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simpsonrd
Aug 2, 20232 min read
Peril on the Atlantic - A.M.Howell
A twisty and heart-pounding mystery at sea, from award-winning A.M. Howell. July, 1936. As the Queen Mary sets sail across the Atlantic,...
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simpsonrd
Aug 1, 20231 min read
The Light Thieves: Search for the Black Mirror - Helena Duggan
Only kids can save the world. The energy from the sun is being stolen. It's a catastrophe for the planet and every living thing on it!...
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simpsonrd
Aug 1, 20231 min read
Deep - Stephen Hogtun
This is a beautiful tale about the relationship between a mother Whale and her baby, following them as they journey across oceans and...
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simpsonrd
Jul 27, 20234 min read
Father Of One - Jani Anttola
Blogtour stop! Thanks to Kaleidoscopic for the spot and sorting out this exclusive extract from author Jani as part of the tour! EXCERPT...
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simpsonrd
Jul 23, 20231 min read
Rhinos Don't Cry - Mark Grist & Chris Jevons
Milo's a rhino. He likes to do all sorts of rhino-y things . . . He likes writing and climbing and banister-sliding and mountain bike...
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simpsonrd
Jul 9, 20234 min read
The Song That Sings Us - Nicola Davies
This is an absolute epic of a book, and one of my favourites of the year so far. With a love of nature at it's heart....in the...
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simpsonrd
Jul 8, 20232 min read
The Boy Who Made Monsters - Jenny Pearson
Blogtour There are a lot of different types of monster. Some live at the bottom of lochs, some are found far out at sea and some swim...
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simpsonrd
Jul 7, 20231 min read
21% Monster Serpent Strike - P.J. Canning
For once, 21% monster teenage-boy Darren Devlin thinks he has the upper hand over Xastris, the secret organisation that transformed him...
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simpsonrd
Jun 20, 20232 min read
The Wall Between Us - Dan Smith
An brilliant adventure set in time of high drama and tension that is oft ignored in novels for this middle-grade age group! BERLIN 1961...
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simpsonrd
Jun 12, 20232 min read
Call of the Titanic- Lindsay Galvin
Young cabin steward, Sid, is proud to be working on the Titanic, the greatest ship ever built. Clara dreams of adventure too, but she’s a...
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simpsonrd
Jun 12, 20232 min read
Bite Risk - S.J. Wills
BLOGTOUR When everyone's a vicious beast, it's hard to spot the monsters . . . The first book in S. J. Wills' blockbuster teen horror...
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simpsonrd
Jun 11, 20232 min read
Vivi Conway and the sword of legend - Lizzie Huxley Jones
BLOGTOUR 'In the Unlands, nothing is as it seems...' A fantastic rip-roaring mix of contemporary adventure and mythical magic, this is a...
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simpsonrd
May 27, 20232 min read
Welcome to Dead Town, Raven McKay - EibhlÃs Carcione
BLOGTOUR STOP! Thanks to Eibhlis and Mikka at Everything With Words for the copy of the book and this guest post as part of the blogtour...
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simpsonrd
May 24, 20231 min read
Rory's Room of Rectangles - Ian Eagle tonight, ill. by Jessica Knight
Blogtour stop! Thanks to Owlet Press and Catherine Ward for the copy of the book to read and share my thoughts on another emotional and...
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simpsonrd
May 10, 20233 min read
Small Bites Back - Hannah Moffatt
In Small! Harvey went to a school for giants- but now we follow Harvey and his friend Walloping Toenail into the Vampire mountains as...
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simpsonrd
Apr 17, 20233 min read
Interview with Blackbeard - Andy Seed
Thrilled to host a guest post from Andy Seed, author of this fab, funny, fact-filled set of interviews with villains of the past: This is...
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simpsonrd
Apr 15, 20231 min read
Finding Bear - Hannah Gold
So... I've just spent another afternoon in the company of #Bear and April again, in @hannahgold_author 's third book, #FindingBear (out...
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simpsonrd
Apr 8, 20232 min read
Wendington Jones and the Missing Tree - Daniel Dockery
Wendington Jones has her world abruptly up-ended when her adventuring mother dies in a car crash in late 1920. Left in the care of her...
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simpsonrd
Mar 24, 20233 min read
Dread Wood - Jennifer Killick
I'm thrilled to be able to share this blog piece from Queen of 'child-friendly horror' (is that a thing!?🤣), the brilliant Jennifer...
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simpsonrd
Mar 22, 20231 min read
SuperQuesters: The Case of The Missing Memory - QuestFriendz
A brilliantly engaging activity-packed book that is sure to gain the attention of STEM fans and readers alike, combining adventure with...
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