ymunwch ag Onjali Q Rauf, awdur arobryn y llyfr poblogaidd The Boy at the Back of the Class, wrth iddi sôn am ei stori gyntaf sydd wedi cael llawer o glod gan feirniaid. Mae'r llyfr pwysig, gwych a hygyrch hwn, sy'n adrodd stori sy'n llawn hiwmor a chalon, wedi'i seilio ar garedigrwydd a chyfeillgarwch. Bydd Onjali yn sôn am ei hysbrydoliaeth, ei phrofiadau o'r gwersylloedd ffoaduriaid a beth allwn ni i gyd ei wneud i helpu'r miliynau o ffoaduriaid ar y ddaear.
Gellir cael deunyddiau addysgu ar gyfer y digwyddiad hwn yma

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Join Onjali Q Rauf, award- winning author of the smash-hit debut The Boy at the Back of the Class, as she talks about her critically-acclaimed story. Told with humour and heart, this important, brilliant and accessible book has kindness and friendship at its core.

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Listen to Cressida Cowell at the Hay digital festival.

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Listen to Cressida Cowell at the Hay digital festival.

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"Prepare to be inspired by Waterstones Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell. She’ll chat about her Children’s Laureate Charter, her latest book The Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times and How to Train Your Dragon (also a film and TV franchise). Cressida will also give writing and illustration tips "

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Prepare to be inspired by Waterstones Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell. She'll chat about her Children's Laureate Charter, her latest book The Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times and How to Train Your Dragon (also a film and TV franchise). Cressida will also give writing and illustration tips - we need the authors and illustrators of the future!
Teaching materials for this event can be found here
Byddwch yn barod i gael eich ysbrydoli gan Fardd Plant Waterstones, Cressida Cowell. Bydd yn sgwrsio am ei Siarter Bardd Plant, ei llyfr diweddaraf The Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times a How to Train Your Dragon (sydd hefyd yn gyfres ffilm a theledu). Bydd Cressida hefyd yn rhoi cyngor ar ysgrifennu a darlunio - mae arnom angen awduron a darlunwyr y dyfodol!
Gellir cael deunyddiau addysgu ar gyfer y digwyddiad hwn yma

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Prepare to be inspired by Waterstones Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell. She'll chat about her Children's Laureate Charter, her latest book The Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times and How to Train Your Dragon (also a film and TV franchise). Cressida will also give writing and illustration tips - we need the authors and illustrators of the future!

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Young Adult Book Prize - suitable for YR9 upwards

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Young Adult Book Prize - suitable for YR9 upwards

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Have a look at the shortlisted books, you can download the first chapter of each book.

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YA Book Prize 2020 Shortlist | The Bookseller

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Named as one of the most influential LGBT people in the UK by the Independent on Sunday and "one of poetry's greatest modern voices" by Gay Times, poet Dean Atta's work has appeared on BBC One, BBC Radio 4, BBC World Service and Channel 4, often dealing with themes of gender, identity, race and growing up.

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The Haven - read by author Simon Lelic  age 11+

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The Haven - read by author Simon Lelic  age 11+

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Here are some reader reviews, why not have a read and see if it interests you?

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Listen to Michael Morpurgo's moving World War 1 story Private Peaceful, abridged in 13 episodes and read by Paul Chequer.

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Listen to Michael Morpurgo's moving World War 1 story Private Peaceful, abridged in 13 episodes and read by Paul Chequer.

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Michael Morpurgo was born in 1943. He went to school in London, Sussex and Kent and later to the University of London where he studied English and French. He became a primary school teacher and it was during his time as a teacher that he realised he wanted to be a writer. Michael has described how his class were bored with a story he was sharing with them and how he decided to create something more exciting for them instead.

Michael has gone on to become one of the country's best-loved authors of children's literature. He was Children's Laureate from 2003-2005 and became an OBE in 2006. He has written over 100 books and has won numerous awards, including 'The Blue Peter Award' for Private Peaceful .

He has said: 'For me, the greater part of writing is day-dreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out - the writing down of it I always find hard. But I love finishing it, then holding the book in my hand and sharing my dream with my readers.'

Michael was born during World War 2 and often writes of the divisions, conflicts and injustices of warfare. His own family was deeply affected by war through the loss of his uncle and the break up of his parents. The theme of war is explored in Michael's books Private Peaceful , and Adolphus Tips .

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Michael Morpurgo was born in 1943. He went to school in London, Sussex and Kent and later to the University of London where he studied English and French. He became a primary school teacher and it was during his time as a teacher that he realised he wanted to be a writer.

