Blog Books for teens
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Melinda Salisbury picks her fantasy cast list for the world of State of Sorrow
Bestselling author of young adult novels Melinda Salisbury picks her fantasy cast for her heart-stopping duology State of Sorrow and Song of Sorrow.
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Q&A with Alexandra Sheppard
Welcome back to our author Q&As! This month we’re welcoming Alexandra Sheppard.
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Teen Reviews: Part 1
Read below to find out what Olivia, Henrietta and Angel thought of three of our favourite YA books from our September offer. A big thank you to all three of you from the Scholastic Marketing team!
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Teen Reviews: Part 2
Our second instalment of Teen Reviews for the September offer. Keep reading to find out what Izzy, Charlie and Keira made of three of our latest YA reads!
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Teen Reviews: Part 3
Our final teen reviews for the September offer, this time from Feranmi, Sam and Eva. Carry on reading to discover what the three of them thought about their YA reads.
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Night of the Party: Writing Behind The Scenes
An insight into the writing process of Tracey Mathias, author of Night of the Party – an eerie timely YA thriller.
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Our highlights from your May Book Club
Whether you’re looking for Donaldson or Walliams we’ve got something for you! Here are a few of our favourite reads from the May Book Club to see you through to the bank holiday weekend.
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Discover the favourite children’s authors and illustrators of all time!
The votes are in! Find out who was voted as the favourite children’s authors and illustrators of all time in our recent poll.
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Bestselling author Melinda Salisbury returns with her brand new novel: State of Sorrow
Teen and YA bestselling author Melinda Salisbury describes the influences behind her latest novel State of Sorrow, and recommends her top picks from our Teen Book Club.
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Enjoying the dark humour of children’s books
Primary school teacher Jonny Walker tells us why funny books for children are so delightfully and darkly humorous, and recommends some of his favourites.
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Story Cures for Scholastic
Ella and Susan, who wrote The Story Cure: How to Keep Children Happy, Healthy and Wise, have put together a selection of great books to see your kids through the difficult stages in their lives.
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Christmas Gift Guide – Books for 11+
We’re recommending some of favourite books to buy teens this Christmas!
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Q&A with Billy Merrell
Welcome back to our author Q&As! This month we’re welcoming Billy Merrell.
Billy Merrell was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. He is a writer of both poetry and prose,... -
Anti-Bullying Week: All Different, All Equal
With Anti-Bullying Week just around the corner we wanted to take a moment to highlight some brilliant stories that deal with being different.
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Why #KindnessMatters
Inspired by Jaime Thurston’s book Kindness, we carried out our own acts of kindness in and around Scholastic HQ!
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Teen Reviews: Romance
Clodagh and Katy, two of our fantastic Teen Reviewers, are sharing their thoughts on the latest teen romance novels.
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Teen Reviews: Top-secret investigation series to get hooked on
Teen Reviewers Jake and Callum are here to help you to choose a new top-secret investigation series that will keep you hooked!
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Teen Reviews: Hope and Survival
Two of our Teen Reviewers, Gavin and Callum, review some incredible books all about hope and survival.
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Top 10 Stand Alones for Teens
We asked teachers their top books for teenagers and these are their top rated stand alones!
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Top 10 Series for Teens
We asked teachers their top books for teenagers and these are their top rated series!
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Top 3 Fun Facts
We asked teachers their top books and the results poured in but here are some things you may not know about the top three books for teenagers!
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Teen Reviews: Dystopian Twists
Our brilliant Teen Reviewers Chloe, Charlotte and Chelsea are here to help you to choose your next book to read this summer.
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Teen Reviews: Love, Loss and Understanding
Emma, 16, and Ashanti, 14, review some of the most up-and-coming books about love, loss and understanding.
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Teen Reviews: Captivating Worlds
Alex and Holly, two of our Teen Reviewers, tell us all about the captivating worlds of some brilliant adventure novels they’ve read recently.
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Teen Reviews: Amazing debuts – Mystery and Intrigue
Two of our Teen Reviewers, Millie and Eva, share their thoughts on some mysterious and intriguing debut novels.
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Announcing the Lollies shortlist!
