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Fir by Sharon Gosling
Fir by Sharon Gosling was visually brilliant and deliciously creepy; I really didn’t want things to end. One thing that really stood out to me about the story is the main character’s perspective. We as the reader don’t know the character’s name, how old they are, if they are a boy or a girl. My…
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Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Kiko Himura has always had a hard time saying exactly what she’s thinking. With a mother who makes her feel unremarkable and a half-Japanese heritage she doesn’t quite understand, Kiko prefers to keep her head down, certain that once she makes it into her dream art school, Prism, her real life will begin. But then…
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Community Memories of World War2
We collected together community and family memories of World War 2 for the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Below are some of our favourites.
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100 Years Writing Competition
This competition has closed, read all the winning entries here! To celebrate our 100-year anniversary, we are launching the Centenary Writing Competition. The competition theme is ‘One Hundred Years.’ Entrants are invited to write a short story, poem or non-fiction piece themed on ’One Hundred Years.’ The competition has three categories. Children up to the…
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Summer Dreaming: Christy Kirkpatrick talks to leading sleep expert Professor Alice Gregory
Christy Kirkpatrick talks to leading sleep expert Professor Alice Gregory about how we can help our children drift into the land of nod. Both joined forces to write The Sleepy Pebble and Other Stories: Calming Tales to Read at Bedtime.
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Autism Awareness Week
This guest article is from Sarah Keelty, Teacher: Specialist Autism Support Service (SASS) at Fosseway School, as part of our Autism Awareness Week celebrations. Over 1 in 100 people in the UK are autistic. Even though autistic children and young people account for just over 1% of the school population, they make up 2.5 per…
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The Sleepy Pebble and other stories, by Professor Alice Gregory and Christy Kirkpatrick
The Sleepy Pebble and other stories is a collection of short stories which are designed to be calming at bedtime.
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Mental Health conversations: NHS Talking Therapies Service
Local Talking Therapy service visited Bath Central Library during Mental Health Awareness Week in May. The service encourages visitors to open up about mental health and access support and resources if they need it. BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) Talking Therapies is provided by Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) and supports…
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Centenary Quiz
Our Big Centenary Quiz: 100 Questions for 100 years! This quiz poses a question for each of the 100 Centenary Collection books. This quiz is hard! Some questions are multiple choice, some questions are easy and some questions are brutal! The passing mark for this is just 50% so have a go by yourself or…
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Crossword: Famous Authors
All the answers in this crossword are all famous authors! This puzzle is medium difficulty. Once you’ve worked out the answer click on the crossword space or the clues then type in the answers, or print it off and get out your pen. If you get really stuck, click the button below to see the…