{"id":312,"date":"2009-06-23T20:15:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-23T20:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/abingdon2007\/2009\/06\/23\/books-for-boys\/"},"modified":"2009-06-23T20:15:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-23T20:15:00","slug":"books-for-boys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=312","title":{"rendered":"Books for Boys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I didn&#8217;t get to the Mostly Books event at the Amey Theatre last Saturday&#8230; But Mark said I could use <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">any<\/span> of his pictures&#8230;<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag09\/09062301.JPG\" \/><br \/>These six authors were going to compete against each other to be saved from being eaten by the monster. The audience were to decide which author was doomed.<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag09\/09062304.jpg\" \/><br \/>A Samarai style book reading followed.<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag09\/09062305.JPG\" \/><br \/>Then an audience with author Robert Muchamore, seen here with Mark and Nikki.<\/p>\n<p>For Much More about the event see  <a href=\"http:\/\/mostly-books.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/amazing-day.html\">An Amazing Day<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120316102642\/http:\/\/www.trappedbymonsters.com\/2009\/06\/contenders-ready\/\">Trapped By Monsters<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I didn&#8217;t get to the Mostly Books event at the Amey Theatre last Saturday&#8230; But Mark said I could use any of his pictures&#8230;These six authors were going to compete against each other to be saved from being eaten by the monster. 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