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All Adult’s Book Reviews
We get asked for our opinions on books a lot! Below you can see all of our honest reviews on books for Adults. There’s a lot so you can see just books for Young Adults, Kids, and books from our Centenary Collection. You can also read Bath Bloodhounds Book Group’s short reviews of crime novels…
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Festive Quiz
Try your hand at our Festive Quiz! There’s 60 questions on tradition, music, films, history and general knowledge! The passing mark is 70%. Good luck!
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Shakespeare for Kids
We’ve put together short scripts from two of Shakespeare’s most famous plays for you to act out at home! You can read about the stories, the scenes and the characters and there’s a list of everything you need to have a go, including a translation! Suitable for ages 9+
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All Kid’s Book Reviews
We get asked for our opinions on books a lot! Below you can see all of our honest reviews on books for Kids. There’s a lot so you can see just books for Adults, Young Adults, and books from our Centenary Collection. You can also see just the books that have been awarded the coveted…
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All Book Reviews
We get asked for our opinions on books a lot! Below you can see all of our honest reviews. There’s a lot so you can see just books for Adults, Young Adults, Kids, and books from our Centenary Collection. You can also read Bath Bloodhounds Book Group’s short reviews of crime novels and see just…
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Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
Icebreaker is a great introduction to the adult romance genre. I really enjoyed this enemies to lover’s novel and there are some great comedic moments. Although it’s written with a very casual tone, the author really plays into the young adult age group of the story and the references to text chat don’t detract from…
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Cane Warriors by Alex Wheatle
Cane Warriors is a powerful and fast paced book which explores the true story of slavery and the slave uprising in Jamaica in the 1760s. If you don’t know the historical context, this is a gripping story that will encourage you to find out more about the subject. The story is told from the perspective…
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Junk by Melvin Burgess
If you’re looking for a nice easy read, then this Isn’t the book for you. This drags you down to the dirty under belly of the Bristol streets. Two teenagers, Gemma and Tar, one sort of loves the other, the other in desperate need to be loved. Tar has not had an easy life, he’s…
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The Secret Life of Bletchley Park by Sinclair McKay
The Secret Life of Bletchley Park is a history of the codebreaking unit throughout WW2. It is written for the general reader, so avoids technical code-breaker jargon and instead concentrates on the individual stories of the people involved – and not just the famous ones. The book features lots of direct quotes from interviews with…
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‘Twas The Night Before Christmas
A special reading of ‘Twas the Night before Christmas, by the staff and volunteers of B&NES Council, filmed in 2020. Read the full poem below. ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas’ or ‘A Visit From St. Nick’ was written by Clement Clarke Moore in the 1920’s. It has become a beloved favourite, embodying all that is…