The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts (9+/11+) by Alex Bell Illustrated by Tim McDonagh Faber Children's

'A beautifully crafted, genuinely thrilling story that just begs to be read aloud.' Joy Court, Expert Reviewer

Read about this imaginative adventure:
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A joy to chair brilliant panel discussion yesterday OxfordLitFest exploring the wonderful worlds of fantasy fiction with Alex Bell Kiran Millwood Hargrave FRSL **UPDATES ONLY** Catherine Doyle Great questions from the audience, on inspiration, heroes & villains, & how to follow your dreams 📚 🚂 🐺 🌳 🏴‍☠️ 📚

A real treat this evening, a selection of chapter books reviewed by Helen Byles, including #TheGloriousRaceOfMagicalBeasts by Alex Bell, #HowToStealADragon , and more! :
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Scribbled lots of notes this afternoon at the OxfordLitFest ‘Worlds of Wonder’ panel event with Kiran Millwood Hargrave FRSL **UPDATES ONLY** Catherine Doyle & Alex Bell 🌍✨ Magical rainforests, pirates and lots of brilliant questions from an audience of young readers!📚

Thank you to our amazing guest authors Lou Abercrombie Alex Bell Helen Dennis Kieran Larwood for a brilliant time today at the Chichester Literature Quiz as well as all the students for taking part. Congratulations to Davison C.E. High School for Girls for taking home the trophy 🏆 #lovereading ♥️📚

Many thanks to the lovely Michelle Harrison for this beauty. My boys adored it - such giggles on every page and we’re now all desperate for a trip to the seaside for chips and ice cream 🍦

A BIG thank you to amazing authors Lou Abercrombie Alex Bell Kieran Larwood and Nikesh Shukla for joining us at the Portsmouth Literature Quiz today and HUGE congratulations to ALNS Portsmouth for taking home the trophy. All pupils who attended were a credit to their schools♥️📚

Our pupils have voted and we are super excited to announce that the winner of this years TDS Hooked on Books is The Lighthouse by @alex_bell86, this is a fantastic book, and if you haven’t already read it we do recommend borrowing a copy from the library ASAP!
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I’m so thrilled that Glorious Race has been included in the #PrimarySchoolBookClub Feb 2024 vote this evening! To vote, please head to #PrimarySchoolBookClub using the pinned tweet!

For when you just want to read horror—not live it. Elizabeth Hand Alex Bell Angela Slatter aka AG Slatter Letitiat Lili Saintcrow Robin McKinley Alyxandra Harvey- Author buff.ly/49NgfaY

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Want to escape with a good book this weekend?

Best-selling author Alex Bell selects her favourite books featuring magical creatures, from fairies to talking carrots 🧚🥕

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Latest read: I absolutely adored this spectacular tale by Alex Bell Once in a while I come across a childrens' story that's pretty much perfect - this is one. What a joy! Exciting, funny, inventive & moving. And Humphrey has captured my ❤️ #amreading #books #thursdayvibes

The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts is a fabulous fantasy adventure by Alex Bell.

In our interview, she tells us how Aesop's Fables helped inspire the story & why she wanted to put #libraries at the heart of it: readingzone.com/authors/alex-b… 📚
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Lyra devoured Alex Bell newest book. She LOVED every bit of it (shhhhh don’t tell but she said she *might* like it more than Polar Bear Club…) a must read!

Described by our teacher reviewer as 'a gift for its young readers', our #BookOfTheDay is The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts by Alex Bell!

Discover the magic in a free extract & watch author Alex Bell introduce her new book: readingzone.com/books/the-glor…
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