On Wednesday 26th February, as part of the Tower Hamlets Creative Writing Competition, the best-selling author Cliff McNish  visited school. Cliff  lead writing workshops to inspire some very lucky Year 4 and 5 children. Let's hope that we have some excellent short stories to enter into the borough-wide competition!
 
There are still a few copies of two of Cliff’s most popular books for sale, at the much-reduced price of £5, If your child would like to buy one, and have it personally signed and dedicated by Cliff, see Sue in the library..
 The books are:
‘The Silver Child’ and ‘The Doomspell’ (which has been translated into 26 languages, and is sold all over the world).

​Blue Gate Fields Junior School
Author Event Monday 10th February – with Ross MacKenzie!
We are delighted to let you know that Year 5 and Year 6 will be attending an event in school with multi-award-winning children’s author, Ross MacKenzie!
They will have the opportunity to meet the author, ask questions, and buy signed and personally dedicated copies of his new book, EVERNIGHT. 
Pre-Order Books for signing here: pgbb.co.uk/EVERNIGHT. 
Deadline for pre-ordering is midnight 9 February.
You can also purchase books with cash or card on the day.  
(Books are £7.99 each.)
We hope everyone has a wonderful and inspiring time!  
With best wishes,
Pea Green Boat Books & Sue Dearie (BGFJ Librarian)
 
Ross MacKenzie, winner of the Blue Peter Best Story Award and the Scottish Children’s Book Award, brings a new magical world...
Thousands of years ago, the Evernight came to the Silver Kingdom and turned everything to darkness and chaos. Through skill and bravery, it was defeated. But now the Evernight is about to return, released by the evil Mrs Hester, and the only thing that might stop
it is lost, deep below the great city of King's Haven.

Then orphan Larabelle Fox stumbles across a mysterious wooden box while treasure-hunting in the city's sewers. Little does she realise she is about to be catapulted into an adventure, facing wild magic and mortal danger - and a man who casts no shadow . . .
Ross MacKenzie has been writing stories since he was seven years old, when he created an illustrated short story about a hungry crocodile named Crunchy Colin in a smuggled school jotter. His novel The Nowhere Emporium won the Blue Peter Best Story Award and the Scottish Children’s Book Award. He now splits his time between writing, his day job as a graphic designer and his wife, daughters and, with whom he lives near Glasgow.