Category: Kidlit
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Author Interview: H. S. Norup
This week I am delighted to be joined by the lovely and very talented author, H. S. Norup, author of ‘The Missing Barbegazi’, ‘The Hungry Ghost‘ and most recently ‘Into Faerie Hill’. Thank you so much for joining me, Helle, and congratulations on the recent publication of your third middle grade novel, Into the Faerie…
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Book Review: Rooftoppers
By Katherine Rundell Book Description: Everyone tells Sophie that she was orphaned in a shipwreck – found floating in a cello case on the English Channel on her first birthday. But Sophie is convinced her mother also survived. When the Welfare Agency threatens to separate her from her guardian and send her to an orphanage,…
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Book Review: The Night Raven
From the publisher: It’s 1880, and in the frigid city of Stockholm, death lurks around every corner. Twelve-year-old Mika knows that everyone in her orphanage will struggle to survive this winter. But at least the notorious serial killer the Night Raven is finally off the streets…or is he? Mika is shocked when a newborn baby…
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Book Review: The Wildstorm Curse by Eve Wersocki Morris
From the publisher: A fabled witch. A powerful curse. A monster out for revenge. 13-year-old Kallie Tamm can’t wait to spend a week of her summer holidays at the Wildstorm Theatre Camp: she’s determined not to let her dyslexia hold her back from achieving her dream of becoming a playwright. The finale of the whole…
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Cover Reveal: The Great Forest
It’s finally here! I’m very excited to reveal the cover for book three in The Lucky Diamond trilogy. I hope you like it! Here it is: Cover art by Phan Duy. The Great Forest will be published on 21st June. You can pre-order the ebook here for a special price of .99 ($/£/€). To celebrate…
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Book Review: Clarity Jones and the Magical Detective Agency
Website update: I have just switched to a full-site editing theme in WordPress. In case you don’t know, this should allow me customise every aspect of the website. It’s not as intuitive as I hoped, so it’s going to take me a few weeks to get the layout the way I want so please bear…
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Book Review: The Thief of Farrowfell
From the publisher: Welcome to a fantasy world where edible magic is the hottest commodity, traded between those who can pay or – in the case of Jude Ripon, the youngest thief in Farrowfell – those who can steal it! Twelve-year-old Jude Ripon has never been taken seriously by her family of magic-stealing masterminds. To…
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Book Review: The Chestnut Roaster
From the publisher: Who can catch a memory thief? ‘ An unforgettable adventure ‘ THE TIMES BOOK OF THE WEEK. “Starting on All Fools Day, twelve years ago, I remember everything. EVERYTHING. That was a wet Saturday, and that was the day I was born.” 12-year-old Piaf has the ability to (and burden of) remembering…
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Book Review: Artemis Spark & the Sound Seekers Brigade
From the publisher: When Artemis Sparke has had it with humans, she heads to the nearby salt marsh to hang out with the birds, plants and mollusks who don’t make a big deal of her stutter. The shoreline sanctuary is predictable, unlike her family and friends, and the data in her science journal proves it.…
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Book Review: The NoWhere Thief
Writing Update: I haven’t posted for a while because I have been focussed on finishing my edit of book 3, The Great Forest. Something wasn’t working, but following a chat recently with a writer friend, I knew what I had to do to fix it. The book has finally gone to my editor, and I…
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