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Inspiring young poets with You're a Poet
Growing Readers
Thursday, August 1, 2024
You're a Poet, Sean Taylor's new book about writing poetry, draws on his years of writing and teaching poetry in schools. Here, Sean introduces the book and explains how it can be used to help inspire young poets, at home and in the classroom.
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Jenny Valentine introduces Us in the Before and After
Video/Vlog
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Us in the Before and After explores the power of friendship through a single moment in the lives of best friends Elk and Mab; a tragic accident in which one of the teenagers dies.
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Nathanael Lessore, Branford Boase winner, on the challenges facing working class writers
Book Blog
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Author Nathanael Lessore, who has just won the Branford Boase Award 2024 for his debut novel, <a href="/books/steady-for-this-the-laugh-out-loud-and-unforgettable-teen-novel-of-the-year/...
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Here Be Dragons exhibition opens at The Story Museum, Oxford
Author Events
Monday, July 15, 2024
The Story Museum in Oxford is launching a new exhibition, Here Be Dragons, this July. Co-curated by Cressida Cowell and dragon Toothless, this exhibition offers an insight into the enduring appeal of the dragon across cultures. Join the heroes of the How To Train Your...
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The Final Year wins the CLiPPA Poetry Award 2024
Book Awards
Friday, July 12, 2024
Matt Goodfellow has been awarded the CLiPPA (CLPE Children's Poetry Award) for his powerful, sensitive verse novel, The Final Year, illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton (Otter-Barry Books). Poet Liz Berry made the announcement at a live ceremony at the National Theatre on London's Southban...
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Chloë Heuch introduces A History of My Weird
Video/Vlog
Friday, July 12, 2024
Meet Mo as she navigates the challenges of starting high school, including confronting bullies, making new friends, and finding the support she needs as an autistic student.
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The Reading Quest launches in Suffolk
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Suffolk Libraries is introducing a new summer reading programme, Reading Quest, which has been created to encourage children and their families in Suffolk to embark on a reading adventure together this summer. Children's librarian Erin Hamilton (pictured), who...
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Nathanael Lessore wins the 2024 Branford Boase Award
Book Awards
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Nathanael Lessore is the winner of the 2024 Branford Boase Award for outstanding debut novel for young people with Steady For This, his story of 13-year-old would-be rapper Shaun, aka MC Growls, as he navigates life, love and dreams of stardom. The Branford Boa...