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Listen to an abridged (shortened) version of Dr.Jekyll & Mr Hyde

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Listen to an abridged (shortened) version of Dr.Jekyll & Mr Hyde

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KS3/KS4. ‘Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ by Robert Louis Stevenson. Abridged in 10 episodes and read by John Sessions with Julian Rhind-Tutt as Dr Jekyll and David Shaw-Parker as Dr Lanyon. Consultant: Alison Powell.

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Create a National Book Token design! closing date 28th June

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Create a National Book Token design! closing date 28th June

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Prizes: Up to £350/€350 (£10/€10 x 35) of personalised National Book Tokens will be awarded to six winners and the children in their class at school Winners will be chosen weekly after Monday 10th May, Monday 17th May, Monday 24th May, Monday 31st May, Monday 7th June and Monday 14th June 2021
National Book Tokens will be supplied in Sterling (if the winner is located in the UK) or Euros (if the winner is located in the Republic of Ireland).

Entries must be received by 11:59pm on Sunday 13th June 2021. Entries received after this date will not be accepted.

No purchase necessary.

Artwork can be submitted by children in Reception onwards, aged between 4 and 18, and in full-time education at a school or sixth form college in the UK or Ireland, or who are being home-schooled at a setting in the UK or Ireland. For the purposes of this prize draw a 'school' is defined as any public sector or independent primary, middle or secondary school, special school, or pupil referral unit.

In the event of a home-schooled child being picked as a winner, the prize will be a £10/€10 National Book Tokens gift card for them, and one for any other children aged between 4-16 being homeschooled in the same setting (e.g. siblings).

The person submitting the entry must be aged 18 or over and be either the legal parent/guardian of the child on whose behalf they are submitting the entry, or be the child's teacher or other member of teaching staff at the school named on the entry form. By submitting the entry, the entrant gives permission for the child to enter the competition and accepts all the associated conditions of entry as stated here.

Only one entry per child will be accepted. School staff and parents/guardians may send in entries for multiple children.

All submissions should be produced on A4 paper using the template provided. If you do not have access to a printer, a blank piece of A4 paper may be used. If you do not have access to a scanner (in order to upload the entry to the online form), you can take a photo of the entry instead.

All entries must submitted using the entry form at www.nationalbooktokens.com/create. Entries supplied without any of the requisite information (as indicated by an * on the form) may be void.

If you are a teacher or other school staff and wish to send multiple (10 or more) entries, please download the multiple entries template then use this form to get in touch. We'll reply with the email address that you should send your entries to.

Entries only need to be submitted once - all accumulated entries will be considered when judging takes place each week.

Entrants must retain a physical copy of the original artwork in case it is required by the Promoter. If the original artwork is lost or discarded, a new winner may need to be selected.

The Promoter is unable to confirm receipt of entries and no correspondence will be entered into.

Winners will be contacted by email about the prize so as to arrange delivery. We may request the name (and contact details, if possible) of the child's teacher so we can contact them about the prize, so they may let the rest of the class know.

In the event of the winner not responding when contacted via email after 7 days, we reserve the right to allocate the prize to another winner.

The prizes are non-transferable and there are no cash alternatives. The Promoter reserves the right to amend the specification of the prize or offer an alternative prize. In exceptional circumstances, the Promoter reserves the right to foreclose the competition without notice.

Each prize of up to £350/€350 will be allocated as personalised National Book Tokens gift cards in up to 35 x £10/€10 denominations, one for each child in the winner's class.

Each personalised National Book Tokens gift card will feature the winning design.

The images and/or text used to personalise the gift cards must be compliant with our terms and conditions for personalised gift cards, including compliance with copyright laws. For full details of these terms and conditions please click here.

The images and/or text may be edited/resized in order to position it onto the gift card template.

Copyright on all entries submitted will remain with the individual creators.

The competition is open to UK and Republic of Ireland residents except employees of the Booksellers Association and Book Tokens Ltd., their families, employees of participating bookshops, and anyone else connected with this promotion.

Entrants agree to the Promoter using their details (including the child's name, school and age), in post-competition publicity. Your details will not be used for any other purpose, or passed onto any third parties, unless specified. Winners' details may be shared securely with a third-party in order to fulfil the dispatch of competition prizes. Where the sharing of this information would present a safeguarding concern, some or all of these details may be withheld upon request.

The Promoter accepts no responsibility for entries that are incomplete, illegible, incorrect, corrupted or fail to reach the Promoter by the closing date for any reason. Automatically generated entries or entries via third parties are invalid and shall not be considered.

The Promoter is unfortunately unable to return entries to the entrant.

The Promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

The Promoter will only use your email address and other personal information as outlined in our privacy policy.

Promoter: Book Tokens Ltd., 6 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR.

Due to the public health crisis (Covid-19), prizes may be delayed in being printed and dispatched to winners; there may be a delay in contacting winners; there may be unavoidable issues that mean the Promoter needs to amend the specification of the prize or offer an alternative prize.

Get in touch Have any other questions?

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We asked young bookworms to design a National Book Token this summer

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Prizes: Up to £350/€350 (£10/€10 x 35) of personalised National Book Tokens will be awarded to six winners and the children in their class at school Winners will be chosen weekly after Monday 10th May, Monday 17th May, Monday 24th May, Monday 31st May, Monday 7th June and Monday 14th June 2021 National Book Tokens will be supplied in Sterling (if the winner is located in the UK) or Euros (if the winner is located in the Republic of Ireland).

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A Monster Calls - a streaming the play goes live 7pm on 5th June and will be available until the 11th.

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A Monster Calls - a streaming the play goes live 7pm on 5th June and will be available until the 11th.

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From the popular book by Patrick Ness

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Please note: For your comfort and security, you may be subject to additional checks on your visit to London theatres - we appreciate your patience and understanding while these are taking place.

Make the most of your visit

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Alex Rider - New grittier adaptation, suitable for teens and adults!

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Alex Rider - New grittier adaptation, suitable for teens and adults!

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June 4th on Amazon prime from Anthony Horowitz's hugely popular books. - Mrs F has binge watched and loved it!

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The first book in Robert Muchamore's new series is now less than six weeks away and we've got two tasters for you!

FIRST, you can now read the opening chapters HERE

SECOND, check out this 30 second trailer!

The book is on sale from April 2nd, but you can pre-order now online, or at any good local bookstore!

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ROBIN HOOD: TRAILER & OPENING CHAPTERS! - MUCHAMORE.COM

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The first book in Robert Muchamore's new series is now less than six weeks away and we've got two tasters for you! FIRST, you can now read the opening chapters HERE SECOND, check out this 30 second trailer!

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The best place to explore all things Jacqueline Wilson. Sign up to receive monthly emails, create your own customisable bedroom and post in the fantastic Storyland!

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Hi, everyone! I'm Jacqueline Wilson, the author of The Story of Tracy Beaker, Hetty Feather, and more than a hundred other books. Welcome to my new home!

I expect you already love reading. I wonder if you like writing too? I've wanted to be a writer since I was six years old. I managed to get my first short story published when I was 17 - and I've earned my living by writing ever since. You'll find some of my writing tips here.

You'll also find all sorts of information if you're doing a special project on me, and lots about my books. If you have a favourite title, you might like to see if there's another in the same category. There will also be photos of me (and my pets!)

There'll be quizzes too, and fun games. You'll hear all the very latest news too!

I hope you enjoy the new site.

Love Jacqueline x

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Hi, everyone! I'm Jacqueline Wilson, the author of The Story of Tracy Beaker , Hetty Feather , and more than a hundred other books. Welcome to my new home! I expect you already love reading. I wonder if you like writing too? I've wanted to be a writer since I was six years old.

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Young Samurai book series

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As an author, Chris Bradford practises what he terms ‘method writing’. For his award- winning Young Samurai series, he trained in samurai swordsmanship, karate, ninjutsu and earned his black belt in Zen Kyu Shin Taijutsu. For his Bodyguard series, he embarked on an intensive close-protection course to become a qualified professional bodyguard. And for the Soul Prophecy trilogy, Chris travelled extensively to experience first-hand the cultures featured in the story – from living with the Shona people in Zimbabwe, to trekking the Inca trail, to meditating in a Buddhist temple amid the mountains of Japan. His bestselling books are published in over twenty-five languages and have garnered more than thirty children’s book awards and nominations. Chris lives in England with his two sons. To discover more about Chris, go to www.chrisbradford.co.uk

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JK Rowling has launched Harry Potter at Home

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JK Rowling has launched Harry Potter at Home

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A Beautiful website, with quizzes, activities and a newsletter you can sign up for.
Listen to the first Harry Potter book for free with audible

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Join Harry Potter and journey into the wizarding world with our new site! Discover puzzles, quizzes, crafts and more to guide you through the very first book.

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First News - Sharing a Story with How To Train Your Dragon author Cressida Cowell

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First News - Sharing a Story with How To Train Your Dragon author Cressida Cowell

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Can you write the next 250 words of the story?

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Sharing a Story with How To Train Your Dragon author Cressida Cowell! - First News Live!

