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It's Time to Ready... Set... Read!
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 It’s our favourite time of year in libraries – the Summer Reading Challenge is here again!
This year’s Challenge is called Ready, Set, Read, and it’s all about games and sports. Children can join our fictional team (and their animal mascots!) as they use their skills to weave their way through a summer obstacle course.
Developed in collaboration with the Youth Sport Trust, the 2023 Summer Reading Challenge celebrates play and participation, encouraging children to engage in games and sports in any way that best suits them.
The Challenge launches in libraries on Saturday 8 July – you can sign up online at cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/read or pop into your local library. Check out our video to find out more!
There will be plenty going on over the school holidays to keep you busy, from storytelling to animal handling to digital skills workshops to crafts – check our events page to see what’s on in your area.
We’ve also got some great children’s titles on BorrowBox for unlimited download from Saturday 8 July, perfect for summer holiday reading and listening!
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 Celebrate your love of books and reading this summer and join our reading challenge for adults and teens online and in libraries.
Entrants just need to read two books between 8 July and 3 September. Choose from a library book, eBook or eAudiobook, to be in with a chance to win £50 of book vouchers through our prize draw at www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/read or a pick up a flyer from your nearest library. This year there are two prize draws - one for 13-15 year olds and one for 16+. Winners will be chosen at random. Under 16s need parental permission to take part.
And introducing this year's #Booket List
 And just for fun, from 1 August take part in our #BooketList. We have selected our 30 favourite must reads from the last 12 months including ‘Amazing Grace Adams’ by Fran Littlewood and ‘The Satsuma Complex’ by Bob Mortimer. The list can be used for ideas for your reading over the summer – check out the full selection here and join in the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
How many have you read?
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Local literary arts organisation Read Now Write Now will be running a series of free writing workshops on identity and individuality in local libraries and Zoom over the summer holidays for young people aged 12-18 and are now taking bookings.
During inclusive and positive group workshops everyone will be able to express their own ideas and experiences looking at themes including diversity and what inspires and interests them personally.
Library dates are:
Winsford Library, Monday 24 July to Thursday 27 July 2-3.30pm
Frodsham Library, Saturday 12 August 11am-12.30pm (for 4 weeks)
Chester Library at Storyhouse, Monday 28 to Thursday 31 August 2-3.30pm
For more information on the courses, visit the Eventbrite page.
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The Ghost Ship
Kate Mosse
The Barbary Coast, 1621. A mysterious vessel floats silently on the water. It is known only as the Ghost Ship. For months it has hunted pirates to liberate those enslaved by corsairs, manned by a courageous crew of mariners from Italy and France, Holland and the Canary Islands. But the bravest among them are not who they seem. The stakes could not be higher. If arrested, they will be hanged for their crimes. Can they survive the journey and escape their fate?
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A Game of Lies
Clare Mackintosh
Stranded in the Welsh mountains, seven reality show contestants have no idea what they've signed up for. Each of these strangers has a secret. If another player can guess the truth, they won't just be eliminated - they'll be exposed live on air. The stakes are higher than they'd ever imagined, and they're trapped. The disappearance of a contestant wasn't supposed to be part of the drama. Detective Ffion Morgan has to put aside what she's watched on screen and find out who these people really are - knowing she can't trust any of them. And when a murderer strikes, Ffion knows every one of her suspects has an alibi - and a secret worth killing for.
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The Bookbinder of Jericho
Pip Williams
When the men of Oxford University Press leave for the Western Front, Peggy, her twin sister Maude and their friends in the bookbindery must shoulder the burden at home. As Peggy moves between her narrowboat full of memories and the demands of the Press, her dreams of studying feel ever more remote. She must know her place, fold her pages and never stop to savour the precious words in front of her. From volunteer nurses to refugees fleeing the horrors of occupation, the war brings women together from all walks of life, and with them some difficult choices for Peggy. New friends and lovers offer new opportunities, but they also make new demands - and Peggy must write her own story.
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