Wild Boy Blog Tour: No fun at the fair
Rob Lloyd Jones joins us today to share the inspiration behind the fairground setting of his middle grade book, Wild Boy. London, 1841 A boy covered in hair, raised as a monster, condemned to life in a travelling freak show.…
Carnegie and Greenaway Awards: The Weight Of Water
Sarah Crossan Armed with a suitcase and an old laundry bag filled with clothes, Kasienka and her mother head for England. Life is lonely for Kasienka. At home her mother’s heart is breaking and at school friends are scarce. But…
This Is What Happy Looks Like
Jennifer E. Smith In This is What Happy Looks Like, Jennifer E. Smith’s new YA novel, perfect strangers Graham Larkin and Ellie O’Neill meet—albeit virtually—when Graham accidentally sends Ellie an email about his pet pig, Wilbur. In the tradition of…
The Worst Princess
Anna Kemp and Sara Ogilvie (illustrator) Bored of your run of the mill princess? Tired of the traditional princess-finds-her-prince tale? Looking for a princess with a bit more bite? Then this is the book for you. Forget about pretty dresses,…
Self Published Sunday: Interview with Erica Dakin
This week we welcome Erica Dakin. I was born in the Netherlands and lived there until age 25, when I moved to England to live with my then boyfriend, who has been my husband since 2006. I have always been…
Fat Girls and Fairy Cakes
Sue Watson TV Producer Stella Weston is over worked, overweight and under fire. Having battled uphill for years to balance her career with her family life, she is repaid by being put out to pasture on a religious gardening programme…
Carnegie and Greenaway Award: Code Name Verity
In The Shadow Of Blackbirds
Cat Winters Does proof of the spirit world exist? It’s 1918. Americans roam the streets in gauze masks to ward off the deadly Spanish influenza, the government ships young men overseas to the front lines, and neighbor accuses neighbor of…
It's here!
It’s here, It’s finally here! The date Cassandra Clare fans have been waiting for since the moment they turned the last page of Clockwork prince. Or, perhaps like me, since they turned the first page of Clockwork Angel back in…
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy
Lynley Dodd Hairy Maclary goes off for a walk in town, followed by a few friends. All is uneventful until they meet Scarface Claw, the toughest tom in town, and run for home. I can remember this Hairy Maclary book…
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