These sites may be useful to find new reading material and help with research, homework and revision:

• www.highlandschools-virtualib.org.uk/reading_webs.htm - created by Highland Council. Useful for all reading ages.
• www.highlandschools-virtualib.org.uk/powereaders/ - for lower secondary.
• www.highlandschools-virtualib.org.uk/keep_reading/ - for middle secondary and Intermediates 1 and 2.
• www.highlandschools-virtualib.org.uk/hsenglish/ - for Higher and Advanced Higher Contemporary English Literature.
• http://www.spl.org.uk/ - Scottish Poetry Library.
• http://www.spl.org.uk/youngpeople/ - Young Scottish Poetry Library. With over 20 000 books of poetry and on poets, 50 poetry journals, a press archive and an audio section, a very useful site to visit if you are studying poetry at school.

Reading for Pleasure

• www.cool-reads.co.uk - books for 10 - 15 year old readers by 10 -15 year old reviewers.
• www.mrsmad.com - all the best books for children and young adults, parents, teachers and librarians. Contains reviews ratings, games, stories and jokes.
• www.kidsreads.com

For Teenagers

• www.youngpicador.com
• www.achuka.com – an independent site, bringing news about authors, books, children book awards
• www.thegoodbooksguide.com
• www.teenlit.com/
• www.teenwriters.net/

Author Sites

• www.roalddahl.org.uk
• www.annefine.co.uk
• www.nicolamorgan.co.uk
• www.contemporarywriters.com/ - This is a searchable database which contains up-to-date profiles of some of the UK and Commonwealth's most important living writers - biographies, bibliographies, critical reviews, prizes and photographs.
• www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/gfi/story/index.shtml#authors
• www.ukchildrensbooks.co.uk/

Book Organisations

• www.scottishbooktrust.com/
• www.booktrusted.com

Games and Activities tied to Childrens' Books or Series

• www.harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk/diversions/index.html
• www.unfortunateevents.com
• www.myhomelibrary.org/ - founded by Anne Fine, you can download bookplates and get tips on where to find cheap books to add to your collection.

Newspapers

• www.thescotsman.co.uk
• www.telegraph.co.uk
• www.guardian.co.uk
• www.the-times.co.uk
• www.ft.com
• www.tes.co.uk

Local Information

• www.borderstoday.co.uk - Southern Reporter and other Borders titles.
• www.scotborders.gov.uk/libraries/hist/newspapers.htm - newspaper archives available at Scottish Borders Archive and Local History Centre in Selkirk.
• hawick-news.co uk
• www.hawicktoday.co.uk

Revision and Homework

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/
• www.learningalive.co.uk
• http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/library/online-homework-helper

Study Skills

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/asguru/studyskills/
• http://support4learning.org.uk/education/study.htm – a comprehensive set of links to study skills advice. An independent and free source of information for students and staff in education.
• www.ulst.ac.uk/library/training/uuonly/index.html – very useful to study the tutorial it offers on Library and Study Skills before entering university.

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