August 17, 2017
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Clishmaclaver has registered the library for one of the Scottish Book Trust’s excellent Authors Live events: Authentic Teens in YA – on Wednesday 4 October 2017 at 11am. You can watch the broadcast live at www.bbc.co.uk/authorslive; on the big screen … Continue reading
August 14, 2017
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The Breakfast Club with a criminal twist? Intrigued? Click on Karen’s own website for more content; try Goodreads for honest reviews by peers. If you like this, you’ll love, Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard; for fans of teen tv shows, … Continue reading
August 4, 2017
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So, this ‘book rec’ app from Penguin Teen is really sweet – Pick an Umbrella, Get a Book Recommendation! Cute! 😀 Btw, the image is from a lovely little animated Pixar film called, The Blue Umbrella, in turn based upon an … Continue reading
July 13, 2017
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Fantastic news for fans of the epic His Dark Materials trilogy! Author Philip Pullman has revealed the covers of the American and UK editions of his highly anticipated upcoming book, LA BELLE SAUVAGE, volume one of The Book of Dust … Continue reading
July 7, 2017
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Calling all Zoella fans! Here’s the latest from WHSmith‘s blog – The next Zoella Book Club pick is ‘The Start of Me and You‘. Chosen by Amy Alward, this is an uplifting story of a girl determined to take a second … Continue reading
June 30, 2017
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Whoop! The new Teen Reads newsletter is here, and it’s bursting with fresh teen flava – book recs, reviews, and competitions: “Ah, summer! The sun is shining, the birds are chirping and HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE turned 20 this week! … Continue reading
50 Children’s Books All Adults Should Read – For Reading Addicts
Looking for tips on how to engage your teenager with reading, and keep the reading habit? Make sure they see you reading! Why not read a book together? A lot of teen fiction is crossover, and appeals to both teenagers and adults. This article from For Reading Addicts is very useful if you are looking for some good ‘book recs’ to start the ball rolling. 🙂
Here’s a wee PowerPoint I made for our P7 Transition Parents’ Event last week. It’s packed full of sound advice I garnered from the Scottish Book Trust and World Book Day 2017.
June 15, 2017
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The juicy June Newsletter from Teen Reads is jam-packed with book recs, Reviews, Features, Blog, Contests, and Coming Soon sections. Read This Newsletter Online You might also want to try 20SomethingReads.com, ReadingGroupGuides.com, GraphicNovelReporter.com, Kidsreads.com and AuthorsOnTheWeb.com. Art/text©TheBookReportNetwork
June 11, 2017
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This Guardian article from 2015 is well worth sharing. Shared Reading is a successful interactive reading technique, and one we use here in Brechin High School. Typically, senior pupils will read alongside less confident, junior readers. The shared reading of … Continue reading
June 8, 2017 by Miss Stewart | 0 comments
Those most excellent people at Lovereading4kids have compiled their Books of the Month for June, and what an abundance of fabulous new releases for all ages there is! Did someone mention Alex Rider? That’s right peeps! A brand new adventure for everyone’s favourite teenage spy is out – Never Say Die – plus Wave Me Goodbye by the one-and-only Jacqueline Wilson. 😀
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read the epic newsletter in full. Here’s a wee taster for you all –
A flurry of fantabulous first-timers for kids to find their favourite! Don’t miss:
Phantom Limbs (YA) by Paula Garner – A Poignant and profound contemporary romance about love and friendship for fans of Jandy Nelson. Makes for compulsive reading.
The City of Secret Rivers (9+) by Jacob Sager Weinstein – A breath-taking magical adventure on the banks of London’s underground rivers crackling with originality and energy.
Juniper Lemon’s Happiness Index (YA) by Julie Israel – A tear-jerking, soul-stirring, heart-warming story about losing a sister, and the ensuing aftermath of grief and mystery.
Gosh I love books! 😉
Art credit: taken from – Lovereading4kids
