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Child superhero!
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Ever wondered what it might be like to be an actual superhero? Meet Pizazz, a child superhero in a family that all have extraordinary superpowers!
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Superstar pet
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Ever thought your pet should be a superstar? Here's a gorgeous cat with an impossibly long name, whose owner thinks he has got what it takes to make it on the big screen!
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Picture book about space wins Waterstones prize
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Look Up! by Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola, about a science-mad young black girl trying to distract her brother from his phone, has won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, with Bearmouth by Liz Hyder taking the prize for older readers, and High-Rise Mystery winning the younger readers' prize.
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Facing change
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Evan Wolkenstein, our Debut Author of the Month, talked to ReadingZone about how his own life inspired his story, TURTLE BOY, about a boy with a facial disfigurement.
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Planning a virtual author visit?
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Author visits can be one of the most effective ways to encourage children to read for pleasure. But with assemblies banned, children in clusters and no outside speakers allowed, how will schools manage author events this autumn and beyond?
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YALC @ Home
Sunday, July 19, 2020
While we can't celebrate YALC (YA Literacy Convention) in person this summer, the organisers have a programme of online events to meet some of our favourite YA authors, Friday 24th to Saturday 26 July.
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Looking for the silver lining
Sunday, July 19, 2020
WAYS TO MAKE SUNSHINE, the new book by RENEE WATSON, is about an ordinary family trying to get through tough times. Here, Renee Watson tells us what's next, and gives some great writing tips!
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44 very tiny secrets...
Sunday, July 19, 2020
Betsy's parents are famous pianists, but Betsy finds playing the piano a struggle. Then she's given a solution - involving pumpkin seeds and a tiny secret - well, 44 tiny secrets... SYLVIA BISHOP tells us more!
