Young City Reads : 05 March - 20 May 2015

Circus of Thieves and the Raffle of Doom

by William Sutcliffe

One city. One book. A thousand conversations…..

ROLL UP, ROLL UP, YOUNG CITY READS RETURNS…

Collected Works CIC and Brighton Festival and are delighted to reveal the chosen title for the 2015 ‘Big Read’ for children across Brighton & Hove is…Circus of Thieves and the Raffle of Doom by William Sutcliffe. DOWNLOAD THE READING GUIDE HERE

HOW DOES IT WORK?

The concept is simple: one book, by one author is selected for the whole community to read, explore, discuss and creatively engage with.

Step 1: Sign up, sign up.. to receive FREE weekly emails and resources to accompany the story.

Step 2: The project launches on World Book Day (05 March). Primary classes have from 05 March until 20 May to read the book together.

Step 3: Buy the book! Call local independent bookshop The Book Nook, Hove to place your order (discounts and free delivery for participating schools!). 01273 911988

Step 4: Save the Date: Weds 20th May 2015. Classes come together for a very special Brighton Festival event featuring the book’s author

(William Sutcliffe) and the illustrator (David Tazzyman - making a rare

live appearance).

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP YOUR CLASS

Big Top Banan(z)a - a fundraising flavour!

This year the lovely folk at Brighton’s favourite artisan ice-cream shop Boho Gelato have created an extra special Young City Reads ice-cream to raise money for the project and help us ensure schools in all areas of the community can take part. The fab flavour - Banana Custard with a Sweet Cherry swirl - is on sale in the Boho Gelato shop at Pool Valley in the South Laines from Sat 14 Feb until the project ends on 21 May. Why not pop in and give it a try!

“I’m thrilled to be chosen for Young City Reads, and not just because I like any excuse to visit Brighton. An initiative like this, that encourages children and adults to enjoy books together, and that gathers a community to enjoy the written word in a spirit of inter-generational fun, is exactly what every children’s book writer dreams of participating in.”

William Sutcliffe, Young City Reads author 2015

HOW CAN LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS GET INVOLVED?

Primary school teachers and classes can register online (for FREE) HERE and agree to read the Circus of Thieves and the Raffle of Doom together in class between (05 March – 20 May 2015). Throughout the project, participating classes will receive FREE weekly e-bulletins which will include bite-size Circus of Thieves and the Raffle of Doom quizzes, puzzles and fun activities to complete.

This is a great way for classes to get excited about a book and to experience the benefits of shared reading and the fun it brings!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Circus of Thieves and the Raffle of Doom tells the funny and heartwarming tale of Hannah, whose life is boring, boring, boring… UNTIL she meets: Billy Shank, his astonishing camel, Narcissus, and a host of other bizarrely brilliant members of the circus. But all is not as it seems; Armitage Shank, evil ringmaster and Billy’s surrogate father, has a dastardly plan involving light-fingered thievery. Can Hannah and Billy stop his stinking scheme before it’s too late…

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