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Monday, October 15, 2018

Malorie Blackman, Abi Elphinstone, Sibeal Pounder and Patrice Lawrence are among the authors writing a World Book Day book that children will be able to exchange for their WBD vouchers. World Book Day will take place on 7 March 2019.

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Monday, October 15, 2018

Don't forget to register for your World Book Day pack for 7th March 2019, to make sure you receive the right number of tokens for your school. You must register even if you have registered in previous years. Registration for WBD 2019 closes on Friday 30th November 2018.

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Saturday, October 13, 2018

We were delighted that YA author E Lockhart joined ReadingZone Live for a special event during her UK tour, when she answered students' questions and talked about her latest novel, Genuine Fraud (Hot Key Books).

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Saturday, October 13, 2018

Storytime magazine is celebrating its 50th issue with a story writing competition for children aged three to nine years, challenging them to write a story in up to 50 words. The deadline is 30 November 2018.

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Saturday, October 13, 2018

We're celebrating the latest Witch Wars book, Witch Tricks, with a fabulous giveaway of two full sets of the Witch Wars series by Sibeal Pounder (Bloomsbury Children's Books).

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Friday, October 12, 2018

Bestselling author James Patterson is partnering with Scholastic Book Clubs to give away over 50,000 of books to schools, starting with a 25,000 giveaway this autumn. Closing date is 31 October.

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Friday, October 12, 2018

Puffin will beam The Christmas Storytellers' Show live into classrooms on 7th December at 2pm, with a dazzling line-up of authors including Philip Pullman and Robin Stevens.

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Friday, October 12, 2018

Voting for the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards - the only book awards curated by bookshops and voted for by booklovers - is now open, with shortlisted books including Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend and Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean.

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