Hello my friends! Today I have an absolute treat for you - a Q&A with one of my favourite twitter author people, David Owen. His new book All The Lonely People is coming out next year and I managed to corner him (figuratively, obviously) to ask him a few questions about his new book! I … Continue reading Q&A: David Owen
Northern Lights: an emotional rollercoaster! "Lyra Belacqua and her animal daemon live half-wild and carefree among scholars of Jordan College, Oxford. The destiny that awaits her will take her to the frozen lands of the Arctic, where witch-clans reign and ice-bears fight. Her extraordinary journey will have immeasurable consequences far beyond her own world..." Man, … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Philip Pullman
Tilly and the Bookwanderers: magical, wonderful, incredible. (This is the proof cover, a massive thank you to Harper Collins Children for sending me a copy... I feel like a very lucky book blogger!) "Since her mother’s disappearance, eleven-year-old Tilly has found comfort in stories at Pages & Co., her grandparents’ bookshop. But when her favourite … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Anna James
Only Love Can Break Your Heart: complex, brilliant, real. "Sometimes a broken heart is all you need to set you free… Reiko loves the endless sky and electric colours of the Californian desert. It is a refuge from an increasingly claustrophobic life of family pressures and her own secrets. Then she meets Seth, a boy … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Katherine Webber
Hello Sunday! Hello #SixforSunday pals. How are we all today? Today on #SixforSunday, we are talking: Authors I will always pick up Now... I'm technically going to do 2 #SixforSunday posts in one here... 6 YA authors, and 6 MG authors. (Hey, I'm the creator of #SixforSunday, I can bend the rules!) 6 YA authors … Continue reading S4S – Autobuy authors
Want to read a brilliant book all about ? Then I would recommend reading on to read the extract from A Chase in Time by Sally Nicholls. Today, I'm on the blog tour for A Chase in Time and man, what a beautiful looking book it is! I'm super excited by it - travelling through … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: A Chase in Time
Goodbye July, you were wonderful and filled with books and my friends, but you now must make way for your neighbour August - she who brings me Summer holidays and many relaxing! There will be work things happening, but August is a teacher's time to recharge and recuperate, ready for whatever September brings! In July, … Continue reading July in books
Today I get to feature a very special book on my blog, written by an author I've had the pleasure of meeting and bringing to my school - Knights and Bikes by Gabrielle Kent. Knights and Bikes is published by Knights Of, who are doing amazing work to offer diverse opportunities for writers and illustrators. … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Knights and Bikes
Hello there! Today I have the pleasure of hosting author Eirlys Hunter with a blog post all about her new book, The Mapmaker's Race, and the inspiration behind the setting of the story! "The setting of The Mapmakers’ Race You won’t find the landscape of The Mapmakers’ Race on any map, but elements come from Wales, and the South … Continue reading Guest post: Eirlys Hunter
Hellooo my friends! How are we all? It is Sunday of YALC and I am excited! Today on #SixforSunday we're celebrating: Books that made you fall in love Books that you fell in love with the characters, the stories, reading... whatever. Books that made you fall in love! I could have a much longer list … Continue reading S4S – Books that made you fall in love
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