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Welcome to the Winter Mini Challenge 2022!

Welcome to the Winter Mini Challenge 2022!

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Welcome to the Winter Mini Challenge 2022!
This year, The Reading Agency teamed up with the Science Museum Group for a fantastic Summer Reading Challenge with the Gadgeteers. 
Now we're back for the Winter Mini Challenge!
Join the Gadgeteers as… read more

30 November 2022

Gadgeteers Quiz!

Gadgeteers Quiz!

Who's ready for a fun Gadgeteers quiz?
Where can you find a grasshopper's ears…? How long is the Great Barrier Reef…? 
Let's go! 
Log your books before the 30th September* to complete your digital Challenge and nab your certificate and spec… read more

8 September 2022

Meet the Librarian

Meet the Librarian

My name is Catherine and I have been working for Shropshire Libraries for 20 years – first as a library assistant and now as a Team Librarian.
How long have you been involved in the Summer Reading Challenge?
My first day of working in a librar… read more

9 August 2022

Make your own Blue Peter Bookmark!

Make your own Blue Peter Bookmark!

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Did you miss our Summer Reading Challenge ambassadors Max and Harvey on Blue Peter last Friday?
They visited the famous Blue Peter Garden to compete in a Gadgeteers themed quiz and made their own scratch away bookmarks!
Catch up now on BBC iPlay… read more

9 August 2022

Meet The Gadgeteers: Ajay

Meet The Gadgeteers: Ajay

Meet Ajay! 
Ajay knows a lot about gardening and the environment.
He has even created a way to grow vegetables with very little soil! Find out how in our awesome Area Cards, produced with Science Museum Group.
Ajay’s super skill is perseverance… read more

8 August 2022

Meet The Gadgeteers: Eddie

Meet The Gadgeteers: Eddie

Introducing Eddie! 
Eddie loves to play games and dance.
Her special skill is problem solving! This comes in handy at the Gadgeteers party when Eddie puts kinetic tiles on the dancefloor to use everyone’s cool dance moves to generate energy! 
F… read more

8 August 2022

Information for adults

Schools

Visit our School Zone to access free resources and Challenge ideas for your class.

Families

Visit our Home Zone, full of useful Challenge information for parents, grandparents and carers. For information about supporting reading in the early years visit our Pre-School Zone.

Libraries

Visit our Library Zone to find libraries near you running the challenge, and how to take part.