The Power of Books: Isobel Abulhoul on Engaging Young Readers
Isobel Abulhoul, who founded the Emirates LitFest and Magrudy’s bookstore chain, focuses on turning children into readers.
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Isobel Abulhoul, who founded the Emirates LitFest and Magrudy’s bookstore chain, focuses on turning children into readers.
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature kicked off the first day of their 2024 edition with a ceremony to honour the winners of the Chevron Readers’ Cup. The award ceremony followed an extremely competitive final round which was held the same morning. The reading competition pitches student teams against each other in an assessment of questions from a list of books by a variety of international authors.
The prize for adult fiction was judged by Luigi Bonomi, leading literary agent and founder of LBA Books.
Toppers identified after avid readers answer questions from a list of books
Emirates Literature Foundation has announced that their competitions for schools are now open for 2023, celebrating champion readers, storytellers, poetry performers and the craft of fine handwriting.