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Write to fight bullying

Write to fight bullying

A writing competition has launched to help raise awareness of cyber-bullying, as part of Anti-Bullying Week on 18-22 November. Writers aged eight to 18 years can take part.

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Ringo Starr publishes picture book

Ringo Starr publishes picture book

Ringo Starr is to create a picture book edition of his famous Beatles hit, Octopus's Garden, 45 years after the song was first written. It will be published by Simon and Schuster Children's Books on 24th October.

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The Wall

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

12plus

What is this about?

A boy crosses a dividing line between two communities

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A World Between Us

Publisher: Hot Key Books

12plus

What is this about?

A captivating love triangle set against the backdrop of a fascinating and disturbing political period in Spanish history, a delight for anyone with an interest in the country present or past.

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Jez Alborough


Jez Alborough

Author and illustrator Jez Alborough (Duck in the Truck, Six Little Chicks) talks about his new picture book, Nat the Cat, which was inspired by the smile of a stranger some 20 years ago!

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