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COVER REVEAL: Dino Knights

March 29, 2019March 28, 20191 Comment

Hello! Happy 2 post Friday (watch out for my other post going live this afternoon!) Today I am thrilled to share with you a cover of a new book coming out! A while back the brilliant people of Awesome Reads got in touch to tell me about a new book that they were publishing and … Continue reading COVER REVEAL: Dino Knights

Twenty Questions tag

March 26, 2019March 24, 20193 Comments

WELL HELLO PALS. It is Tuesday. I'm doing a tag. I LOVE A TAG. Do you love a tag? Do you like reading tags? I love reading other people's answers to tags... they're such fun! Today's tag is the 20 questions tag. I found this as I was perusing the Queen of all Blogging: PaperFury's … Continue reading Twenty Questions tag

NYA Lit Fest

March 18, 2019March 17, 20195 Comments

On Saturday, I had the utter joy of going to Preston for the second year of the NYA Literature Festival. (We'll forgive the fact I had to be up at 5am and that there was some SERIOUS train anxiety going around coming home... I did get home at the time I was expecting, do not … Continue reading NYA Lit Fest

Three bookish things tag…

February 28, 2019February 26, 20195 Comments

Well hello there tag! It has been a while since I did a tag... however when Charlotte Somewhere tags you, you do not ignore the calling.  I'm taking on the 'Three Bookish Things' tag today! Check out my answers, and let me know your thoughts in the comments! Three Read Once and Loved Authors Queen … Continue reading Three bookish things tag…

#CelebrateYA

February 13, 2019February 10, 20193 Comments

HELLO. IT IS ME. Your resident YA loving bookworm.  Recently, there's been a lot of MEH-ness about YA books and its decline (?? not in my life lols). I saw this tweet from the brilliant YA author Lisa Williamson and thought 'YES. I WANT TO BE PART OF THIS MOVEMENT.' So here I am today … Continue reading #CelebrateYA

An Amazing Blog Tour

January 23, 2019January 22, 2019Leave a comment

Today I have the ABSOLUTE joy of being part of the Amazing blog tour. I was so incredibly lucky to be asked to host a Q&A with the incredibly brilliant Steve Antony - author and illustrator extraordinare. As soon as I knew I was doing a Q&A, it was inevitable that I had to get … Continue reading An Amazing Blog Tour

Using blurbs in the classroom

January 21, 2019January 20, 20192 Comments

As you saw the other day, I was very very lucky to be able to share the exclusive cover of Aisha Bushby's new book A Pocketful of Stars (if you missed the announcement, check it out here!)  It got me thinking about using blurbs in the classroom and how much we really learn about a … Continue reading Using blurbs in the classroom

S4S – Bookish loves

January 20, 2019January 20, 20193 Comments

Hello friends!  It is Sunday again. HOW DOES THE WEEKEND GO SO QUICKLY? I've had such a lovely week this week, that it's only fitting that this #SixforSunday is celebrating things that are excellent about books!  Today we are celebrating: Bookish loves Yep. Only 6 things I love about books. I'm going to go with … Continue reading S4S – Bookish loves

BOOK BLOG: Jason Reynolds

January 18, 2019January 13, 20196 Comments

Ghost: a brilliant tale of grit and determination "Running. That's all that Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known. But never for a track team. Nope, his game has always been ball. But when Ghost impulsively challenges an elite sprinter to a race -- and wins -- the Olympic medalist track coach sees he … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Jason Reynolds

BLOG TOUR: The Fork, The Witch and the Worm

January 12, 2019Leave a comment

HELLO. It's me! On a Saturday... I know. You guys are spoiled by me. Today, as part of a brilliant blog tour, I'm sharing an exclusive extract of the new book, The Fork, The Witch and the Worm by Christopher Paolini. "Welcome back to the world of Alagaësia. It’s been a year since Eragon departed … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: The Fork, The Witch and the Worm

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