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We're thrilled that Mondays Are Murder by @RavenaGuron has been shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2026! 🎉🏆 A brilliantly twisty YA murder mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page. Congratulations, Ravena! 🔪✨ #YABookPrize #MondaysAreMurder @yabookprize

Join the Empathy Day Festival and discover free activities, author events and inspiring ways to help children develop empathy through reading. Learn more: tinyurl.com/mvnvhwrt #ReadForEmpathy #EmpathyDay2026 @EmpathyLabUK

Today is #EmpathyDay 📚 Stories help children see the world through someone else's eyes, building understanding, kindness and connection.

Congratulations to author Jenny Pearson and illustrator Nick East, whose new book Shipwrecked has been shortlisted for the 'Lollies' - the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards - 2026! Discover the shortlist and vote here: tinyurl.com/4stzrs3t @lolbookawards

Showcasing the very best in children’s publishing across 14 exciting categories, the awards champion everything from page-turning adventures and unforgettable fiction to fascinating non-fiction and breathtaking illustration. Congratulations to everyone on the shortlist!

⚓ Children’s Book Cover of the Year - Cruise Ship Kid: Thief at Sea! by Emma Swan. Cover illustrations by Katie Saunders

We're thrilled to have SIX books on the shortlist for The Week Junior UK Book Awards 2026! @theweekjunior

🧁 CALLING ALL BOOK REVIEWERS! 🧁 Our deliciously cosy middle-grade mystery Cinnamon Crumb, Baking Detective is now available to request on NetGalley! 📚 Request now: tinyurl.com/3cfvypee

ATTENTION! 🚨 Princess (Apparently) by Siren Knight is now available to request on Netgalley. A fun and romantic coming-of-age drama for fans of Geek Girl, The Summer I Turned Pretty and The Princess Diaries. Request now: tinyurl.com/4t3u2cpc

We are thrilled that Feed Your Monster has been longlisted for the @Booktrust Storytime Prize! A giggle-inducing book for young children where they control the action, for endless screen-free fun 🍽️ #UsborneBooks #BookTrustStorytimePrize

Thank you @readingagency and @Usborne for sending these great resources for our #Y2 children to enjoy. We can't wait to see what happens in #PiasPetClub by @SerenaKPatel. 📚🐈#reading #bookclub #readingforpleasure

We have another Netgalley treat for you all! The Summer My Wishes Came True is a book about tween friendships, with a sprinkling of magic, from award-winning journalist and author Radhika Sanghani. Request now: tinyurl.com/3583xsbj

Available online and in all good bookshops: 🔵 Amazon: amzn.to/4f8YNU9 ⚪️ Waterstones: bit.ly/4dvH5cg 🔵 Bookshop.org: bit.ly/4cY1Hd2

Discover a heartwarming story of friendship, family and sisterhood - from two-time @littlerebsprize winner @SarahHaggerHolt Ella and Ari always knew they had a sister...they just didn't know it was each other A Sister Like You | Out Now!

Calling all football fans! Strike is now available to request on Netgalley. Strike is an action-packed football book about chasing your dreams and standing up for what you believe in. Request now: tinyurl.com/3vz99ujm

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We are thrilled that Always Angel by Kimberly Whittam has been included in #Bookbuzz Secondary this year! Bookbuzz Secondary is a fantastic initiative from @BookTrust to get Year 7/8s reading for pleasure and we are so pleased to be part of it.