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Find out about the worst pirate - ever!
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Pirates Ahoy! We caught up with author Amy Sparkes to talk all things pirates, treasure and fishy goings-on in her latest series, PIRATE BLUNDERBEARD!
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Philip Pullman's new three-part work
Friday, May 26, 2017
The first volume of Philip Pullman's three-part work The Book of Dust will be called La Belle Sauvage and it will be published on 20 October. The story will follow 11-year-old Malcolm Polstead and his daemon, Asta. You can watch a short video of Pullman talking about The Book of Dust, below.
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Read an extract from the new Alex Rider!
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Yes, there's a new ALEX RIDER novel publishing on 1st June - but you can read the first chapter from Alex Rider: Never Say Die (Walker Books) in advance here!
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Jacqueline Wilson Writing Competition
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
This year's Jacqueline Wilson Competition is asking children aged 7-12 years to write a letter to an imaginary person who lives far away. Jacqueline Wilson will help to choose the winners.
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Poetry shortlist announced
Monday, May 22, 2017
The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) has announced the 2017 shortlist for the CLiPPA award (Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award), which celebrates outstanding poetry for children.
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'All the Things That Could Go Wrong' giveaway
Monday, May 22, 2017
We're thrilled to be able to offer a set of ten copies of All the Things That Could Go Wrong - the new book by Stewart Foster, author of Bubble Boy (Simon and Schuster) to a school book group.
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Famous Five giveaway!
Sunday, May 21, 2017
We are giving away an entire set of the Famous Five books, published with new jackets by Laura Ellen Anderson (Hodder Children's Books) to celebrate the 75th annivesary of Enid Blyton's series.
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Review 'Being Miss Nobody' for ReadingZone
Sunday, May 21, 2017
Tamsin Winter's latest novel, Being Miss Nobody, publishes in June and we have a set of ten books to give to a book group in exchange for some reviews.
