Sorry!

Hey Guys,

Sorry for not blogging! We will make a big effort this month to write blog posts. After looking at other people's blogs we now know what we want to write about. We have also decided to write reviews on the books that we have recently read. We are also going to post almost every day now, keeping you updated on our view on our favourite books at the moment. Also, we will carry on writing stories but we are not going to use themes unless it is a very special event like Christmas or Halloween.

Signed,

The Pen Pals
xx

Theme: Children In Need

Hey Writers and Bookworms!
Our theme for this week is Children In Need! We want the country to raise a massive total to help!

Are you doing anything at work/school, home or in your town? If not then arrange a bake sale or car boot sale to raise donations, every little helps!

Please help those unfortunate children out there. Check out their stories at : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjq5gohCz4I

This one is about a little girl called Emily, who was featured in last years children in need. Emily suffers from a bone disease. Children In Need helps make a difference.

Make a donation today!

Our book of the week will follow shortly.

Lets help those children and make a difference today. To make a donation click this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008dk4b/features/cin-donate

See you later!
Signed,
The Pen Pals

Spooky Stories

Hi Writers and Bookworms,

This weeks theme is...(Drum Roll)... Halloween! So expect some spooky stories with ghosts, ghouls, witches and zombies.

This week's book of the week is Black and Orange by Benjamin Kane Ethridge. This book is a fantastic horror about a boy and girl attempting to stop monsters taking over the world.

Buy or read a sneak preview of the book here;

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Orange-ebook/dp/B004RYVFAE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1351190212&sr=8-1

Also, if you love baking and cooking, then we have found a great book for you. It's called
Halloween Treats - Simply spooky recipes for ghoulish sweet treats. This has some great ideas for Halloween goodies.

Buy or read a sneak preview of the book here;

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Halloween-Treats-Simply-recipes-ghoulish/dp/1849752524/ref=pd_rhf_se_p_t_4

Make sure you leave a comment to tell us what you think of our stories.

Have a good night!
See you later guys!
Signed,
The Pen Pals

P.S: Don't forget to check out the poll and tell us what your favourite book genre is!

Welcome!

Hey Writers and Bookworms!

Welcome to the new blog; Friends With Your Pens! Do you love writing or reading? Then you have come to the right place!

This our first post and every week we will have a theme and a 'Book Of The Week' to match our theme. To that theme we will write our own short story.

The theme for this week is James Bond/007! Great for all you Bond fans out there!

So we will find a Spy Book which will be announced later on this week! Are you all looking forward to our stories?

Have a good night!

See you later guys!

Signed,

The Pen Pals