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Jerry Craft's latest graphic novel, School Trip
Video/Vlog
Monday, June 26, 2023
Find out how bestselling US author and illustrator Jerry Craft drew on his own life to inspire his series of graphic novels!
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Summer Reading Challenge 2023 launches
Saturday, June 24, 2023
Keep children reading this summer by joining the Summer Reading Challenge at your local library. The theme of this year's reading challenge is 'Ready, Set, Read!'. Children taking part from July to September will be able to join a superstar team and their marvellous mascots as...
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UKLA Book Awards 2023 winners announced
Book Awards
Friday, June 23, 2023
Katya Balen (October, October), Manjeet Mann (The Crossing), Mariajo Ilustrajo (Flooded) and Jeffrey Boakye, illus Ngadi Smart (Musical Truth - A Musical History of Modern Black Britain in 28 Songs) have won the UKLA Book Awards 2023. The awards are judged by teachers and seek books fr...
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The winners of the 2023 Carnegie Medals are announced
Book Awards
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
The winners of the 2023 Carnegie Medals have been announced. The winners are chosen by an expert panel of children's and youth librarians, and celebrate outstanding achievement in children's writing and illustration.
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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.
