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Big Dreams writing competition & festival
Monday, May 18, 2020
Puffin is to launch a Big Dreamers Writing Competition for children aged 6-18 years in the run-up to its online Festival of Big Dreams (8th - 14th June), part of its 80th birthday celebrations.
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Is this class worse than yours?
Friday, May 15, 2020
Look out for biscuit battles, killer dogs and escaping rats in THE WORST CLASS IN THE WORLD, the start of a hilarious new series by JOANNA NADIN, illustrated by RIKIN PAREKH.
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Alex Rider Prime television series
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Teenage spy Alex Rider is coming to Amazon Prime with a new television series this June. An eight episode series, based on the second Alex Rider novel, Point Blanc, will be available on Amazon Prime from Thursday 4th June.
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'Draw with Rob' world record attempt
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Author and illustrator Rob Biddulph, whose Draw with Rob videos have amassed a huge online following, will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the World's Biggest Art Lesson on 21 May - and you're all invited to join in!
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Writing competition from Nicola Morgan
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Author Nicola Morgan is running an 'anti-viral' creative writing and poster competition for those aged 11-18 years, with free visits from the author and books as prizes. Closing date is 31 May.
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Book celebrates health workers
Monday, May 11, 2020
Publisher Simon and Schuster Children's is to publish a tribute to the NHS this summer, Health Heroes: The People Who Took Care of the World, researched and written by Emily Sharratt, in support of NHS Charities Together.
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Write a Letter from Lockdown
Monday, May 11, 2020
Top authors are writing letters to children during lock down - a project set up by The Children's Bookshow - and encouraging them to write their own 'lockdown letters'.
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'Generation Lockdown' gets writing!
Monday, May 11, 2020
Share your stories about life in lockdown in a new competition for those aged 7 to 17 years! You can write up to 700 words about life in lockdown, and the closing date is Friday 17th July.
