The best horrible history facts ever
Horrible Histories author Terry Deary and the stage-adaptor and actor Neal Foster got together to pick their all time favourite horrible history facts…
Win four tickets to see Horrible Histories Barmy Britain Part Three
You can win four tickets to see Horrible Histories Barmy Britain part three at the Garrick Theatre, London until September 5. Find out how to enter and read the Ts and Cs here
I Am Malala – cover reveal
Malala Yousafzai’s inspiring story has been retold for teens. It’s not in the shops until November but you can see the new cover and read the first chapter now!
The 10 best Hunger Games quotes that show Katniss’s strength
She inspired a revolution, outwitted the Capitol and remains the most skilled female archer in literature. As the last film of the series The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 hits the screens, we’re celebrating Katniss Everdeen’s heroicism with our 10 favourite Katniss quotes from all three books
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling – review
Emilypotter: ‘I love this book SO much because when you are reading it, you feel like you are inside the book’
Guardian children’s fiction prize book club: A Song for Ella Grey by David Almond
David Almond has made a video specially for us about A Song For Ella Grey – the third book under the spotlight in the Guardian children’s fiction prize series
Lauren Child giveaway competition – find out about how to enter here!
To celebrate the Lauren Child exhibition at Motisfont National Trust, we have Lauren Child goodies to give away. Find out how to enter and read the Ts and Cs here
Fiction for older children reviews – delight in wordplay, disrespect for authority and a touch of evil
Michael Rosen continues to question the logic of the adult world, while Daniel Whelan juggles wisecracking demons in a madcap adventure
Sally Heathcote: Suffragette by Mary M. Talbot, Kate Charlesworth and Bryan Talbot – review
Lattice: ‘I found that I learnt more about the suffrage movement from reading this book’
Guardian children’s fiction prize book club: Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan
Find out all about Sarah Crossan’s Apple and Rain – the second book under the spotlight in the Guardian children’s fiction prize series
Sarah Crossan: I had this idea that writers were a different breed
Teen site member Confessionsofabooklover finds out what it means to Sarah Crossan to be longlisted for the Guardian children’s fiction prize with Apple and Rain, and how all her books are about love
Joseph Coelho’s top 10 new poetry books every child must read
The performance poet and winner of this year’s CLPE children’s poetry award picks the poetry collections that every child should grow up with
Keith Gray on The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ by Sue Townsend
Keith Gray was a reluctant reader until a friend gave him a copy of Sue Townsend’s classic teen comedy Adrian Mole. It turned him not only into a reader but a writer too. Find out how in his Adrian Mole-style diary
What are the best colouring and activity books for kids?
From Johanna Basford’s thrilling colouring quests to the Animalium activity book, the Book Doctor has entertaining books to keep children amused on long journeys and holidays!
My inspiration: Pamela Butchart on Louise Rennison
When Pamela Butchart read Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging, a surge of carefully forgotten memories came flooding back and – after digging out her own incredibly embarrassing and revealing teenage letters and diaries – she decided to write a book about starting secondary school herself