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SUMMARY:Little Bookworms October
DESCRIPTION:Have you got a little bookworm in your life? Then look no further than House of Books & Friends. We are excited to invite you to Little Bookworms\, our monthly book club for 8-12 years. The book club runs the first Sunday of every month\, 11am-12pm. \nFor October\, we will be reading The Boy with the Big Decisions by Helen Rutter. You have until the day of the book club to finish the title – this is available to buy as part of your ticket\, or you can purchase a ticket only. \nAs well as discussing the book\, there will be book-related activities each month for our Little Bookworms to get stuck into\, fun quizzes and games\, and squash and biscuits for all. Our Little Bookworms will also get their own book lovers passport to add to each month they attend as they jet set around the world through reading. \nAll sessions will be ticketed: £7.99 for the book and ticket\, and £2 for just the ticket. All little ones must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets can be purchased on our website and in store. A limited number of complementary tickets will also be reserved for those who might need them so please do let us know. \nIf you have any questions about the book club or tickets\, you can always take a look at our website\, email us\, or ask a friendly bookseller in store. \nAbout the book \nFred can’t make a decision about anything – his parents always tell him what to do\, from what to eat every day to which secondary school to choose. That’s how Fred has found himself a pupil at the high-pressure\, strict Gains School\, when he’d much rather be going to Browtree\, with its brilliant art department and kind teachers. \nAs Fred waits for the bus to his new school\, he sees the bus for Browtree pull up – and a wild\, thrilling\, thought strikes him. \nShould he jump on this bus and pretend he’s a new student at Browtree? \nWill he be brave enough to follow a different path for once? \nYou\, the reader\, will stand in Fred’s shoes and make decisions alongside him throughout this story. \nYou’ll help him stand-up for what he believes in\, learn what he truly loves to do\, make good friends and face choices about whether to swerve or walk into drama. \nYOU are in charge of The Boy With Big Decisions!
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LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:The Book Club - ONLINE
DESCRIPTION:This session of The Book Club will take place on Monday 27th October 7-8pm via Zoom. This month\, we are reading Our Sister Killjoy by Ama Ata Aidoo. £9.99 is the price of the book and a ticket to the session. The book can be delivered directly to you (please add your shipping address and tick the box for shipping) or you can collect it in store free of charge. You can buy a book and ticket here. \nIf you already own a copy of the book\, you can purchase a ticket alone for £3. You can purchase a ticket only here. \nFor those unable to afford a book or ticket at present\, we have a limited amount of complementary books/tickets. Please contact the bookshop via bookworms@houseofbooksandfriends.pro or call 07597365380. \nOne of our booksellers will lead the book club\, and the group will be split up into smaller groups in breakout rooms to discuss the questions. A Zoom link will be emailed to ticketholders prior to the event starting. \nWe always ask that you be respectful and kind whilst discussing the book and others’ opinions of it. \nAbout the book \nSissie is leaving Ghana for the first time. Arriving in Europe on a scholarship to experience the glories of a Western education\, she plunges into this new continent’s heart of whiteness\, observing the strange customs of the natives. \nDrinking cocktails at the German Embassy\, she cringes at her countrymen.\nIn a Bavarian castle\, she is seduced by the lonely mother of Little Adolf.\nIn freezing London\, she witnesses ‘been-tos’ sharing myths of an overseas idyll.\nIn between continents\, she writes a letter on the plane to her exiled former lover.\nBut it is not sent. She will tell these tales back at home. \nAma Ata Aidoo’s landmark debut Our Sister Killjoy exploded into the world in 1977. With its blistering feminist satire of the West African diaspora\, colonial legacies and toxic racism\, expressed in a radical literary form – prose poetry\, letter\, manifesto – its provocative impact remains unmatched half a century on.
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SUMMARY:The Book Club - EVENING
DESCRIPTION:This session of The Book Club will take place on Wednesday 29th October 6-7pm. This month\, we are reading Our Sister Killjoy by Ama Ata Aidoo. £9.99 is the price of the book and a ticket to the session. The book can be delivered directly to you (please add your shipping address and tick the box for shipping) or you can collect it in store free of charge. You can buy a book and ticket here. \nIf you already own a copy of the book\, you can purchase a ticket alone for £3. You can purchase a ticket only here. \nFor those unable to afford a book or ticket at present\, we have a limited amount of complementary books/tickets. Please contact the bookshop via bookworms@houseofbooksandfriends.pro or call 07597365380. \nWe always ask that you be respectful and kind whilst discussing the book and others’ opinions of it. \nAbout the book \nSissie is leaving Ghana for the first time. Arriving in Europe on a scholarship to experience the glories of a Western education\, she plunges into this new continent’s heart of whiteness\, observing the strange customs of the natives. \nDrinking cocktails at the German Embassy\, she cringes at her countrymen.\nIn a Bavarian castle\, she is seduced by the lonely mother of Little Adolf.\nIn freezing London\, she witnesses ‘been-tos’ sharing myths of an overseas idyll.\nIn between continents\, she writes a letter on the plane to her exiled former lover.\nBut it is not sent. She will tell these tales back at home. \nAma Ata Aidoo’s landmark debut Our Sister Killjoy exploded into the world in 1977. With its blistering feminist satire of the West African diaspora\, colonial legacies and toxic racism\, expressed in a radical literary form – prose poetry\, letter\, manifesto – its provocative impact remains unmatched half
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SUMMARY:The Book Club - AFTERNOON
DESCRIPTION:This session of The Book Club will take place on Thursday 30th October 2-3pm. This month\, we are reading Our Sister Killjoy by Ama Ata Aidoo. £9.99 is the price of the book and a ticket to the session. The book can be delivered directly to you (please add your shipping address and tick the box for shipping) or you can collect it in store free of charge. You can buy a book and ticket here. \nIf you already own a copy of the book\, you can purchase a ticket alone for £3. You can purchase a ticket only here. \nFor those unable to afford a book or ticket at present\, we have a limited amount of complementary books/tickets. Please contact the bookshop via bookworms@houseofbooksandfriends.pro or call 07597365380. \nWe always ask that you be respectful and kind whilst discussing the book and others’ opinions of it. \nAbout the book \nSissie is leaving Ghana for the first time. Arriving in Europe on a scholarship to experience the glories of a Western education\, she plunges into this new continent’s heart of whiteness\, observing the strange customs of the natives. \nDrinking cocktails at the German Embassy\, she cringes at her countrymen.\nIn a Bavarian castle\, she is seduced by the lonely mother of Little Adolf.\nIn freezing London\, she witnesses ‘been-tos’ sharing myths of an overseas idyll.\nIn between continents\, she writes a letter on the plane to her exiled former lover.\nBut it is not sent. She will tell these tales back at home. \nAma Ata Aidoo’s landmark debut Our Sister Killjoy exploded into the world in 1977. With its blistering feminist satire of the West African diaspora\, colonial legacies and toxic racism\, expressed in a radical literary form – prose poetry\, letter\, manifesto – its provocative impact remains unmatched half
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