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See the wonderful collection of books recommended by the UK charity, BookTrust in this first section:

Advanced Readers
Best Book Guide 201 BookTrust - (from under 5 years old up to teenage years)
Booktime books for all
BookTrust Looking at Books
BookTrust More Looking at Books
Bedtime Reading
BookTrust Children's Books
Recommended Reading for Teenagers
Recommended Reading for Adults
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Girls
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (website)
Cathy Cassidy
Girls Heart Books - for readers by writers
Great books for Girls from Family Education
Jacqueline Wilson
Kids@Random
Louise Rennison (lovereading4kids)
Lovereading 4 kids
Extract from 'Withering Tights' by Louise Rennison (pdf)
Random House - Bringing you the best in fiction, non-fiction and children's books
Write Away - selecting the best books for home and school
Check out this new book (Lily Alone) from Jacqueline Wilson!

Boys
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Flat Stanley
Footballers pick books for Boys
Great Books for boys from Family Education
Getting Boys To Read
Guys Read - a web-based literacy program for Boys
How to Train Your Dragon - book series, fun stuff and competitions!
Kids@Random
Lovereading 4 kids
Random House - Bringing you the best in fiction, non-fiction and children's books
Horrid Henry's website
The Times top books for Boys
Wimpy Kid Club
Write Away - selecting the best books for home and school

Children (general)
Blue Peter Book Club (BBC CBBC)
Charlie and Lola
Clara Vulliamy - writer and illustrator of children's books
Flat Stanley
Jules Feiffer, 'Bark George' and 'The Man In The Ceiling'
Guardian Children's Books (website)
Jackanory Junior stories (BBC CBeebies)
Maverick Children's Books
MeeGenius - the eBookstore for kids!
Red House - the home of children's books
Storynory - free audio stories for children

Teenagers
Bestbooks4teens
Older Teens and Adults from Family Education
Random House - Bringing you the best in fiction, non-fiction and children's books
Teen books online at Simon and Schuster
Teenreads
Teens@Random
Young Adult Library Services Association
Write Away - selecting the best books for home and school

Adults
Ayebia Publishing - African and Carribbean publishing specialists - check out their wonderful book menu!
Jules Feiffer, 'Backing Into Forward'
Lovereading - Helping you choose your next book
Older Teens and Adults from Family Education
Quick Reads - these exciting, dramatic and funny stories are ideal for those people who have stopped reading or find reading tough, and for regular readers who want a short, fast read.
Random House - Bringing you the best in fiction, non-fiction and children's books
Write Away - selecting the best books for home and school

Audio (Listen here!)

.Hear the latest chapter from the new Alexander McCall Smith new online Corduroy Mansions novel, A Conspiracy of Friends, written exclusively for the Telegraph and read by Andrew Sachs - A Conspiracy of Friends is the third novel in Alexander McCall Smith's Corduroy Mansions series, exclusive to Telegraph.co.uk.

Interview with Alan Bennett and Alexandra Harris (Guardian podcast)

E-books
Wattpad - the world's most popular e-book community

Dyslexia-Friendly Books (also suitable for those with learning difficulties)
Lovereading4kids.co.uk - providing a comprehensive list of recommended dyslexia-friendly books.
'Sterling And The Canary' by Andy Stanton - a 'dyslexia-friendly' book which is also suitable for struggling readers.
Ten Dyslexia-Friendly Books (from Dyslexia Action)
Waterstone's Guide To Choosing Dyslexia-Friendly Books For Kids

Recommended Reading for those with Autism

Autism and literacy (kids&reading.co.uk)
Good Books for Children With Autism - Be A Good Dad (blog )
Never-Ending Stories - audio stories for children (booklist and prices in USD) (booklist and prices in Euros) (booklist and prices in Rand)
Reading Together: Tips for Parents Of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Usborne Books - Special Needs Resources - recommended books for children with Autism, Asperger's or ADD/ADHD
Prisoners
Sureshot - sending books to inmates - making it possible for family and friends of prison inmates to send books to prisoners as well as send magazines to inmates and also have newspapers available from all states (USA)

Secondhand books
Librairie-Café Les Recyclables (Geneva, Switzerland)

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