Every year is World Book Day on the 1st March where those under the age of 18 and in full-time education are given a £1 book token to buy either the special editions released for the day or to contribute to a book of their choice (although they have to pay the rest).
It is something I personally have grown up with, the excitement when I was young to receive the token, thinking already what I will be buying with it. It is something that really encouraged me and many others to do the ancient activity of just reading. Something that is so important in a digital media generation that this world is developing into.
Anyway, because mostly the £1 special World Book Day books are normally only a selection of children's books (for this year's selection, click here)
However, because us teenager's get a little left out once we hit 14 and aren't exactly interested in cute kittens and finding a caterpillar, Waterstones (a UK bookstore) have decided to release special editions sold at £1 for the day of two YA titles, starting tomorrow (27th February)
These are:
The Name of the Star - Maureen Johnson
Department 19 - Will Hill
Both of which are supposed to be VERY good books so this is a great selection for Waterstones to choose. Just to emphasise, this IS JUST AT WATERSTONES FOR THESE TWO BOOKS. It is merely a promotion as part of World Book Day to make us YA readers feel less left out.
I personally will be running from the train station after college to (thankfully only a 5 minute walk) my local store to get The Name of The Star. Thanks Waterstones!
For more info, click here to go to Maureen Johnson's blog where she explains everything.
Enjoy - let me know if you got a copy!
ooh, thanks for the heads up :-) Is it going to be different titles each day until world book day? I'll probably have to wait until the weekend, since I don't live anywhere near a Waterstones but this is still good news. :-)
ReplyDeleteNo, no, it's just these two books for the whole period. I'm not sure when the promotion finishes but you should be okay until the weekend.
ReplyDeleteI worked at Waterstones for a bit and your best bet is to ring them up and reserve a copy of whichever book you want and say you'll pick it up at the weekend. Then, you know you've got a copy! :)