Fiction
We live in a boom time for books, particularly for young people, and the internet is a great place to find out what's happening in the wonderful world of words!
Below you will find links to:
• The websites of some of our Star Writers
• Websites with info, reviews and gossip for readers 11-18
• Book Awards & Events
• Bookshops
• Websites aimed at adults interested in reader development
Star Writers
Websites with info, reviews and gossip for readers 11-18
| Description | Linked Website |
| Teenage portal to Amazon | http://www.achuka.co.uk/books/teen |
| Cool Reads | http://www.cool-reads.co.uk |
| Spinebreakers | http://www.spinebreakers.co.uk/Pages |
| Reading Matters | http://www.readingmatters.co.uk |
| Love Reading | http://www.lovereading.co.uk/newgen |
Book Events & Awards
| Description | Linked Website |
| World Book Day | http://www.worldbookday.com |
| Man Booker | http://www.themanbookerprize.com |
| Orange Prize for Fiction | http://www.orangeprize.co.uk |
| Carnegie Greenaway | http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/home/ |
| Red House Children's Book Award | http://www.redhousechildrensbookaward.co.uk |
| Northern Children's Book Festival | http://www.ncbf.co.uk |
| Costa Book Awards (formerly the Whitbread) | http://www.costabookawards.com/awards |
| The Guardian Children's Book Award | http://books.guardian.co.uk/childrensfictionprize2007/ |
Bookshops
| Description | Linked Website |
| Borders | http://www.bordersstores.co.uk |
| Waterstones | http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb |
| Amazon | http://amazon.co.uk |
| W.H.Smiths | http://www.whsmith.co.uk |
Encouraging reading
| Description | Linked Website |
| Alphabetical list of organisations: | http://www.literacytrust.org.uk |
| Boys Into Books | http://www.sla.org.uk |
| Booked Up! | http://www.bookedup.org.uk |
| International Site run by the British Council: | http://www.encompassculture.com/readinggroups |
| Booktrusted | http://www.booktrusted.co.uk |
| Richard & Judy | http://www.richardandjudybookclub.co.uk |