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As well as kicking off the First News Sharing a Story challenge, Waterstones Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell has launched BookTrust's new virtual hub to keep children entertained, reading and inspired from home. Each day she will be reading a chapter from How To Train Your Dragon, as well as sharing drawalongs, giving tips on how to get creative, setting challenges and answering questions.

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From the popular books , also available as audio books

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Darrell begins her first term at Malory Towers, there is adventure around every corner!

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The Best Children's Box Sets - Great Gift Ideas for Young Readers this Christmas

Knowing how challenging it can be to encourage some children to read, we know the deep joy that comes with them finding a character or a story that really speaks to them, that they grow to love, and they want more, more, more of.

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Buy a Book. Support a School. Make a Difference | LoveReading4Kids UK

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LoveReading4Kids exists because reading matters, and books change lives. Support local schools through the LoveReading4Kids bookshop. 10% off RRPs, and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice. Sharing book love with children's book reviews and book recommendations right across the ages, from toddlers to teens.

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The Orwell Youth Prize 2020 theme has been announced.
This year we are seeking creative responses to ‘The Future We Want’.

Journalism, essays, short stories, blog posts, poems, and plays are all welcome.
How you respond to this year’s theme is your choice. Closing date of 11 June 2020

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The Orwell Youth Prize 2020 theme has been announced.
This year we are seeking creative responses to 'The Future We Want'.

Journalism, essays, short stories, blog posts, poems, and plays are all welcome.
How you respond to this year's theme is your choice.

GET WRITING!

- Have your work published and recognised by your peers and professionals
- Win a cash prize
- Win books for yourself and your school (winners receive all of Orwell's work, runners up Orwell's Essays)
- Help shape the national conversation

#THEFUTUREWEWANT

The 2020 Orwell Youth Prize is generously supported by Rethinking Poverty: The Webb Legacy

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The Orwell Youth Prize | The Orwell Foundation

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"In a world where the young are increasingly taught what to think rather than how to think, we badly need some subversion. And what could be more subversive than George Orwell's windowpane prose, and his refusal to run with any pack, or be herded into any flock?

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READING IDEAS YOU’LL LOVE

Stuck for ideas for what to read next? Read all the books by your favourite author? Or do you simply want to try something new?

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Reading ideas for young people

Plus! Calling all YA fans and readers!

Check out our WRITES OF PASSAGE the ultimate list of 50 books that will change YOUR life and rock your world, as nominated by young people and adults nationwide. There are books for every mood and genre and every one of them will keep you turning the pages.

Download and print the complete Writes of Passage list here.

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Reading Ideas You'll Love - World Book Day

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Running out of books, join Milton Keynes Library to access e resources

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RBdigital offers an easy way to access eAudiobooks, eMagazines and eBooks from Milton Keynes Libraries. You can download books and magazines to portable devices such as iPads and tablets, mobile phones and computers - all 24/7 with no waiting lists.

From 24 March 2020 Milton Keynes Libraries is operating with minimal staff. Please only contact us if your enquiry is urgent and we will respond as soon as possible. Email us at library.enquiries@milton-keynes.gov.uk. While the Milton Keynes Libraries are closed, we have made it easier for local residents to be able to join and use our eResources.
Although we do accept membership applications over the telephone, our libraries are currently unstaffed. Please use the option to join online if you can:

To join the library online you need to complete the online form. You'll be given a temporary borrower number that will let you create an RBdigital account and access eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines.

With your temporary borrower number you will also be able to access PressReader which offers over 7000 popular publications from the UK and all around the world in 60 languages.

Your online temporary membership will be valid for 6 months.

As a member of Milton Keynes Libraries you can access free digital books - eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines - through RBdigital.

If you'd like to access eNewspapers, popular publications from the UK and all around the world are available 24/7 and in 60 languages with PressReader.

If you've already registered with RBdigital and have an account, you can access the service directly:
Log in to RBdigital

First-time users

If you're already a member of Milton Keynes Libraries you'll need to register with RBdigital to start using the service. You can register on the website or through the app.

Desktop Registration

To register on the RBdigital website follow the Desktop User Guide (PDF, 266KB).

To register you will need to enter your library card number, choose a username and password and enter your name, postcode and a contact email address. When entering your library card number you do not need to include the initial letter B but you do need to include the final letter X if you have one.

Mobile Registration

It may be easier to register through the app by following the Mobile App User Guide (PDF, 305KB) or you can watch the video guide on YouTube.

Creating an RBdigital account means that they will hold your information on our behalf and you can read the privacy policy relating to your account online.

How many books or magazines can I borrow?

