Welcome back to this week’s episode of the Big Kids Book Club.
In this episode, M.G.Leonard & Sam Sedgman, author of the Adventures on Trains Series join us in the clubhouse to talk about their journey working together as children authors.
We chat about visiting the national railway museum https://www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/ , creating real journeys through characters and research, the twist of mysteries, and their shortlist for the ‘Books are my Bag Awards’ (The awards are now closed)
Maya and Sam were fantastic guests and we are super grateful they were able to join us on the show.
Hey, hey, hey! Welcome back to the Big Kids Book Club.
It’s Tuesday, so what should we talk about today? How about new books!
Each week we look at a book that’s either just been released or soon to be hitting shelves, but either way they should be on your wish lists!
This week: Kate on the Case by Hannah Peck
Publisher: Piccadilly Press
Pages: 160
Release Date: 08/07/2021
Young reporter-in-training Kate and her mouse-accomplice Rupert are on board a train, to visit Kate’s mum in the Arctic. But as soon as the train departs, mysterious things start happening. A packet of ginger nuts goes missing . . .
A collection of gymnastics trophies are stolen . . .
And some ancient scrolls disappear . . .
Fellow passenger Madame Maude seems the most likely culprit, until a surprising – and delicious – twist turns the whole investigation on its head.
First in a witty two-colour chapter-book series about a bold young detective and a colourful cast of suspects, in a setting worthy of Agatha Christie.
In this episode, Terri Libenson, author and illustrator of the Emmie and Friends, joins me on the show.
Terri and I chatted about blending experiences into stories and moving from newspaper comics to middle grade novels.
Terri was a great guest to have on the show and we are very grateful she was able to join us on the show.
Enjoy!
***COMPETITION***
If you want to be in with a chance of winning the entire Emmie and Friends series (5 books!) then head over to Twitter and follow @BigKidsBookClub. Send us a tweet using the hashtag #TylerComp and tell us your favourite subject at school and why.
Hey, hey, hey! Welcome back to the Big Kids Book Club.
It’s Tuesday, so what should we talk about today? How about new books!
Each week we look at a book that’s either just been released or soon to be hitting shelves, but either way they should be on your wish lists!
This week: Our Beautiful Game by Lou Kuenzler
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Pages: 400
Release Date: 01/07/2021
A hundred years before the Lionesses, Lily Parr, Alice Woods and their teammates were proudly playing their beloved, exciting and skilful game.
They can take our ball, but they can never stop the game. As men were sent to fight in the war, women and girls took their place in munitions factories. Football became a favourite pastime and, before long, they were creating all-female sides and playing public matches to sell-out crowds, overshadowing the men’s football.
Despite drawing crowds of 50,000, women’s football was outlawed by the Football Association in 1921, who deemed it ‘unsuitable for females’.
This is the incredible story of these amazing women.
In this episode, Bryony Pearce, author of the YA thrillers and the brand new, Raising Hell, joins me on the show.
Bryony and I chatted about creating normal characters for teens to find themselves in and creating sequels by accident.
Bryony was a great guest to have on the show and we are very grateful she was able to join us on the show.
Enjoy!
***COMPETITION***
If you want to be in with a chance of winning a signed copy of Raising Hell, then head over to Twitter and follow @BigKidsBookClub. Send us a tweet using the hashtag #BryonyComp and come up with a zombie killing weapon and give it a cool name!
Hey, hey, hey! Welcome back to the Big Kids Book Club.
It’s Tuesday, so what should we talk about today? How about new books!
Each week we look at a book that’s either just been released or soon to be hitting shelves, but either way they should be on your wish lists!📚📚
This week: A Glasshouse of Stars by Shirley Marr
Publisher: Usbourne
Pages: 304
Release Date: 10/06/2021
Meixing Lim and her family have arrived in the New Land to begin a New Life. Everything is scary and different. Their ever-changing house is confusing and she finds it hard to understand the other children at school.
Yet in her magical glasshouse, with a strange black-and-white cat, Meixing finds a place to dream.
But then Meixing’s life comes crashing down in unimaginable ways. Only her two new and unexpected friends can help. By being brave together, they will learn how to make the stars shine brighter.
A Glasshouse of Stars is based on the author’s childhood and beautifully illustrates the importance of friendship, kindness and love.
“Heart-twisting and hopeful, bursting with big feelings and gentle magic.” Jessica Townsend, New York Times bestselling author of the Nevermoor series
“A rare and beautiful masterpiece; deeply heartfelt, dreamily magical, and glitteringly hopeful. I adored it!” Sophie Anderson, bestselling author of The House with Chicken Legs
In this episode, Claire Barker, author of the Kintbone Pepper and Picklewitch and Jack series, joins me on the show.
Claire and I chatted about undoing knots in your writing, finding the best friendships through tension and waiting for characters to visit.
Claire was a great guest to have on the show and we are very grateful she was able to join us on the show.
Enjoy!
***COMPETITION***
If you want to be in with a chance of winning a signed copy of Picklewitch and Jack , then head over to Twitter and follow @BigKidsBookClub. Send us a tweet using the hashtag #PicklewitchComp and tell us what spell you’d like to be able to cast.
Hey, hey, hey! Welcome back to the Big Kids Book Club.
It’s Tuesday, so what should we talk about today? How about new books!
Each week we look at a book that’s either just been released or soon to be hitting shelves, but either way they should be on your wish lists!
This week: The Race by Roy Peachy
Publisher: Cranachan Publishing
Pages: 200
Release Date: 03/06/2021
Get ready for the race of your life…
This is what it feels like when I’m running. When I’m running fast, I feel free.
12-year-old Lili is determined to defeat her arch rival in front of the Queen during her school’s anniversary celebrations.
Adopted from China as a baby, Lili also has personal challenges to overcome, but when her training is thrown into chaos by events outside her control, she realises that she must choose between family and the race of her life.
Meanwhile in 1944, Eric Liddell, hero of the 1924 Olympics, finds himself in a war zone. Separated from his family, he is getting ready to run his final race in a prison camp in China when his lifelong principles are challenged by the imprisoned children he is trying to help…
It’s a new month so I’m joined by Rab (@rabtales), Emma (@emmakeane10), and special guest Laura (@librarylaurapod) as we look all things contemporary in this month’s topic.
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Onwe Press – https://www.onwe.co/ and the pre-order campaign for Landfill Mountains is on special offer right now and those who buy it will receive a bonus short story from the author – our very own Rab!
In this episode, Louie Stowell, author of the Dragon in the Library series and new book Otherland, joins me on the show.
Louie and I chatted about how Otherland started life over 20 years ago, how making friends in real life made her protagonist believable on the pages and the inspiration found in a dissenters graveyard.
Louie was a great guest to have on the show and we are very grateful she was able to join us on the show.
Enjoy!
***COMPETITION***
If you want to be in with a chance of winning a signed copy of Otherland, then head over to Twitter and follow @BigKidsBookClub. Send us a tweet using the hashtag #OtherlandComp and tell us who’d you’d rescue from Otherland!
Hey, hey, hey! Welcome back to the Big Kids Book Club.
It’s Tuesday, so what should we talk about today? How about new books!
Each week we look at a book that’s either just been released or soon to be hitting shelves, but either way they should be on your wish lists!📚📚
This week: Truly Tyler by Terri Libenson
Publisher: Blazer + Bray (Harper Collins)
Pages: 384
Release Date: 27/05/2021
A story about being your truest self-and trusting your truest friends-from bestselling author Terri Libenson. Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Shannon Hale.
Cliques. Crushes. Comics. Middle school.
Ever since Tyler started getting into art and hanging out with Emmie, his friends and teammates have been giving him a hard time. He wonders why can’t he nerd out on drawing and play ball?
Emmie is psyched that she gets to work on a comics project with her crush, Tyler. But she gets the feeling that his friends don’t think she’s cool enough. Maybe it’s time for a total reinvention. . . .
Don’t miss the rest of the Emmie & Friends series: Invisible Emmie, Positively Izzy,Just Jaime, Becoming Brianna, and You-Niquely You: An Emmie & Friends Interactive Journal!
In this episode, Justin Somper, author of the Vampirates & the Allies & Assassins series, joins me on the show.
Justin and I chatted about how the idea for Vampirates popped into his head, coming up with pirates and taking the plunge to re-launch his book series.
Justin was a great guest to have on the show and we are very grateful he was able to join us on the show.
Enjoy!
***COMPETITION***
If you want to be in with a chance of winning a signed copy of the whole Vampirates series, then head over to Twitter and follow @BigKidsBookClub. Send us a tweet using the hashtag #VampirateComp and tell us your amazing vampire/pirate captain’s inspired names.
Hey, hey, hey! Welcome back to the Big Kids Book Club.
It’s Tuesday, so what should we talk about today? How about new books!
Each week we look at a book that’s either just been released or soon to be hitting shelves, but either way they should be on your wish lists!📚📚
This week: The Swallow’s Flight by Hilary McKay
Publisher: Macmillian
Pages: 304
Release Date: 27/05/2021
From the Costa Award-winning author of The Skylarks’ War, a moving WWII story of family and friendship on opposite sides of a devastating conflict.
Four ordinary lives connected by extraordinary circumstances, Hilary McKay’s stunning companion novel to the Costa Award-winning The Skylarks’ War features the next generation of characters as they move from childhood to the threshold of adulthood amid the chaos and conflict of the Second World War.
Erik and Hans admire swallows over the rooftops of Berlin, little thinking that one day they will be flying above England, risking their lives in a war they both detest.
Ruby and Kate, great friends despite their differences, find themselves racing towards a danger that neither of them could possibly have imagined.
In this episode, we have a UCLan Publishing double header!!! We’re joined by Andy Robb and Tamsin Mori on the show.
Andy and Tamsin chatted about their latest novels out now online or in books shops!
Both great guest to have on the show and we are very grateful they were able to join us on the show.
Enjoy!
***DOUBLE COMPETITION***
If you want to be in with a chance of winning a signed copy of Andy’s Smashed, head over to Twitter and follow @BigKidsBookClub. Send us a tweet using the hashtag #SmasedComp.
If you want to be in with a chance of winning a signed copy of Tamsin’s Weather Weaver, head over to Twitter and follow @BigKidsBookClub. Send us a tweet using the hashtag #WeaverComp.
