The magazine for pre-teen readers - tBkmag is published quarterly and is packed with . . .

• extracts from several new books in each issue
• articles and features about and by a variety of authors
• readers' reviews

You'll find plenty to interest you in tBkmag - and you can apply for an introductory copy on this website.

To get an idea of the treats in store, take a look at the contents of our latest issue . . .

Issue 19 is a fun-filled book bonaza with extracts, activites, author interviews, reviews, book group news and includes:

Extracts include:

• Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles: The Nixie's Song
  Their world is closer than you think with a new Spiderwick adventure
• Kai-Ro
  The gods of ancient Egypt have been awoken...
• Starcross
  Philip Reeve's sequel to Larklight is another out-of-this-world adventure
• Tom Fletcher and the Angel of Death
  A new monastery mystery from Sarah Matthias
• Mirrorscape
  Enter a dangerous fantasy world filled with amazing creatures
• The Red Necklace
  Go back in time to the French Revolution in this thrilling story
• Molly Moon, Micky Minus and the Mind Machine
  Molly and Petula return in a mind-bending tale
• Totally Jacqueline Wilson
  Find out what books these Jacqueline Wilson characters like
• Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror
  A seriously spooky series of short stories
• Archie's War
  Read Archie's wartime scrapbook and create your own comic strip

Activities include:

• tBkmag Winter Wordsearch
  Search out the wintery words in this teaser
• The Wickit Chronicles
  Try your hand at our Wickit activities
• Post a Message
  Create a tBkmag postcard
• Whitakers World of Facts
  A fact-attack quiz and competition
• The tBkmag Reading Race
  Play the reading game with your friends
• The tBkmag Winter Quiz
  Ready for a trivia test?
• Howzat?
  We've gone cricket crazy with this quiz from Young Wisden

Features include:

• Reading Groups
  Meet the gang from Bradford Grammar Chatterbooks Group
• All I want for Christmas
  tBkmag editor's book wish list for Christmas
• Listen Up!
  Top audio books to listen to
• Author Talkback
  Marcia Willams and Philip Reeve talk inspiration
• Go Graphic
  The best graphic novels out there
• tBkmag Book Club
  tBkmag pick of 2007, activities and review sheet
• From the Author's Mouths
  The question on everyone's lips
• Out and About
  A bumper photo feature with authors spotted out and about
• Reviews
  Top new titles and reader reviews
• Time of their life
  Spiderwick's Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi