Melanie
@ilovetoread28
Wife, mum, teacher of history, book lover and champion of kindness.
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Such an honour to see some of my words on the front cover of 1 of my favourite YA author’s books 😍🤩 Thank you Firefly Press Luke Palmer’s books are the books I wish I had as a teen. Live is a lyrical masterpiece 🎶
It's a 2nd starred review! This one from The Horn Book! I was delighted to get the 1st. But to get a 2nd! Wow. I am so honored. And humbled too. Many, many thanks to The Horn Book! The full review will be in the July/August 2025 issue. 📚 HG Literary 📚 #STEAM #nonficiton #kidlit #Tiffanylamp
Wonderful interview with 📚Ashley Thorpe (Updates Only) about his writing journey at Words and Pictures, the SCBWI British Isles magazine. His magical debut #TheBoyToBeatTheGods is shortlisted for Jhalak C&YA Prize 2025. wordsandpics.org/2024/10/debut-… #jhalakprize25 #JhalakShowcase
The Elixir by Lindsay Galvin THE GREAT PHOENIX OF LONDON🐦🔥 is everything you’d hope for from this master of magical historical fiction! The gift of healing, the science of Newton, witch hunters and the threat of the plague all wrapped up in an accessible Barrington Stoke package. scopeforimagination.co.uk/2025/05/30/the…
Very excited to get home from a few days in the sun to find a final copy of Luke Palmer Live waiting for me.even more excited that my words are in the back cover! Such a brilliant book, I'm very proud to be shouting about this book. Firefly Press
Confession: I never read Stig of the Dump by Clive King so I decided to read it as part of my ‘Books I should have read’ on my blog. Here are my thoughts on the 1963 novel which definitely has themes that resonate today. ReadingRocks PuffinBooks tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2025/05/30/boo…
I'm continuing to explore shortlisted books in UKLA Book Awards 7-10+ category in my blog this week. Next up: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan & And I Climbed And I Climbed by Stephen Lightbown. Two more excellent books for UKS2/LKS3 classrooms! 👇 mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com/2025/05/25/ukl…
Schools are getting ready to meet Phil Earle this week and we are really looking forward to seeing Phil again and introducing new schools in our community to his wonderful books.
Well done again to Lui Sit for smashing it with her debut novel being Waterstones Kids Waterstones Children’s BOTM! This is a tough spot to get and it’s rare for a ESEA (East/Southeast Asian kidlit writer)
It's been almost a guinea pig's lifetime since I last posted on my blog. But don't be fooled by the tumbleweed - there's plenty going on. See my new blog post about #THIRST's big reveal for the latest news, along with a small pep talk on perseverance. darrensimpsonwrites.co.uk/2025/05/29/new…
Oh, flipping heck, Chicken House now I’ll need to cancel all plans for my day off tomorrow! 😂❤️📚😍
Empathy is an act of strength -we couldn’t agree more The Guardian and what a perfect timing as the 10 day #EmpathyDayFestival launches on Monday find out more and register empathylab.uk/festival-progr…
Thanks Barrington Stoke for Seeing Red & The Elixir - both out on Thursday & they sound brilliant. Reviews coming soon! Lindsay Galvin THE GREAT PHOENIX OF LONDON🐦🔥 Eve Ainsworth
#GiveawayAlert: we're giving away copies of the exuberant, insightful and lyrical #WhereWeComeFrom by Aniefiok 'Neef' Ekpoudom from Jhalak Prose Prize shortlist. For a chance to win, RT + reply to this tweet by 5 pm tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize25 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase
Please buy local, especially from a "from the heart" business like Tell Tales Books. You can always find what you want on Bookshop.org and then DM / email Les, and she will order it and have it delivered to you. (I should know - I do it all the time!).
