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Using your

activity packThis pack is designed to help you use Kid Normal andthe Rogue Heroes with your Chatterbooks group.

CoNTeNTs:• Discussion questions – p. 3

• Bunting craft activity – p. 4-6

• superhero ID badge – p. 7

Your pack also includes bookmarks for each of your group members.

KIDNoRMAL.CoM has lots of fun Kid Normal content to explore with your group including character profiles and lots of fun videos by the authors

#KidNormal @gregjames @itschrissmith @kidsbloomsbury

K IDNORMAL.COM

Competitiontime:winabagofKid Normalgoodies!

Members of your group could win a bag of Kid Normal goodies and a signed copy of Kid Normal and the Rogue Heroes!toenter,drawasuperheroofyourowninventionand email your entry to kidnormal@bloomsbury.com by 27th April 2018 with the subject line Kid Normal

Chatterbooks competition.Goodluck!

Please send your book reviews and any photos of your Chatterbooks group’s work to Kimberley sheehan by 27th April. We hope you enjoy Kid Normal and the Rogue Heroes,andremember–

youdon’tneedsuperpowerstobeahero!

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discussion questions

Kid Normalmurphisgiventhenickname‘Kidnormal’.Howdoyouthinkhefeelsaboutthis?Haveyoueverfeltliketheoddoneout?Doyouthinkanyoneisreally‘normal’?

SuperpowersWhatwouldbeyourdreamsuperpower(themoreimaginative,thebetter)?Wouldyouhelppeoplewithyourpowers?Whatisyourfavouritesuperpowerin KidnormalandtheRogueHeroes ?

theSuperZeroestheSuperZeroesareafantasticcrime-fightingteam.Whatqualitiesdoeachofthemhaveasindividuals?Andhowdotheyworkwelltogetherasateam?Canyouthinkofatimewhenyouoryourfriendshavehadtobeheroic?

SuperheroesSuperheroesaremorepopularthanever!Whydoyouthinkpeopleofallagesfindthemsofascinating?Doyouhaveafavourite,andwhy?Doallsuperheroeshavesuperpowers?

Co-writingabookThe Kid Normaladventuresarewrittenbyateamoftwoauthors–GregJamesandChrisSmith.Canyouthinkoftheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofwritinganovelwithsomeoneelse?

theillustrationsericaSalcedoisthesuper-talentedillustratoroftheKid Normaladventures.ChooseyourfavouriteKid Normalcharacterandtakeanotherlookaterica’sillustrationsofthem.Howdoesshegetacrosstheircharacterandpersonality?Whichisyourfavouriteillustrationinthebook?

SummingupWhatmarkwouldyougivethebookoutof10?Whatwasyourfavouritebit?Whichotherbookswouldyourecommendtofansofthe Kid Normaladventures?

Here are some discussion question ideas to get you startedwithdiscussingthebookwithyourChatterbooksgroup!

YOU WILL NEED:o Lots of copies of these

bunting shapeso String or ribbon to attach

the bunting too Glue

INSTRUCTIONS:o Cut out the bunting shape

o Fold the bunting shape in half to make a double-sided triangle, then place this over the length of string or ribbon and glue the points of the triangle together

o Repeat until you have a length of bunting, and then use to decorate your party!

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ID BADGE

Create your own superhero ID badge using the template below.o Draw yourself as your superhero alter ego

o Give yourself a superhero name

o List your superpower

– ID badge –Hero name:

Superpower:

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