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Young Readers Book Club Thursday Session

  • Books on the Hill 1 Holywell Hill St Albans, England, AL1 1ER United Kingdom (map)

Does your child enjoy reading? And do they enjoy talking about books? Then get ready for our Young Readers Book Club!

The Book Club will be split into two teams – one group of Fantastic Five-to-Eight year olds, and the Amazing Nine-to-Eleven year olds. Each group will read a different book on the same theme.

For the Spring we’re looking at … Science-Fiction!

After reading the book at home, we will all sit together in our beautiful store to talk about the book. Everybody in each group will have the opportunity to discuss the book and create their own review! We will then ask the children to draw a picture to present their review!

Which book will win the book of the month? Will it be ….

Space Oddity by Christopher Edge  (5-8 year olds) You might think that this story is going to be an intergalactic adventure filled with UFOs, black holes, killer robots and some very foul-smelling aliens. And you'd be right. But it's mostly about a boy called Jake, his embarrassing dad, and the mind-boggling question ... are we really alone in the universe?

or…

SCRAP by Guy Bass  (9-11 year olds) After robots decided to keep the last habitable planet for themselves, follow the two last humans, Gnat and her sister Paige, as they go in search of the last robot. Only, the robot K1-NG has vowed never to help another human for as long as he lives… 

Our ticket options allow you to collect your book in store by booking your place here or you can sign up in store with one of our booksellers.

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