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Another reason I love libraries…
Every year, round about now, a lovely letter comes through my letterbox. It’s my PLR (Public Lending Rights) statement. This tells me how many books have been borrowed, from the sample libraries used, between July and June of the previous … Continue reading
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2010 Highlights
Sorry I’m a day later with this – I felt sluggish again yesterday. This flu bug doesn’t want to let me go just yet. OK, I’ve got my calendar in front of me. Let’s go! January: I had my first … Continue reading
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Meet ‘Megan’
You know you’re doing something right when readers go to school dressed as one of your characters for Book Week. This is Lizzie, who plays for Crewe Alexandra, dressed as Megan Fawcett, my goalie from the Girls FC series. I love the … Continue reading
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Meet ‘Megan’
You know you’re doing something right when readers go to school dressed as one of your characters for Book Week. This is Lizzie, who plays for Crewe Alexandra, dressed as Megan Fawcett, my goalie from the Girls FC series. I love the … Continue reading
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We need artists and writers: please support us!
I have a friend who is the head of Art at a large secondary school in Hertfordshire. At a recent parents evening one of her Y10 pupils told her that his parents wouldn’t be bothering to come to see her as they only wanted to … Continue reading
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Touching Lily Parr’s boots…
As you’ll know if you’ve been a regular reader of my blog, I am not averse to a bit of name-dropping. Last week alone I wrote about meeting Gwen Grant, Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell, John Harvey etc. – not to … Continue reading
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Touching Lily Parr’s boots…
As you’ll know if you’ve been a regular reader of my blog, I am not averse to a bit of name-dropping. Last week alone I wrote about meeting Gwen Grant, Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell, John Harvey etc. – not to … Continue reading
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Rishworth Rocks!
Tom Plamer and I kicked off a new season of Reads United events at Rishworth School near Saddleworth and Halifax in Yorkshire yesterday. Y5/Y6 from surrounding primary schools (hello St John’s, Ripponden and Heathfield) and Y7 from Rishworth School came ot … Continue reading
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England Women through to Germany
England Women beat Switzerland 3-2 (5-2 on agg) so we are through to the Finals in Germany next year. I really hope this will help promote my books – I mean the game.
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