Begin your story set in the animal kingdom. Include:

• A description of the habitat where the action will take place
• A description of your main character engaging in everyday life
• You characters as either naturalistic animals or animals behaving and dressing like humans
• References to other characters within the setting, as either friends, enemies or just co-existing 

Submit your complete space story. Include:

• A heroic space crew who live in a state-of-the-art space station (Week 1)
• A villain, their evil plan, and their even more powerful spaceship (Week 2)
• An epic space battle, where they villain seems to overpower the heroes until… (Week 3)
• The heroes deploy a secret weapon to attack the enemy’s greatest weakness and win the battle (Week 4)
• The heroes celebrate their win, surrounded by scenes of destruction (Week 4)

If you be a magician, witch, wizard or other magical being in any book or book series, which would you choose and why?

Rita sometimes breaks into poetry, even though writing poems is NOT on the list of approved activities for ducks.  

Here is the start of a poem by Rita.  

Happiness wells up inside me

As warm and beautiful  

As a new laid egg -

Imagine you are Rita, how would you finish this poem? Write your version of this poem considering what Rita might include.  

Post your answer below, along with your thoughts about this month's Book Lovers books, Rita’s Revenge and Spellhound

Do you have a book recommendation to keep the Book Lovers busy over the summer holidays? Tell us about a book, series, or graphic novel that you LOVE, and why you think the other Book Lovers will love it too. 

Submit a complete story. Include:

Write an introductory scene where your main character is on their way to their regular after-school activity.

Along the way, they see an unusual person behaving strangely.

Include:

• What activity is your character going to? Where is it held and who else will be there?
• What does your character expect to happen in today’s activity with the regular instructor?
• What is the unusual person doing and why does it catch your main character’s attention?

Submit a complete story. 

Write a scene where your character discovers the perks of the job they’ve started to do.

Include :

• The tangible and intangible perks of the job
• A personal problem they realise they can solve using the powers of the VIP’s job
• How your character changes and goes ‘and with power’ as they make increasing use of the powers and perks of the job

"These are organised by mood. If you want a book that makes you feel timid, that's over here.' Thumbelina pointed to a high shelf. 'If you want to feel swanky, look over here. Books to make you feel infuriated are there, and books to make you flummoxed are down here, right next to books that will bamboozle. See?' Trilby did see, and in a way, it made sense. Sort of."

From The Dangerous Business of Being Trilby Moffat by Kate Temple. 

Which emotions would you favourite books be found under in Thumbelia's antique shop? Why?