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WORLD BOOK DAY – This year‟s World Book Day (WBD), (1)______ is taking place on a certain
day in March, hopes to encourage everyone, and (2)______ children, to discover the joy of reading.
Schools and libraries are getting involved, with a packed schedule of events designed to bring
books (3)______ life. There will be writers popping into schools to read from their books and answer
questions, and story-telling events. Children will also be able to (4)______ part in readings so that they
really have a (5)______ to engage with the books.
As well as hoping to encourage children to catch the reading bug, World Book Day also hopes to
(6)______ reluctant adults hooked on books. (7)______, for the first time, World Book Day will also have
an adult focus, (8)______ the launch of Quick Reads, a selection of short, fast-paced stories (9)______
well-known authors. The first set of Quick Reads will be published on WBD, with a further collection of
books (10)______ released later in the summer.