WORD OF THE WEEK – Eucatastrophe
In September 1937, J.R.R. Tolkien published The Hobbit. He created new words, such as “eucatastrophe”, which means a sudden and unexpected happy ending.
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The Week Junior is a multi award-winning current affairs magazine for 8–14 year olds.
- ✨ WORD OF THE WEEK: TINSEL ✨ Did you know that the word ‘tinsel’ comes from the Latin scintilla, a ‘spark’? Each week, the brilliant @susie_dent provides our Word of the Week fact. #WordOfTheWeek #ChildrensNews 📸: Rex Shutterstock
- 🥁 Drum roll please! We are so excited to announce the shortlist for the very first The Week Junior Book Awards! We hope you'll join us in celebrating the talent, creativity, care and sheer passion of the publishers, authors and illustrators who are on it! theweekjuniorbookawards.co.uk
- 📣🏆 Tyger is the winner of Children's Book of the Year: Older Fiction. SF Said’s gripping adventure was described by our judges as “a transcendent masterpiece that captivates readers from beginning to end, complemented by breathtaking illustrations”.
- Word of the Week – Smellfeast. 🥗 Do you know someone who always seems to turn up when food is around? In the 1500s, they were called “smellfeasts”. The word was used about people, but perhaps dogs are the biggest smell feasts. 🐶📸: Rex Shutterstock. #LoveYourPetDay @susie_dent
- Our word of the week, written by Countdown's Susie Dent, is CONKER. @susie_dent @C4Countdown @Worldconker @BBCNorthampton #WordoftheWeek #Words #ConkerWorldChampionships
- We're giving 3 bundles of Beano Builds: Go-Kart and Beano Builds: Secret Den away. Simply retweet and follow us and @StudioBooks to #win. UK only. Find our T&Cs at theweekjunior.co.uk/terms #competition #Beano #BeanoBuilds
- 📚Children's Book of the Year: Illustrated winner is – Frankie's World. Written and illustrated by @Aoife_Dooley, & published by @scholasticuk, this warm, funny & engaging graphic novel impressed our judges who praised the book as a “really welcome message about being yourself”.
- We are giving one lucky winner the chance to win a Rubik’s Cube bundle. Please retweet and follow for a chance to #win. @JohnAdams_Toys
- This week, we're celebrating 20 years of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban with an exclusive #HarryPotter competition. 🧙♀️✨🧙♂️ Find out more at theweekjunior.co.uk/patronus @KidsBloomsbury @Booktrust @pottermore @WorldBookDayUK #FridayFeeling #Azkaban20
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- We are proud to announce the Shortlist for our Children's Audiobook of the Year in our brand new book awards. This award recognises excellence in storytelling, sound and production for children. Discover our shortlisted titles now at theweekjuniorbookawards.co.uk #TWJBookAwards
- The incredible 'Museum of the Moon' by British artist, Luke Jerram, is currently hanging above Tintern Abbey in Chepstow, Wales 🌕 @lukejerram @_Tintern_Abbey_ Credit: PA. #POTD
