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Brand new clubs that offered teenage boys the opportunity to meet celebrities, win prizes and enjoy many activities!
Reading Communities
The towns of Barry and Llanelli organised a whole host of book-based events over the summer and autumn!
Click here for more details of the 2008 Reading Communities.
Give a Book Week
Celebrities and members of the public throughout Wales gave each other books as gifts during this special week in July!
Click here to take a peek at the week's activities
Monthly Themes
August – Read the game
Welsh Children
Cyfres Lleisiau: Yn y Canol
A title in a series of 20 short, exciting and attractive novels for teenaged readers. Leon and Matthew are two rugby players who dislike each other. Who will win a cap for Wales? The two like Megan Mai too, but she will have to choose between them in the end. Suitable for reading-for-pleasure, or as texts to assist literacy.
Ffeithiau Rygbi 2: 100 o Ffeithiau Rygbi
Another 100 facts about rugby and the latest in a series of pocket size books on football and rugby by Gary Pritchard. Cartoons by Philip Prendergast.
Cyfres Pen Dafad: Ceri Grafu
A contemporary novel about a young teenage girl who feels that everything and everyone is against her, most particularly as she is not allowed to play for the school football team as she is a girl, but who is urged by a neighbour to persevere, with excellent results; for readers aged 11-13 years. (ACCAC)
Cyfres Whap!: O Ongl Arall
A novel following the trials of a football referee.
Cyfres ar Wib: Ffion a'r Tim Rygbi
A story about a girl who is chosen to play in a rugby team, and how she succeeds to the astonishment of the boys in the team. Suitable for readers aged 7-9 years. First published in 2005.
Mewnwr a Maswr: 7. Ysbryd y Maswr
A novel about twins who like playing rugby. Suitable for readers aged 9-11 years.
Dim Eto, Jac!
A story about Jac Davies - the little boy who is crazy about football. Jac likes to play football but, unfortunately, the ball lands quite often next door in Mr Parri's flower beds!
Hwyl Gŵyl 3 - Dathlu Rygbi Cymru
A book that’s full of facts and information about Wales’s national game. Suitable for: 7+.
Dewi, Dwpsi a'r Dreigiau
All the red dragons have disappeared from the Welsh flags at the Millennium Stadium and we find out that someone has stolen them! They must be found urgently, before the start of the big match against England. Suitable for: 6-9.
