HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY EVERYONE!!
I didn’t even realise it was WBD until my little brother told me on our way home from school today. It just reminds me of how long ago it was since Year Six because when I entered secondary school, they don’t celebrate it as much as they did in primary schools.
For those who don’t know about World Book Day, it’s a UK’s own version of World Book and Copyright Day (also known as International Day of the Book or World Book Days) On World Book Day, every child in full-time education in the UK is given a voucher to be spent on books. You can either get £1 off any book (I think) or you can get one of the WBD books which were made especially for today. I wasn’t a huge fan of last years’ books but judging from this year, I think I’ll definitely be getting these ones…
Spot the Difference by Juno Dawson
An emotional and thought-provoking story about a bullied child who turns into a bully, then doesn’t like what she sees in the mirror.
Star Wars: Adventures in Wild Space by Cavan Scott (Egmont)
Your parents have been captured by the evil Galactic Empire, so what do you do? If you’re Milo and Lina Graf you head into space and declare war on the Dark Side.
Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell (Macmillan Children’s)
Elena is a die-hard Star Wars fan but when she goes to her local cinema to see the new film expecting to find like-minded aficionados of Han, Luke and Leia, she finds something quite different…
See the other books here!
as told by zaheerah 