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Web Links

Reading for Pleasure

• www.cool-reads.co.uk - books for 10 - 15 year old readers by 10 -15 year old reviewers.
• www.mrsmad.com - all the best books for children and young adults, parents, teachers and librarians. Contains reviews ratings, games, stories and jokes.
• www.kidsreads.com

For Teenagers

• www.youngpicador.com
• www.achuka.com – an independent site, bringing news about authors, books, children book awards
• www.thegoodbooksguide.com
• www.teenlit.com/
• www.teenwriters.net/

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Author Sites

• www.roalddahl.org.uk
• www.annefine.co.uk
• www.nicolamorgan.co.uk
• www.contemporarywriters.com/ - This is a searchable database which contains up-to-date profiles of some of the UK and Commonwealth's most important living writers - biographies, bibliographies, critical reviews, prizes and photographs.
• www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/gfi/story/index.shtml#authors
• www.ukchildrensbooks.co.uk/

Book Organisations

• www.scottishbooktrust.com/
• www.booktrusted.com

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Games and Activities tied to Childrens' Books or Series

• www.harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk/diversions/index.html
• www.unfortunateevents.com
• www.myhomelibrary.org/ - founded by Anne Fine, you can download bookplates and get tips on where to find cheap books to add to your collection.

Newspapers

• www.telegraph.co.uk
• www.guardian.co.uk
• www.the-times.co.uk
• www.ft.com
• www.tes.co.uk
• www.thescotsman.co.uk

 

Revision and Homework

 

• www.cheshire.gov.uk/Library/reflib.htm Cheshire Libraries Virtual Reference Library
• www.4learning.co.uk/apps/homework/index.jsp
• www.learningalive.co.uk
• www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bitesize/

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Study Skills

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/asguru/studyskills/
• http://support4learning.org.uk/education/study.htm – a comprehensive set of links to study skills advice. An independent and free source of information for students and staff in education.
• www.ulst.ac.uk/library/training/uuonly/index.html – very useful to study the tutorial it offers on Library and Study Skills before entering university.