The BIG Holiday Read
Take part in Read for Good’s Big Holiday Read!
We’ve teamed up with Read for Good to help celebrate their Big Holiday Read. By taking part in the sponsored read, you’ll be raising money to send much-needed books and storytellers to children spending their summer holidays stuck in hospital. Plus you could win your school a visit from top author and Tom Gates creator Liz Pichon!
You can take part in the Big Holiday Read as a parent and as a teacher – take a look here for their parent page and here for their teacher page.
Some tips to pass on to kids wanting to get involved:
Get reading!
Decide what you want to read. Anything goes: comics, blogs, listening to books all count. Find some inspiration in our Summer Book Club below, or visit your library and have a go at the Summer Reading Challenge – whatever and however you read is up to you! Ask friends and family to sponsor you – per book or per minute.
Get sponsored!
Collect your sponsor money using this good old-fashioned sponsor form and then visit JustGiving to pay all your sponsor money online in one go
or
Ask an adult to set up a Big Holiday Read fundraising page on JustGiving by clicking here (they will need to set up a JustGiving account if they haven’t already got one).
Get reading and raising!
You can take part in the Big Holiday Read as a parent and as a teacher – take a look here for their parent page and here for their teacher page. And remember to take a look below for loads of reading inspiration from our Summer Book Club!
Award-winning books and authors
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A Secret of Birds and Bone
Award-winning author
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- Offer price: €6.00
- Rewards: €9.98
- RRP: €9.99
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Daisy and the Trouble With Unicorns
Award-winning author
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- Offer price: €6.50
- Rewards: €8.88
- RRP: €51.99
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Lizzie and Lucky: The Mystery of the Missing Puppies
New
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- Offer price: €5.00
- Rewards/RRP: €8.88
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Dog Man #10: Mothering Heights (the new blockbusting international bestseller)
Book of the month
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- Offer price: €10.00
- Rewards/RRP: €13.96
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Tom Gates #18: Ten Tremendous Tales
Editor's pick
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- Offer price: €10.00
- Rewards/RRP: €16.50
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Football Legends: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
New
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- Offer price: €5.00
- Rewards: €7.61
- RRP: €8.88
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Captain Underpants: Two Turbo-Charged Novels in One (Full Colour!)
New
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- Offer price: €7.50
- Rewards: €11.42
- RRP: €8.88
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The Boy Who Sang with Dragons (The Boy Who Grew Dragons 5)
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- Offer price: €6.50
- Rewards/RRP: €8.88
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Cat Kid Comic Club #1: Cat Kid Comic Club
Editor's pick
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- Offer price: €10.00
- Rewards/RRP: €13.96
New activity books to keep them busy
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Tom Gates: Big Book of Fun Stuff
Award-winning author
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- Offer price: €6.50
- Rewards: €8.88
- RRP: €44.39
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Little People, Big Dreams: Little Me, Big Dreams Journal
New
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- Offer price: €10.00
- Rewards: €13.96
- RRP: €10.15
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You Can Save the Planet: 101 Ways You Can Make a Difference
Award-winning author
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- Offer price: €5.00
- Rewards: €8.88
- RRP: €12.69