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SLA School Librarian of the Year announced
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Emma Suffield, learning resources centre manager at Saint Wilfrid's C of E Academy in a diverse area of Blackburn, has won the School Librarian of the Year Award.
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Young people who read are happier!
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Readers know that books and stories can help you escape from your real-life problems, but new research has shown that young people who read are happier than those who don't.
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Writing competition from Collins Big Cat
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Collins Big Cat - a whole-school reading programme - is challenging pupils from schools around the world to write a 300-500-word fictional story about bravery and courage in English. The competition closes on 21 December and there are some great prizes to be won.
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Giveaway: 10 copies of The Lost Witch
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
We are offering a school book group or class ten copies of Melvin Burgess's The Lost Witch (Andersen Press), which explores what happens to a girl when she discovers she has the ability to become a powerful witch.
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Giveaway: Hilary McKay's Skylarks' War
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
We are offering a school book group or class ten copies of Hilary McKay's latest book, Skylarks' War (Macmillan Children's Books), which explores what happens to siblings and their friends as they grow up and WW1 begins.
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Giveaway: 10 copies of A Place Called Perfect
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
We're delighted to be able to offer a school book group ten copies of Helena Duggan's A Place Called Perfect (Usborne), for readers aged 10+. We spoke with the author about A Place Called Perfect and her follow-up title, The Trouble With Perfect.
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Giveaway! of 25 poetry books
Monday, September 24, 2018
To celebrate 25 years of the Macmillan Children's Books poetry list, we're offering one lucky school the chance to win 25 favourite poetry books.
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Ideas to celebrate poetry in your school and library
Saturday, September 22, 2018
To mark 25 years of publishing poetry, Macmillan's Children's Poetry is sharing 25 simple ideas to celebrate poetry in your school and library on National Poetry Day, 4th October; a day to discover, enjoy and share poems.
