Teens & Young People

Celebrate National Libraries Day on Saturday 4th February

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National Libraries Day 2012Tomorrow is National Libraries Day 2012. We would love to know what you’ve got planned. Which is your local library? What books will you be borrowing? If you’re not sure how to mark the day here are a few things going on in libraries around Scotland which you may want to check out!

 



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The Scottish Children's Book Awards: The Final Countdown!

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Scottish Children's Book Awards 2011 shortlisted authorsThis is an exciting week for Scottish Book Trust's children's team. It's the final week before the voting deadline for the Scottish Children's Book Awards.

 

 

 

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Anna: Jeff Kinney Helps Out St Mary's Music School, Edinburgh

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff KinneyIn November last year Jeffy Kinney, author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series did a very special event for St Mary's Music School in Edinburgh. Anna, a pupil at the school tells us more...

 

 


 

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Guy Bass: A Scottish Windy Children's Book Tour

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Guy BassIn December our touring team took Guy Bass on a Scottish Friendly Windy Children's Book Tour of Falkirk and North Ayrshire. Guy wasn't expecting the weather to be such a problem...

 

 

 


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Children's Team: What We Read Over Christmas

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booksThis is our first week back at work after the Christmas break, and although we miss relaxing in our PJs and eating choccie a tiny bit, it's really brilliant to be back. It's no suprise that the children's team used the Christmas holiday to do lots and lots of reading. We asked them to tell us which books kept them occupied...


 

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On the Road Again: Highlights from the 2011 Scottish Friendly Children's Book Tour

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The Tourmobile2011 has proven to be a very successful year for our Scottish Friendly Children's Book Tour team with brilliant authors and illustrators, fantastic schools and great pupils. We thought we should mark the end of the year by asking members of the children’s team for their personal highlight from each of the tours.

 

 

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Keith Gray: Creative Writing Videos Reach Over 100,000 Views!

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Keith GrayIn 2009 Keith Gray was Scottish Book Trust's Virtual Writer in Residence.

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Eve Harvey: How to spend your book tokens this Christmas

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Eve HarveyEve Harvey is a Children's Regional Support Manager for Waterstone's. She's one of the best people we know to ask for book recommendations, so we've asked her for some suggestions of how you can spend any book tokens or Christmas money you receive this Christmas. Take note! These recommendations are golden!

 


 

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Martin Brown: Answering the Questions of Pupils from Stockbridge Primary

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Martin BrownAfter our National Non Fiction Day event with Horrible Histories illustrator Martin Brown on 3rd November, pupils from Stockbridge Primary School put together a list of questions for Martin. He was kind enough to take the time to answer every single one! Here are his answers.


 


 

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Alette J. Willis: How To Make A Golem and Tell The World About It

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Alette J. WillisAlette J. Willis, author of How To Make A Golem (and Terrify People) is all aGlow after doing her first ever school event as an author. We asked Alette to tell us how it went.


 

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