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😆 Love this - courtesy of Brian Bilston! 📚👨‍⚖️
Happy Friday, everyone!

📚 KS3 Struggling Readers 📚 Finding books for 11–14 year olds who struggle with reading can feel like a constant battle between interest level and reading age.

If you're looking for recommendations that keep high interest for KS3 readers with a lower reading age - without looking 'babyish' - the handpicked KS3 Struggling Reader collection on BooksForTopics is designed for building confidence.

📌 Save this post for your next library run or book order!
🔗 Link to the full list is in the comment below. 👇

What’s the best book you’ve found to turn a reluctant reader around in Year 7, 8 or 9? Tell us below! 👇💬

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📜 HISTORY topic book posters! 🔍
Whether you're exploring the Stone Age, the Victorians or Ancient Egypt, having a recommended list of quality books makes all the difference to bringing the topic to life.

Did you know, many of the history lists on the BooksForTopics website have a free single-page poster to match? 🙌 They're handy to reference, print or share to make linked history reading options quick and easy to find! 📚

👇 Find the full collection of history lists and posters here:
https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/topics/history/

🔖 ...and why not SAVE this post to come back to when you switch history topics next, or SHARE with a friend who loves a good book recommendation!

🥳 Introducing our 🌟YEAR 2🌟 list of 50 Recommended Reads (ages 6-7)! Recently updated with a fresh poster, checklist and bookmarks to download! 📚

Year 2 children enjoy reading books featuring adventure, friendship, animals, magic and laugh-out-loud humour – and this specially selected Y2 reading list has got you covered with books that have all been carefully matched to the age, developmental stage and interest level of children in Year 2. 📚

💛 Use this booklist to find the best books to top up your Y2 reading collections with our selection of storytime picturebooks, chapter books, funny stories, illustrated poetry collections, non-fiction texts and more.

We hope that there will be something for everyone on this list, but keep an eye out for fish who are a bit… fishy, a bat who thinks he can’t fly, and dancing capybaras along the way… 🐟

🙌 Check out the top Y2 booklist here: https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/recommended-reads/year-2/

✈️ 🧳 SAVE this list before you pack the holiday suitcases! 📚 5 children's books to pack for your summer holidays, from flight-friendly graphic novels to seaside picture books:

🚀 GALAXY RUNNERS: JELLO BREAKS THE UNIVERSE (Ages 7-10) – Hilarious, fast-paced space adventure (a flight-saver).

🏋️‍♀️ RAISE THE BAR (Ages 10–14) – An inspiring full-colour graphic novel about weightlifting and friendship.

🦀 THE SELFISH CRAB (Ages 3-7) – Perfect for seaside trips, packed with fun facts for mini rock-pool explorers.

🐻 BEAR CUBS DON’T DO QUEUES (Ages 3-7) – A warm picture book to gently pre-empt the boredom of airport queues!

⏳ LILY TRIPP: DIARY OF AN ACCIDENTAL TIME TRAVELLER (Ages 8–12) – Our Editor’s Choice! Think Lottie Brooks meets Back to the Future.

(Disclosure: Round-up contains advertisement features [books 1–4] and an independent Editor’s Choice selection.)

➡️ Read the full reviews on the blog - link in comments! 👇

🤩 FREE Special Interest Posters! 🥳

We’re excited to share that in line with the National Year of Reading’s ‘Read What You’re Into’ campaign, we have added ten special interest posters for you to download.

We know that children are often more motivated to read when they find books about the activities that interest them most.

We hope you find the ‘Read What You’re Into’ posters helpful for reading inspiration - download yours from our website👇📚

TEACHER MUGS 😆 ...finally, a use for all of those end of term gifts!
Happy holidays, teachers! ☕️ Where do you keep yours?!

⚡ GREEKS, myths and monsters! 🏛️ Free downloadable booklist!
Ancient Greece is such a brilliant topic for capturing imaginations - no wonder so many 7–11 year olds end up fascinated! And we've found the best children's books to bring it to life! 📚

🙌 From funny myth retellings to gripping historical fiction, here are some of our top recommended reads about Ancient Greece: https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/topics/history/ancient-greece/

Did anyone else LOVE their Funfax growing up?! 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️
Once you had the classic binder, you could collect all the little insert books, from puzzles and spy kits to diaries and jokes. These folders accounted for so much reading-for-pleasure time in the '90s!

We'd love to see this collectible classic from our childhoods brought back 🙌 Did you have one?