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Friendship Never Ends - digital resources

<b>‘Sheppard brilliantly captures all the awkwardness and insecurities of being in your early teens in this hopeful, heart-filled paean to friendship and girlhood.’ Observer</b>

When you’re figuring it all out, there are some friendships that mean the most.

Meet Sunita, Gifty, Dawn and May…. read more

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The Night Animals by Sarah Ann Juckes - digital resources

Uncover the ghost animals within in this moving and uplifting story about finding help where you need it, from the highly acclaimed author and illustrator of <i>The Hunt for the Nightingale</i>.

Nora's mum has good days and bad days, but the bad days are getting worse. It's been just the two… read more

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Rebel Girls x Nike communications toolkit for 2023 public library partners

Click the link below to download a toolkit containing assets and copy to help you promote this year’s Nike x Rebel Girls book gifting campaign. This includes:

- PDF of the book cover
- Branded web banner
- Branded social media assets
- Suggested social media copy
- Newsletter… read more

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  • Summer Reading Challenge

Publisher Spotlight: Vintage Crime

Vintage Crime would like to introduce you to your next crime fiction obsession! We are giving away packs of six thrilling murder mysteries, from bestselling and award-winning crime authors including Jo Nesbo, Susan Hill, Denise Mina and Abir Mukherjee. Each book is the first in a detective series… read more

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  • Reading Groups for Everyone

Dawnlands by Phillipa Gregory - digital assets

In a divided country, power and loyalty conquer all…

Discover the new historical novel from Philippa Gregory, the Number One bestselling author of Tidelands and Dark Tides. A compelling and powerful story of political intrigue and personal ambition, set between the palaces of London, the… read more

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  • Reading Groups for Everyone

Teachers' Reading Challenge Promotional Assets

School and library staff, as well as our partner organisations, can use these assets to promote the 2023 Teachers’ Reading Challenge on social media and in newsletters.
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The Stories Grandma Forgot (And How I Found Them) by Nadine Aisha Jassat - digital postcard and activity sheets

From acclaimed poet Nadine Aisha Jassat comes a captivating mystery about memory loss, identity, and the unbreakable bond between grandmother and granddaughter. A love letter to libraries and the safe space they offer, this story is perfect for readers aged 9+.

You can "download additional… read more

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The Escape Artist - digital resources

<b>Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month for June 2023

Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2022

A Radio 4 Book of the Week

About <i>The Escape Artist</i></b>

Anne Frank. Primo Levi. Oskar Schindler. Rudolf Vrba.

In April 1944 nineteen-year-old Rudolf Vrba… read more

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  • Reading Groups for Everyone

National Crime Reading Month with Faber

<b>Faber is one of the world’s great independent publishing houses. Since they were founded in 1929, they have sought to find the very best writers and they are proud to publish the foremost voices in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, film and children’s books.</b>

In 2022, Faber won Crime… read more

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  • Reading Groups for Everyone

The Great Read/Write Together

This resource pack will help you to celebrate the Great Read/Write Together, as part of the Great Get Together (23-25 June), an initiative run by the Jo Cox Foundation. read more

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Loneliness Awareness Week 2023: library toolkit

A toolkit to support libraries to get involved in Loneliness Awareness Week, 12-18 June 2023.

The toolkit provides:
• key facts on loneliness
• resources for promoting Reading Well, Reading Friends, Mood-boosting Books and Reading Groups for Everyone
• library display and activity ideas
•… read more

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  • Reading Well