LAURA: While Marta carries on drawing, Alex, what do you think the book title would be of that story? LAURA: Yeah, Fantastic Mr Fox is a good character. I actually dressed up as Fantastic Mr Fox for our World Book Day here. With a book that includes emphasised words in a text, how do you decide which are the important words to stand out? LAURA: Yeah, or like some kind of dog who unclear chase after all the balls. It needs to be someone ANTHONY: Exactly. who cannot play the sport, yes. Ok, the next world's worst for you is, what book character do you think would be the world's worst astronaut? The last one for you here. There are cups, tea pots, and tea everywhere. A hat has been left at the scene of the crime. It looks like there has been some sort of party. Perhaps an un-birthday party.

The kids find themselves chasing an unidentified, rather scary, creature whilst also trying to keep their activities secret from the eagle eyed teachers at school. LAURA: I'm gonna give you three emojis, and Alex, you're gonna have to tell a story using those three emojis. And Marta, you're gonna illustrate along. ANTHONY HOROWITZ: Well, WriteForLife, I, I mean, it's so difficult. I mean, I, I sort of love all my books, really. But I guess I have to go for "Where Seagulls Dare", because it's the most recent book. It's the one that's just out now. And I think that's how it is when you're a writer. The book you're writing or the book you've just written is the one that you feel closest to.LAURA: First one, a headmaster has called about a strange goings-on in her office. She thinks it could be one of her students. A glass of water has just moved right across the desk and a newt has been dropped into the glass. The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Beast Beyond The Fence” was co-written by Marcus Rashford MBE and Alex Falasse-Koya and illustrated by Marta Kissi. The first interview could be used to inspire children to work together on a collaborative piece of writing in groups of three, with different roles for each child: illustrator and co-writers. ALEX: There was once a detective called Magnifying Glass. And Magnifying Glass, um, was, he really wanted to find a magical butterfly.

LAURA: Ah, Mr Inkblot's. I was gonna say, does it like, did the character in that inspire you to start drawing? 'Cause it sounds like an illustrator genius behind it. Perheen parikymppinen bongasi heti Rashfordin nimen kirjan kannesta ja selitti seikkaperäisesti kenen kuuluisan futarin tekele minulla oli hyppysissäni, joten toiveet nousivat hankalasta kirjan nimestä huolimatta (selitäpä suomalaisille lapsille aamupalaklubi...). Tätä voisi ehkä myydä futisjannuille pelkällä kirjailijan nimellä. Mutta voi pettymysten pettymys. Jaarittelevassa juonessa ei ollut päätä eikä häntää eikä kirjassa edes pelattu futista. Etsittiin vain jotain ihmepalloa koulun aidan takaa, jonne kukaan ei muka mene kouluajan jälkeenkään. Kaverikiemuroissa ei ollut oikein pontta ja hirveä hirviökin osoittautui pelkäksi antikliimaksiksi. Kirja oli myös aivan liian paksu niille lukijoille, joille se mahdollisesti oli suunnattu. LAURA: Yeah. OK, Alex, another one for you. Do you have any tips for writing setting descriptions? How do you set the scene? MARTA: I know, it's actually been recently translated into English. Uh, it's been translated in many languages before, but not English. ANd I think recently has, so.

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We have partnered with the publisher Pan Macmillan and BBC Teach to create exclusive materials to accompany The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Beast Beyond the Fence. In October 2020, he was appointed MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Marcus has committed himself to combating child poverty in the UK and his book You Are a Champion, written with Carl Anka, is an inspiring guide for children about reaching their full potential. Marcus's first fiction title, The Breakfast Club Adventures, written with Alex Falase-Koya, published in May 2022. I wanted to create something that really captured the true spirit of breakfast club. Outside of making sure we got the best start to our days with cereal, toast and juice, it was where my friendships were made. Where we could just lose ourselves. A safe haven,” said Rashford. “Breakfast club was where some of my greatest memories were formed, where we talked about our dreams and where adventures were planned, and it was important for me that we captured that in my first fiction book. Alex is a great writer who is able to capture that brilliantly and I’m thrilled that he’s on this journey with me.” LAURA: This seagull keeps, uh, popping in and interrupting me. What's it-, what, what do you want, seagull? Oh, the seagull's letting me know it's time for a quiz, Anthony. So I've got some quiz questions for you here. Oh, but hang on, it says here, if Antony gets all the answers wrong, I get pooed on by the seagull.

LAURA: Hi, Rhys. Yeah, I'm looking after Book Club for you, don't worry. It's in safe hands. Ooh, sorry Rhys, a seagull's just flown in and won't, won't leave me alone. Oh, I think it's got something to tell me. What's that, seagull?The Breakfast Club Investigators haven't managed to solve a mystery in months and Marcus is worried that the group is going to break up! So when Gbenga, the captain of the school basketball team, comes to ask for their help Marcus knows this might just be the Investigator's last chance to prove themselves. It was a phone! She then called mountain rescue. And when she got home, she had a dinner of nice warm sausages.

Marcus Rashford MBE is Manchester United's iconic number 10 and an England International footballer. LAURA: Thanks, Anthony. Thank you so much for joining us on Book Club today. It's been an absolute pleasure. Share other illustrated stories with the children and see if any of the illustrations could inspire them to draw in a similar fashion. Ask them to identify what techniques and materials they think have been used. MARTA: I dream-, yeah, maybe. There's definitely a lot of creativity and a lot of sort of free-spirited approach in that academy. So I think they're definitely, um, well, ring some bells. It was similar to my art, yes.

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LAURA: Alishea, I know you love to present Book Club when Rhys isn't here. But I promise you I will not present Book Club while you and Rhys aren't here. Oh, sorry, Alishea, kkkk, kkkk, you're breaking up, kkkk, I can't hear you, kkkk, kk. Marcus Rashford campaigned for the government to provide free school meals. He also campaigns against racism and homelessness. This could be used as a starting point to look how the lives of others have been improved by the caring actions of a particular person.