During the library closures members can borrow up to 2 titles each for eBooks and eAudiobooks. When normal service is resumed, this will increase to 5 titles again. You can still borrow an unlimited number of eMagazines.

You can download up to 5 eAudiobooks at a time and 5 eBooks. Each book has a 3 week loan period and can be renewed. There is no limit to the number of eMagazines you can download.

You can view the current list of eMagazines available by choosing to view eMagazines by Title (PDF, 81KB) or eMagazines by Subject (PDF, 78KB).

When can I begin downloading eBooks, eAudiobooks or eMagazines?

Once you have registered you can immediately start using the RBdigital serviceto download eBooks, eAudiobooks or eMagazines.

If you are not yet a member of Milton Keynes Libraries, you can join online but to start downloading digital books you must visit one of our libraries with the correct ID within one month of creating your online membership.

RBdigital App

The RBdigital app is available as a free download from your device's app store. Search for "RBdigital". After installing the app, select OPEN from the app store or select the app icon from your device screen. Log in to your app with the username/email and password used to create your RBdigital account.

If you don't have a mobile device, you can listen to your eAudiobook online in your browser or use the RBdigital Media Manager to download the audiobook to a portable device and continue listening at any time offline.

You can read eMagazines online in your browser or download them to continue reading when you aren't connected to the internet.

The RBdigital app offers:

eAudiobooks, eBooks and eMagazines all available in one app

an easy user experience and navigation

in-app preview, checkout, renewal and title overview

app notifications and technical support

help for all user levels

RBdigital provide user information about the Media Manager (PDF, 2.8MB).

If you choose to print through the RBdigital app/website, please be aware that some older browsers aren't compatible and if you have issues printing, trying a different browser (eg Google Chrome) may solve the problem.

Using the eBook download service

Once you have registered to use the service you will have access to hundreds of bestselling eBooks and new titles are added every month.

You can download up to 5 eBooks at a time. Each book has a 3 week loan period and can be renewed.
View the eBook Overview for further guidance. (PDF, 1.2MB)
Sorry but this service is not available to anyone using library public computers as the security settings do not allow for eBook downloads. However, anyone using WiFi at any of the Milton Keynes Libraries or a home/office computer can download titles.

Using the eAudiobook download service

Once you have registered to use the service you will have access to hundreds of bestselling audiobooks and new titles are added every month.

You can download up to 5 eAudiobooks at a time. Each book has a 3 week loan period and can be renewed.
View the eAudiobook Overview for further guidance. (PDF, 1.2MB)
Sorry but this service is not available to anyone using library public computers as the security settings do not allow for eAudio downloads. However, anyone using WiFi at any of the Milton Keynes Libraries or a home/office computer can download titles.

Using the eMagazine download service

Once you have registered to use the service you will have access to more than 130 eMagazines with popular titles like Auto Express, BBC Good Food, Cosmopolitan, The Economist and Grazia.

You can borrow as many eMagazines as you like - either from the website or through the RBdigital app.
View the eMagazine Overview for further guidance. (PDF, 2.4MB)
Sorry but this service is not available to anyone using library public computers as the security settings do not allow for eMagazine downloads. However, anyone using WiFi at any of the Milton Keynes Libraries or a home/office computer can download titles.

Checking out eBook titles

If you currently have eBook titles checked out, they will appear on the dashboard.

To browse and check out a title, go to the HOME page and click the EXPLORE icon. You can filter and search by genre, audience, availability, fiction/nonfiction, language, digital rights and keyword(s). Once you've found a book to read, click CHECKOUT. This title will now show up on your dashboard page.
View the eBook Overview for further guidance. (PDF, 1.2MB)
Checking out eAudiobook titles

If you currently have eAudiobook titles checked out, they will appear on the dashboard.

To browse and check out a title, go to the HOME page and click the EXPLORE icon. You can filter and search by genre, audience, availability, fiction/nonfiction, language, digital rights and keyword(s). Once you've found a book to read, click CHECKOUT. This title will now show up on your dashboard page.
View the eAudiobook Overview for further guidance. (PDF, 1.2MB)
Checking out eMagazine titles

On the HOME page, you can search magazines by keyword(s) in the title and filter by genre and language.

Click on the magazine you're interested in. At this point you can choose to see ALL ISSUES for a catalogue of back issues. When you've found the magazine you'd like to read click CHECKOUT - you can then start reading or use the app to download a copy to your device.

When you begin to read your magazine, you can tick a box to be emailed when the next issue is available.
View the eMagazine Overview for further guidance. (PDF, 2.4MB)
Reading eBooks

On your dashboard screen, click the tab for CHECKED OUT and under the eBOOKS title you will see any books you have checked out.

