Book Awards and skipping school for sport

About this episode

Bex and Week Junior writers discuss the Book Awards, a new octopus discovery, and the debate on skipping school for sports.

This episode, Bex is joined by Week Junior writers Eve and Joe to explore the biggest stories from the latest issue, including: The Week Junior Book Awards 2026: Find out which books made the shortlist, how judging works, and how YOU can vote for your favourite book cover and Children's Choice Award! Get all the voting details and your chance to win a big bundle of books. A Teeny Octopus Discovery: Hear about the newly discovered, golf-ball-sized octopus off the Galápagos Islands, including its remarkable colour and name. Big Debate: Is it okay to miss school for sport? With huge sporting events coming up, including the World Cup, the team tackles whether skipping class for sports is a good idea, and your opinions are wanted! Get involved: Send your voice notes, share your opinions on the big debate, and tell us what you’ve been doing with The Week Junior! Visit funkidslive.com/theweekjunior or email hello@theweekjunior.co.uk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Bex

Guests: Eve, Joe

Topics covered

• Book Awards
• Children's Choice Award
• octopus discovery
• school and sports debate
• voting details
• big stories

Keywords

• Book Awards
• octopus
• Galápagos Islands
• school sports
• voting
• Children's Choice Award
• Week Junior

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Week Junior

Places: Galápagos Islands

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