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The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize celebrates the best books that are all about SCIENCE
Featuring everything from poems about amazing animals, to incredible facts about the human body and cool experiments you can try at home, these books… read more
30 May 2017
Earlier this year, thousands of you worked your creative writing magic to tell short stories for the BBC 500 Words competition
Ahead of the ~ grand final ~ at the Tower of London, the top 50 stories have been revealed…
You can find the shortli… read more
17 May 2017
The Easter break has arrived – YAY!
We've been busy planning our chocolate egg hunt – and this year's Summer Reading Challenge of course! – but we'll always make time to get stuck into a good book
You can use your Summer Reading Challenge profil… read more
7 April 2017
Every year on April the 1st, mischief makers unleash their best pranks for April Fools Day and have a good old giggle!
We love a book that can make us laugh too – why not check out the Book Sorter to find some top reads that will have you in stit… read more
28 March 2017
Have you entered our latest competitions yet?
Don't miss out on your chance to win some brilliant prizes!
Thunderstruck is the brand new book from one of our fave authors, Ali Sparkes
After ten-year-old Theo and Alisha are struck by lightnin… read more
14 March 2017
…Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone!
Winning more than 25% of your votes, the first book takes first place!
Tied for second place are Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets AND Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them…
…and next up … read more
24 February 2017
