Book box - for children and young people

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Book box is here to provide stacks of reading ideas and book related features for children and young people. Also hear from your favourite authors and find out about the latest top reads.

We love books too!

Find out more about books for children and young people including:

  • loads of great books in giant print, braille or audio
  • borrow up to six books at a time from the library, postage is free
  • we also have book lists for children on themes like relationships, horror and school stories

Latest from Book box

Meet... Geraldine McCaughrean

Geraldine McCaughrean is a popular author who has previously won the CILIP Carnegie Medal. She has written over 100 books for children. Geraldine kindly agreed to chat with us.

Reading Buddy

A while ago we asked if any Book box readers were interested in joining a children's bookchain. We had quite a lot of interest but because the ages of the children who registered varied so much, we thought that a better idea would be to begin a Reading Buddy scheme.

Carnegie medal winners

The Carnegie Medal in Literature is awarded to an outstanding book for children and young adult readers. Here we revisit some past nominees for the award.

Page turners

Have you ever thought you'd just have a ten minute read before going to sleep and ended up staying awake for hours reading? In this issue of Book box we look at some page-turners - books you just can't put down.

Author visits - Frank Cottrell Boyce and Meg Rosoff

Frank Cottrell Boyce visited the Library in Stockport recently for a Family Day for blind and partially sighted children. At another event, Meg Rosoff visited the pupils at New College, Worcester.

Meet... Sally Gardner

Sally Gardner has won several awards including the Nestle Smarties gold award for her book I Coriander which is about the unhappy daughter of a silk merchant living in 17th century London. We caught up with her at the Cheltenham Literature festival.

Last updated: 20 September 2012

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