Tap on the eBook you want to read and the details of the book will open. You will see information about your checked-out book along with the RENEW/ RETURN buttons and time left on your current loan. You can then select READ and the book will open on your device. It will remember your place when you return to it at a later time.

The book will be downloaded to your device so you can listen without being connected to the internet.

When you RETURN a book or your loan period expires, the book will be removed from your device and you will no longer be able to read it without checking it out again.

Listening to eAudiobooks

On your dashboard screen, click the tab for CHECKED OUT and under the AUDIOBOOKS title you will see any eAudiobooks you have checked out.

Tap on the audiobook you want to listen to and the details of the book will open. You will see information about your checked-out book along with the RENEW/ RETURN buttons and the time left on your current loan. You can then select PLAY to start listening. It will remember your place when you return to it at a later time.

The book will be downloaded to your device so you can listen without being connected to the internet.

When you RETURN an audiobook or your loan period expires, it will be removed from your device and you will no longer be able to listen to it without checking it out again.

There is a Media Manager Overview Brochure (PDF, 2.8MB) for guidance.

Further information and help

For further information see the RBdigital Help and Frequently Asked Questions.

If you can't find the information you need, RBdigital is proud to offer free support for library members. You can email the RBdigital team or phone them on 01664 423000 between 8.30am-5.00pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am-3.45pm on Friday.

We also have a wide range of audiobooks on CD that you can borrow from any of the libraries.

Notice for Android-based Devices

Upcoming RBdigital updates and the conclusion of Google support for certain legacy Android devices may affect certain users using legacy Android devices to access RBdigital.

Google Support for Legacy Devices
Over time, Google will stop supporting certain Android-based devices (phones and tablets), and older versions of the Android operating system. When Google stops supporting a device, that device will stop receiving operating system (OS) updates. This may cause the RBdigital app to not function correctly.

Secure Web Protocol (https) and Legacy Android Operating Systems
In August 2019 RBdigital switched to https secure web protocol to ensure the ongoing security of customer data. This change affects users running Android OS lower than 4.4. These users can no longer access RBdigital through their device's browser.

Recommendations

We are always happy to receive recommendations for items to add to library stock. Please fill in this form and we will consider your suggestion. If you prefer, you can make suggestions in person at any of our libraries.

Thank you for your recommendation. While all suggested items will be considered we cannot guarantee that they will be added to stock.

How to register on the RBdigital app (video)

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RBdigital offers an easy way to access eAudiobooks, eMagazines and eBooks from Milton Keynes Libraries. You can download books and magazines to portable devices such as iPads and tablets, mobile phones and computers - all 24/7 with no waiting lists. From 24 March 2020 Milton Keynes Libraries is operating with minimal staff.

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Reading Ideas - Do you love graphic novels and manga?

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Reading Ideas - Do you love graphic novels and manga?

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The Excelsior Award is the only nationwide book award for graphic novels and manga - where kids aged 11-18 decide the winner by rating each book as they read it!

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The Excelsior Award is now split up into four different shortlists:

Excelsior Award White, for students aged 9 and over (Key Stage 2)

Excelsior Award Blue, for students aged 11 and over (Key Stage 3)

Excelsior Award Red, for students aged 14 and over (Key Stage 4)

Excelsior Award Black, for students aged 16 and over (Sixth Form)

Each shortlist consists of five books (graphic novels and/or manga) that will cost no more than £75.

Click on the logos below to see the full shortlists for 2020.

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The Excelsior Award is now split up into four different shortlists: Excelsior Award White, for students aged 9 and over (Key Stage 2) Excelsior Award Blue, for students aged 11 and over (Key Stage 3) Excelsior Award Red, for students aged 14 and over (Key Stage 4) Excelsior Award Black, for students aged 16 and over (Sixth Form) Each shortlist consists of five books (graphic novels and/or manga) that will cost no more than £75.

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A very popular author with @HazeleyLibrary students lots of titles featuring football, rugby and more. Tom is doing readings from his books and offering lots of resources on tompalmer.co.uk

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On Thursday 23rd April (from 10 a.m. to midday) I will be hosting a chat on Facebook Live to talk about my first Roy of the Rovers book, Scouted.

You can download Scouted for free here from now until the day of the chat. There's a free Roy of the Rovers comic book on there too.

We've made the book free so that children and adults can enjoy a Roy of the Rovers story now that most of you are not able to get into school. I thought it would be fun to have a morning answering questions and finding out what people think of the book.

I hope you can join us at https://www.facebook.com/tompalmerauthor/ on Thursday 23rd April.

