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New Releases Competition

Enter the competition below for your chance to win one of our prize titles.

 
   

You Can’t Eat a Princess Competition

This month we are giving away 10 copies of You Can’t Eat a Princess written by Gillian Rogerson, illustrated AND SIGNED by Sarah McIntyre.
For your chance to win a copy, just answer this question:You Can't Eat a Princess! by Gillian Rogerson / Sarah McIntyre

King Cupcake is kidnapped by aliens in You Can’t Eat a Princess. Princess Spaghetti tells the aliens that WHAT will taste better than her father…?

a) chips
b) chocolate
c) cupcakes

All you have to do is send us an email with your name,
address, and answer to the question.

Click here to enter

 
   

The closing date: 31st December 2009
Only one entry per person, please.
Sorry, but we can only accept UK entries.
Good luck!

 
   
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COMPETITION ANSWERS!
Thanks to all of you who've entered our competitions. If you haven't won anything so far - keep trying. The answers to our previous book related questions are:

February
The Minivers: Rosamund and Emily Miniver are princesses, fashion icons and pop stars! Which pop star and fashion icon released their hit “Poker Face” in 2009? Answer: c) Lady Gaga

January
My Mum Has X-Ray Vision: In My Mum Has X-Ray Vision, Milo’s mum has superhero powers. Which famous superhero has the ability to fly? Answer: a) Superman

December
Tabby McTat: What kind of cat is usually tail-less? Answer: c) Manx

November
Tabby McTat: Author Julia Donaldson is British, but where is illustrator Axel Scheffler originally from? Answer: b) Germany

October
Shiver: In Shiver, Grace is fascinated by the wolves that roam the woods at the bottom of her garden. What animal is the wolf NOT closely related to? Answer: c) Bear

September
In The Hunger Games II: What ingredient causes bread to rise? Answer: b) Yeast

August
Henry's House: The fastest dinosaur was thought to be the Struthiomimus. What was its top speed? Answer: b) Around 40 mph (Around 27 mph is the top speed of a human and around 67 mph is the top speed of a cheetah, the fastest land animal)

July
What I Saw and How I Lied: What I Saw and How I Lied is set in the resort of Palm Beach. In which US state would you find Palm Beach? Answer: c) Florida

June
Horrible Histories: Rotten Romans: If you were a Roman soldier, what would you use instead of toilet paper? Answer: a) A sponge on the end of a stick, dipped in cold water (and you’d share it with everyone else in the public toilets!)

May
Fever Crumb: Author Philip Reeve won the 2008 CILIP Carnegie Medal. But for which of his books? Answer: b) Here Lies Arthur

April
The Well Between the Worlds:
The Well Between the Worlds is set in a legendary land based on the Isles of Scilly. Which of these islands is not part of the archipelago? Answer: c) Benbecula

March
The Joshua Files: Joshua finds himself back in Mexico on his second adventure. Which ocean lies to the west of Mexico? Answer: a) Pacific Ocean

 
   

Bearkeeper, Misfitz Mysteries: The One That Got AwayThe Misfitz Competition is
now closed.

Congratulations
to winners Emma,
Iona and Grace.

 

39 Clues 4 by Jude WatsonClick here to enter the 39 Clues Competition. You can win a signed
book and poster.

 
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