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Primary and Secondary School Librarian of the Year 2023 finalists announced
Meet A School Librarian
Friday, June 16, 2023
The School Library Association has announced the shortlist for their 2023 School Librarian of the Year Primary, and the Honour List for the 2023 School Librarian of the Year Secondary. In schools all over the UK, dedicated staff are working hard to bring reading and lea...
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Uplift in reading for pleasure among older children hides falls elsewhere
Thursday, June 15, 2023
An annual report into children's reading for pleasure has found that more children aged 8-13 years read every day, or nearly every day, in 2022 compared with 2021. However, when all children aged 0-17 years is considered, nearly half (47%) don't read every day, or read infrequently; a...
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YA Book Prize 2023 shortlist announced
Book Awards
Thursday, June 15, 2023
The YA Book Prize launched in 2014 to celebrate great books for teenagers and young adults and aims to get more teens reading and buying books. It is the first prize in the UK and Ireland to specifically focus on fiction for young adults. The prize is organised by book...
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Children's Book Award 2023 winners announced
Book Awards
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Louie Stowell's Loki, A Bad God's Guide To Being Good - about the Norse god being banished to earth to live as an 11 year old schoolboy - has won the Children's Book Award 2023, following a nationwide vote by children's book groups.
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Shortlist for the Information Book Award (IBA) 2023 announced
Book Awards
Thursday, June 8, 2023
The School Library Association has announce the 2023 shortlist for the Information Book Award (IBA), which celebrates the importance of information books and highlight the wealth of resources available.
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Deadlock
Video/Vlog
Saturday, June 3, 2023
Simon Fox introduces his new thriller, Deadlock, and tells us what inspired this story about a criminal gang, and a boy who is forced to become a jewel thief... Deadlock is a fast-paced novel that pits a boy with superb lock-picking skills against a shadowy group of criminals...
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Tips to keep children reading this summer
Growing Readers
Thursday, June 1, 2023
It's the school holidays, but what's the best way to keep children reading during the summer months?
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Branford Boase judge Sajeda Amir on choosing the 2023 shortlist
Book Awards
Thursday, June 1, 2023
The Branford Boase Award highlights debut authors, and often discovers the 'big names' at the start of their writing careers. We wanted to find out more about how this year's shortlist was chosen. Branford Boase judge Sajeda Amir is an English teacher a...