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Free Roy of the Rovers book and online chat

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On Thursday 23rd April (from 10 a.m. to midday) I will be hosting a chat on Facebook Live to talk about my first Roy of the Rovers book, Scouted. You can download Scouted for free here from now until the day of the chat. There's a free Roy of the Rovers comic book on there too.

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Have a look at Robin Stevens' website for activities and bonus content

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A free, daily newsletter for parents and guardians at home with children, helping to enrich learning with real-life knowledge and skills.

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A free, daily newsletter for parents and guardians at home with children, helping to enrich learning with real-life knowledge and skills.

We launched this newsletter because of the many parents and guardians who contacted us for help during the closure of schools in March 2020.

Published at 7:00am, Mondays to Fridays, it aims to support academic learning with real-world skills in several ways.

We give you a brief guide to the important news of the day, taking care to sort the wheat from the chaff - and to include some encouraging developments.

We pick one live topic per day for you to debate with children, offering some context, suggested angles, and activities to go with it.

We select links to the best of the highest quality journalism available in the world so that, if you're interested in current affairs, you will always have something to enrich your day.

We scour thousands of resources for one activity per day that we can unreservedly recommend for each of the five Key Stages. We look for ways to supplement the curriculum in ways that children between the ages of six and 19 will thoroughly enjoy.

Our purpose has always been to set young people on the path to exploring the real world and thinking for themselves, making their own connections between the academic syllabus and the thrilling and challenging arena that awaits them beyond school.

Richard Addis, Editor of The Day

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A free, daily newsletter for parents and guardians at home with children, helping to enrich learning with real-life knowledge and skills. We launched this newsletter because of the many parents and guardians who contacted us for help during the closure of schools in March 2020.

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During the time of the coronavirus crisis, all Usborne ebooks are just 99p from the usual ebook retailers. As of March 20th 2020, all Usborne ebooks are 99p on the Kindle Store UK

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All Usborne Young Adult fiction books are available as ebooks along with selected Middle Grade and non-fiction titles for younger readers. We take great care to make our ebooks as attractive as the physical books, and thoroughly proofread them for full quality control.

Browse a selection below from our online catalogue. There are links to the Kindle Store, iBooks and GooglePlay from the book pages.

Young Adult ebooks

All Young Adult titles are available as ebooks, and include bonus material such as free chapters, deleted scenes and interviews with authors.

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All Usborne Young Adult fiction books are available as ebooks along with selected Middle Grade and non-fiction titles for younger readers. We take great care to make our ebooks as attractive as the physical books, and thoroughly proofread them for full quality control. Browse a selection below from our online catalogue.

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Books that you can quiz on, use the book title to search for AR quiz

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Schools may be closing, but reading doesn't have to stop. To help support teachers, students and parents to 'Keep the UK and Ireland reading', we are offering access to thousands of enhanced digital books through myON and articles from myON News.

Learn more

myON links with both Star Reading and Accelerated Reader quizzes, and offers practical literacy tools and supports through myON Projects. To learn more about the benefits of full access to myON and five daily news articles from myON News, call us on +44 (0)20 7184 4040, email answers@renlearn.co.uk or visit: renlearn.co.uk/myON.

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myON reader personalizes reading for students by recommending books based on their interests, reading level, and ratings of books they've read . myON reader tracks book usage and reading growth over time and can project a student's future reading score based on their current reading activities within the system.

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Riveted by Simon Teen is an online community for anyone that loves young adult fiction! you can read YA books for FREE,

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Riveted by Simon Teen is an online community for anyone that loves young adult fiction! Here at Riveted by Simon Teen, you can read YA books for FREE, discover your new favorite books and authors, enter for the chance to win new and upcoming releases, and more!

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Riveted by Simon Teen is an online community for anyone that loves young adult fiction! Here at Riveted by Simon Teen, you can read YA books for FREE, discover your new favorite books and authors, enter for the chance to win new and upcoming releases, and more!

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Lots of different books to be won, entrants must be 18 or over so ask your parent/carer to enter for you.

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book one is free to download!
Meet Archibald Lox - read more in Darren's J une update

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After four years without any new Darren Shan books going on sale, I sneak-released the first three eBooks of my new ARCHIBALD LOX SERIES a few days ago, without anyone noticing, which was a lot of fun!

I'm going to be writing a lot about these over the next week or so, explaining a bit more about them, why it's taken so long to release them, why I've done it this way, etc. But here are the basics.

These three books make up VOLUME ONE of the Archibald Lox series.

The books are meant to be read in one go, one after another, if possible. That's why I released them at the same time.