After months of deliberation by our esteemed judges, we’re delighted to announce the shortlist for the Laugh out Loud Awards 2017, the Lollies!
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My top Carnegie picks
The shortlist for the 2017 Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Medals has now been announced and our Teen Book Club editor Cesca has rounded up her favourites from the list – read on for the books that are really unmissable.
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12 days of Christmas gift guides: 12 books for ages 14+
We’re on a mission to make your Christmas shopping as stress-free as possible! For the next twelve days, we’ll be sharing a gift guide each day – so you’re guaranteed to find the perfect book for every little reader,...
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12 days of Christmas gift guides: 12 books for 11-14 years
We’re on a mission to make your Christmas shopping as stress-free as possible! For the next twelve days, we’ll be sharing a gift guide each day – so you’re guaranteed to find the perfect book for every little reader,...
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What’s new in Teen: our favourite 5 picks
The BBC’s #LovetoRead campaign has got us thinking – even more than usual – about the pleasures of reading, and how important it can be, particularly during our formative years. Unfortunately, statistics show that less and…
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Six books to read during Black History Month
This month is Black History Month – a time to celebrate the contribution made to our society over many years by the African and Caribbean communities.
To help you teach children about this important time, we’ve put…
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Five books set in autumn
There’s no other season that inspires literature in quite the same way as autumn does – and there’s definitely no better time to snuggle up with a stack of your favourite new reads. As the clocks go back and winter looms,...
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Scholastic Rewards: earn free books for your school!
As of September 2016, put your Scholastic Rewards towards books and resources from our current leaflets, Schools Catalogue, or online shop – AND brand-new educational books and resources.
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Five ways to get kids excited about reading
We love reading, but sometimes children need that little extra push. Whether you’re a parent or a teacher, here are five quick ways you can help children become more receptive to the idea of reading for pleasure.
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New releases from their favourites: a round-up
For when they can’t get enough of Star Wars, LEGO and all their other favourites, get them reading with the written accompaniments to the films and TV series.
Our Autumn Book Club is bursting with the newest instalments…
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Best books for David Walliams fans!
If your children or pupils love David Walliams’ laugh-out-loud books, we have some brilliant suggestions for them whilst they’re waiting for his new book!
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School sagas: 6 books about going to school
You may have children at home who can’t wait to start school, or can’t wait to go back – or you might find that your children often get rather anxious at the start of the school year.
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Top picks from our Autumn Book Club!
Every time we launch a new Book Club, we like to pick out some of our very favourite books. It’s never easy – we’re talking a lot of great books here – but to get you started, here are nine books we’re especially excited…
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Star Buys in our Autumn Book Club
Every Book Club, our experts pick out the books we think you’ll really love and include them at a special price – they could be well-established classics loved for generations, or more modern reads that have acquired…
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Book Adventurers: Laurel Remington
This summer, we’re asking children – where will you go?
To become a book adventurer this summer, all children have to do is download our free make-at-home passport. Once they’ve started reading and checking places off…
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Discover our new Disney Learning range!
With our new Disney Learning range for ages 3-7, children can develop key skills like spelling, maths and telling the time with their favourite Disney and Marvel characters. The Disney Learning approach gives kids the…
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Book Adventurers: Karen McCombie
This summer, we’re asking children – where will you go?
To become a book adventurer this summer, all children have to do is download our free make-at-home passport. Once they’ve started reading and checking places off…
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Picture books for older readers
We recently asked you to share with us your favourite books to use in the classroom – we got a fantastic response, but one of the key things we noticed was how many of you said you loved using picture books to teach older…
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Rainy day fun!
When your half-term plans of BBQs and beaches have been scuppered by the weather, it’s always good to have some kind of back-up on hand. Read on for free downloadable activities that will not only keep kids entertained…
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Scholastic UK help Simon and Eric Cowell find something to read
Simon Cowell, the film, record, television producer, and reality television judge for X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent has been talking about how much he loves reading with his 2 year old son, Eric.
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Win a Goosebumps goodie bag!
Celebrate the release of the Goosebumps film and find out how you can win a spine-tinglingly great goodie bag!
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Talk to the Lollies authors!
Chat to your favourite laugh-out-loud authors and get those burning questions answered!
