Nikki Sheehan is the youngest daughter of a rocket scientist. She went to a convent school in Cambridge where she was taught by real nuns in long black habits. She studied linguistics and then psychology and worked as a subtitler for the Simpsons, followed by many years as a journalist. She lives in Hove near … Continue reading
Laila Levenson has always been the baby of the family, but now with her older siblings, Mira and Krish, leaving home just as she starts secondary school, everything feels like it’s changing… can the reappearance of Nana Josie’s Protest Book and the spirit it releases in Laila, her friends and her local community, help her … Continue reading
Melissa D. Savage’s first book, The Lost Pony, premiered in her second grade classroom, winning high praise from critics such as her mom. Although the book was hand written and self-illustrated in Crayola Crayons, it was this experience that began her love of writing and to this day she still believes was one of her … Continue reading
Dev and his friends are back with more mind-bending tech in this third installment of the Inventory series. The World Consortium is recruiting more agents to defend the most advanced technology the world isn’t ready for, and it’s up to Dev, Lottie and Mase to train them up for action. But will they be ready … Continue reading
KIERAN SCOTT is the author of several acclaimed young adult novels, including the Non-Blonde Cheerleader trilogy, the He’s So/She’s So trilogy, and Geek Magnet. She also wrote the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Private and Privilege series under the pen name Kate Brian. She is a senior editor at Disney/Hyperion and resides in … Continue reading
. JENNY MCLACHLAN spent thirteen years of her life teaching English: a job that combined her passion for the written word with her passion for showing off. It also provided her with the inspiration for her books. In the summer of 2014 she became a fulltime writer. Jenny lives by the seaside with her husband … Continue reading
After reading Theology at Cambridge University, Cathryn Constable went on to work in magazine journalism, writing for Vogue, W, Elle, The Independent, Tatler and The Sunday Times, before realising her dream of writing stories for children. Cathryn is married with three children and lives in London. cathrynconstable.net @kateconstable7 . Top 5 books set in schools … Continue reading
. Pranksters & Tricksters Guestpost by Chitra Soundar A tradition of folk stories Okay I’ll confess. I’m a prankster. My mum was one and her mother-in-law, my Gran was one too. In India, we celebrated April Fool’s Day with much enthusiasm. Yes we did! At least in our family. If you didn’t remember the date … Continue reading
Author Helen Peters grew up on working farm – something which has greatly inspired her novels, The Farm Beneath Water, The Secret Hen House Theatre and her new book for younger readers, A Piglet Called Truffle. Here she shares her memories of Christmas on the farm… Follow here on @farmgirlwriter Christmas on the Farm by … Continue reading
. Bea Davenport has written two crime novels for adults, In Too Deep (Legend Press, 2013) and This Little Piggy (Legend Press, 2014). She teaches creative writing classes and lives near Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland with her partner and children. @BeaWitching1 http://www.beadavenport.com . . “I would have given anything to read a story in which a … Continue reading