I'll release a bind-up edition at some point down the road, which is probably also when I'll release a physical edition of Volume One, collecting all three books in one place.

I was planning on releasing these later this year, with a lot of build-up. Then Covid-19 hit hard and countries started going into lockdown, so I figured this would be a better time to put them out there, since I know a lot of people are stuck at home, trying to find ways to pass the time, and I hoped this would make isolation a little more bearable for some of you.

The eBooks are available through pretty much all the major online sellers -- Amazon stores worldwide, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple, etc. They're still rolling out, so if they're not showing in your store of choice at the moment, please check back again in the near future. I've also made them available to libraries, though it could take a while before they come onto those systems.

Book One is FREE to download.

Book Two is $1.99 or an equivalent price in other countries.

Book Three is $2.99 or an equivalent price in other countries.

The books should show up when you search for them on any of the book stores, but in case they don't, here are direct links -- I've provided specific links for Amazon (they should direct you to your local store, e.g. UK, AU, JP, etc) then a general link for all the other places where they are available.

BOOK ONE
Amazon:http://mybook.to/ArchieBridge
Other stores:https://books2read.com/u/4AzG7q

BOOK TWO
Amazon: http://mybook.to/ArchieEmpress
Other stores:https://books2read.com/u/3nvQEe

BOOK THREE
Amazon:http://mybook.to/ArchieVote
Other stores:https://books2read.com/u/bOoWJg

If you read them, and enjoy them, PLEASE tell your friends and contacts, and maybe even write a short review for them on the store where you picked them up. By rush-releasing the books, I haven't been able to put any kind of a marketing plan in place, so these will thrive or fail on word of mouth alone in the immediate future -- and probably the far-flung future too, since you only get one chance to make a first impression, and I've deliberately (but happily) blown that chance... :-)

That's all for now. More info will follow over the next few days.

I hope you have lots of fun with Archie!

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Introducing Archie... - Darren Shan - Author

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After four years without any new Darren Shan books going on sale, I sneak-released the first three eBooks of my new ARCHIBALD LOX SERIES a few days ago, without anyone noticing, which was a lot of fun!

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Poetry competition for          11-17yr olds closing date 31st July

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Poetry competition for          11-17yr olds closing date 31st July

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Winners receive amazing prizes including membership of The Poetry Society and a stack of poetry goodies.

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Our two judges, Jonathan Edwards and Jane Yeh, are busy at work reading your poems. The Foyle Young Poets Award accepts poems on any theme, of any length and of any style. Winners receive a range of fantastic prizes, including further mentoring and development opportunities from The Poetry Society, and former winners are among the most successful poets writing today.

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If you're after a moment of music and entertainment for the kids, you could get them listening to David Walliams' Marvellous Musical Podcast  - for free

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By Classic FM

Join David Walliams as he goes on a marvellous musical journey of discovery and meets some of the most famous names from the history of music - from Ludwig 'Grumpy' van Beethoven to 19th-century rock star Franz Liszt. (Please note no composers were harmed in the making of this podcast).

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David Walliams' Marvellous Musical Podcast | Global Player

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By Classic FM Join David Walliams as he goes on a marvellous musical journey of discovery and meets some of the most famous names from the history of music - from Ludwig 'Grumpy' van Beethoven to 19th-century rock star Franz Liszt. (Please note no composers were harmed in the making of this podcast).

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I wanted to share something with you while we were all in Lockdown, so I've decided to read Escape From Furnace: Lockdown,

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Lockdown in Lockdown!! The Escape From Furnace: Lockdown Read-Through, Part 1!

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Reads How to Train your Dragon

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"cressida cowell" "how to train your dragon" "the wizards of once" readings "reading aloud" "children's books" "kids books" "books for kids" "books for children" "reading is magic" "author reading" "at home learning for kids" "at home reading for kids" "listen to books at home" "audio books for kids" "creative activities for kids" "keep kids entertained" "activities for kids"

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Hello! I'm Cressida Cowell, the Waterstones Children's Laureate and the author and illustrator of How to Train Your Dragon and The Wizards of Once. On my cha...

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Reads every day at 11am

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Join the The World of David Walliams to be the first to hear about new David Walliams books, special offers, free activities, live shows, events and more!

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Watch the latest Neil Gaiman videos and see Neil (and some famous friends!) read The Graveyard Book and Coraline in their entirety.

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Videos - MouseCircus.com - The Official Neil Gaiman Website for Young Readers

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Watch the latest Neil Gaiman videos and see Neil (and some famous friends!) read The Graveyard Book and Coraline in their entirety.

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Reading LOVE FROM LEXIE

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