Books & Quizzes

Here at Renaissance we are getting excited for next week’s launch of our annual What Kids Are Reading report! During the 2017-2018 school year, we in the Content team were lucky enough to read hundreds of books which we quizzed for Accelerated Reader. The Quiz Writers’ Choice Award gives our writers and editors a chance […]

Nearly fifty years on from the Stonewall Riots that helped kick-start the Gay Liberation Movement, this February marks LGBT History Month. The theme for 2019 is Peace, Activism and Reconciliation. To celebrate, we’ve picked out some great fiction and non-fiction books for all interest levels that are sure to get kids exploring LGBT history and […]

    After a much-needed break for Christmas and New Year, schools have started again for 2019! For some English schools this means taking delivery of BookTrust’s free School Library Pack. Funded partly by Arts Council England, the pack contains forty books and consists of fifteen titles split into three groups – future classics, reluctant […]

Many of you are returning to school this week after the Easter holiday (welcome back!) and you’re probably asking your pupils what they’ve been reading during their break. With SATs looming for Year 6, this could be a great time to encourage them to read some non-fiction. It is one way of getting them to […]

Easter is nearly here, which means chocolates, eggs, chocolate eggs and a four-day weekend – one perfect for reading! Spring is a great time for your students to pick up their favourite bunny books or to try something new. We’ve picked out a few Easter and Spring titles quizzed on AR for Primary School students. […]