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World Cup 2018
It’s here! The 2018 World Cup! Did you see the Portugal v Spain match? Wasn’t it amazing – a ‘classic clash’ as the Guardian called it. Tonight England play their first qualifying match against...
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News just in: Top Retailer Stocks Book by Top Author
So there I was looking for a new kettle in Sainsbury’s when guess what? I only spotted ‘Do Goalkeepers Wear Tiaras? on a World Cup book display (I think such displays are called ‘dump bins’ – I don’t...
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Great School Libraries Campaign
We didn’t have a school library at my junior school. We had teachers who read to us (Stig of the Dump, and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe being two books I vividly remember) but actual books...
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BAME Characters in Children’s Books
My bestselling title ‘Clubbing Together’ reflects the study’s findings on lack of BAME main characters in books A recent study called ‘Reflecting Realities’ by the Centre for Literacy in Primary...
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Red Line Book Festival here I come
I’m looking forward to appearing at the Red Line Book Festival next week. Apart from the fact it is being held in one of the greatest cities in the world – Dublin – and hosted by the greatest people in...
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January Kickaround
I’m stoked that ‘Do Goalkeepers Wear Tiaras?’ is featured in the January (issue 7) edition of Kickaround magazine, an offshoot of When Saturday Comes. Thank you to Walker Books for getting the book...
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Girls FC gift set
Wahoo! Walker Books have printed a special edition set of the first six Girls FC books for traders such as the Book People. The RRP (recommended retail price) is £36 but the designated outlets are...
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Yay! Lionesses through to the semi-finals
I hope you were all watching the Big Match on TV last night. You know, the one where England beat Norway 3-0 in the France 2019 Women’s World Cup. Wasn’t it fantastic? Did you see Ellen White’s first...
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No Outsiders
‘There are no outsiders in our school.’ Back in the days of yore, when whiteboards were black and operated by a hand-held device called chalk, I was a teacher. I taught in primary schools, middle...
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