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SUMMARY:Helen Rutter Author Event
DESCRIPTION:About Helen\nHelen lives in the countryside just outside Sheffield with her comedian husband\, kids and lovely dog Billy Whizz. When she is not tapping away in her writing room\, she loves walking\, playing board games and reading. \nBefore writing her first novel Helen wrote and performed her work on the stage and has even braved some stand up comedy. If you look hard you could even spot her in old episodes of Coronation Street\, Holby City and many other TV staples including adverts\, film and voice over. \nHer first novel The Boy who made Everyone Laugh was shortlisted for The Costa Children’s Book Award\, The Blue Peter Children’s Book Award and The Branford Boase Award. Reggie houser Has the Power is Helen’s fifth book. \nCheck out Helen’s website: helenrutter.com \nHelen on Twitter (@HelenRutterUK) \nHelen on Instagram (@helenrutteruk) \nHelen on Facebook (@helenrutterwriter) \nWhat to expect from the event\nTalk\, interactive mind games\, reading and Q&A. \nFocus Book\nThe session will be focused on Reggie Houser Has the Power\, Helen’s fifth book\, released 1st February 2024. \n \nBuy the book\nIf you’d like to buy the book for your school before or after the event\, we offer a substantial discount on the RRP price. Please email events@wherereadingrocks.com to order books. Orders received 7 days before the event will arrive in time for the event. \nWe can also offer this book at a discounted rate to families PLUS your school will also receive a 5% credit (based on the value of the books sold to families) towards any future book purchases made through Reading Rocks. To enquire about our family discounts email events@wherereadingrocks.com. \nAbout the Book\nBook title: Reggie Houser Has the Power \nReggie Houser has ADHD and struggles to make friends at school\, plus his mum and teachers seem constantly weary about his erratic\, high-energy ways. But when he sees a hypnotist perform on stage at the holiday park he visits\, Reggie becomes obsessed with learning the skills of mind control – and he discovers he has an incredible talent for it! First of all he hypnotises the dog to think he’s a frog\, then makes his headmaster cluck like a chicken in assembly in front of the whole school – but then a group of mean kids supposedly take him under their wing and make him use his hypnosis talents for bad: stealing a chocolate bar from a shop and escalating to a bigger theft. Reggie must decide to use his skills for good only and come to trust his own brain to make decisions. \npacked with brilliant jokes and one-liners to make kids roar with laughter a book to encourage empathy and kindness in young readers Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson\, Lisa Thompson and Jenny Pearson. \nPublisher: Scholastic Ltd
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SUMMARY:J T Williams Author Event
DESCRIPTION:About J T Williams\nPassionate about history\, J.T. Williams writes to shine a light on the lives and stories of Black people in Britain. Her historical mystery series The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries is based on real-life historical figures Elizbeth Sancho and Dido Belle\, who lived in Georgian London. The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries: Drama and Danger was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize\, and is Winner of The Week Junior Children’s Book of the Year (Breakthrough) and Winner of The Diverse Book Awards (Children’s). \nJ T Williams on Twitter (@OjiBrown73) \nJ T Williams on Instagram (@j.t.williamswrites) \nWhat to expect from the event\nAttention all bookworms! Get ready to crack open ‘The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries: Drama and Danger’ as J T Williams takes you on a thrilling journey through the tales of the intriguing real-life people that inspired her to write this page-turner. \nBut wait\, there’s more! As we explore the stories of real-life heroes\, we’ll be asking some big questions: who really gets to write history? Whose voices have been left out of the pages of time? And\, most importantly\, how can we become history detectives and unearth the secrets of our past? Get ready to put on your thinking caps\, folks! \nHere’s an introduction from the author to get your class excited about the event: \n\n\nJ T Williams Video \nFocus Book\nThe session will be focused on The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries: Drama and Danger\, part of The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries series: A thrilling middle grade mystery series\, perfect for fans of Robin Steven’s Murder Most Unladylike. Set in eighteenth-century London\, with all the fun and zest of Hamilton and inspired by real Black British historical figures. \nReleased in 2022\, the book was: \nWINNER OF THE WEEK JUNIOR CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR: BREAKTHROUGH AWARD \nSHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES 2023 CHILDREN’S BOOK PRIZE \nWINNER OF THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARD FOR CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR \n \nBuy the book\nIf you’d like to buy the book for your school before or after the event\, we offer a substantial discount on the RRP price. Please email events@wherereadingrocks.com to order books. Orders received 7 days before the event will arrive in time for the event. \nWe can also offer this book at a discounted rate to families PLUS your school will also receive a 5% credit (based on the value of the books sold to families) towards any future book purchases made through Reading Rocks. To enquire about our family discounts email events@wherereadingrocks.com. \nAbout the Book\nBook title: The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries: Drama and Danger \nIllustrator: Simone Douglas \nTwelve-year-olds Lizzie Sancho and Dido Belle are from different worlds – Lizzie lives in Westminster in her dad’s tea shop\, while Belle is an heiress being brought up by her aunt and uncle at grand Kenwood House – but they both share a love of solving mysteries. \nAnd when their eyes meet in the audience of the Drury Lane theatre one night\, both girls are sure they’ve seen something suspicious on stage. \nLizzie and Belle soon find themselves on the trail of a mystery – and becoming best friends. But can they work out what’s going on in time to prevent a murder? \nA mystery-filled detective story for children\, perfect for fans of Robin Stevens. \nPublisher: Harper Collins Publishers
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