Cathy Brett chosen for Richard and Judy Children’s Book Club 2011
Headline author Cathy Brett’s Scarlett Dedd is to feature on the new Richard and Judy Children’s Book Club list. It’s one of only eighteen titles in total, and one of just six in the Fluent Readers category. The Richard and Judy website praises it as “very funny with amazing illustrations and very stylish - will appeal to fans of Tim Burton”!
http://www.richardandjudy.co.uk/childrens-books/Scarlett-Dedd/65
To mark this fantastic news, Cathy has created brilliant caricatures of Richard and Judy, which you can see for yourselves on her blog:
http://cathybrett.blogspot.com/
As for Scarlett’s reaction to the news, have a look at her own blog!:
http://scardeparted.blogspot.com/p/richard-and-judy.html
Friday 4 February 2011
Monday 20 December 2010
Stressing over Christmas presents?
If you haven't got your Christmas presents sorted yet, you probably need to get a move on. And if you're stuck with what to get your siblings, cousins or bestest mates, we've got some great last-minute suggestions...
If you're buying for...
The Gleeky drama queen - GLEE: THE BEGINNING
They've got the DVD-boxset, they've
got the t-shirt... now they can read
the book!!
The Twilight-lover - THE BODY FINDER
Bella and Edward are sooo 2010. It's
all about Violet and Jay in this
thrilling paranormal drama.
The one who lives in fantasy land - WINTERCRAFT
A gripping fantasy adventure perfect
for anyone who wants to escape to
another world.
The party girl - YLF2: KISS AND BREAK UP
The ideal gift for girls who like to
have a good time.
The arty one - EMBER FURY
Incredible illustrations and a great
story - inspirational stuff!
The one with a dark side - MR MONSTER
John Wayne Cleaver may not be a serial
killer but he's got murderous
intentions in this deliciously dark
and witty novel.
If you're buying for...
The Gleeky drama queen - GLEE: THE BEGINNING
They've got the DVD-boxset, they've
got the t-shirt... now they can read
the book!!
The Twilight-lover - THE BODY FINDER
Bella and Edward are sooo 2010. It's
all about Violet and Jay in this
thrilling paranormal drama.
The one who lives in fantasy land - WINTERCRAFT
A gripping fantasy adventure perfect
for anyone who wants to escape to
another world.
The party girl - YLF2: KISS AND BREAK UP
The ideal gift for girls who like to
have a good time.
The arty one - EMBER FURY
Incredible illustrations and a great
story - inspirational stuff!
The one with a dark side - MR MONSTER
John Wayne Cleaver may not be a serial
killer but he's got murderous
intentions in this deliciously dark
and witty novel.
Friday 15 October 2010
Calling all Gleeks!!
If you love all things Glee, get yourself to a bookshop pronto. The official Glee annual is out now!
Check out the official Glee Annual website http://www.gleebooks.co.uk to win some fab Glee goodies, find out who your Glee hunk is and find out more about the book. Sooooooo exciting!
Check out the official Glee Annual website http://www.gleebooks.co.uk to win some fab Glee goodies, find out who your Glee hunk is and find out more about the book. Sooooooo exciting!
Monday 20 September 2010
Ember Fury is on fire!
Excellent news for Cathy Brett, multi-talented author of illustrated teen novel Ember Fury - the book has now made the impressive shortlist for the YoungMinds Book Award 2010!
The award celebrates books that help children and young people to deal with the pressures of growing up.
Find out more at http://www.youngminds.org.uk/ym-newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2010/sep/youngminds-announces-shortlist-for-book-award-1
The award celebrates books that help children and young people to deal with the pressures of growing up.
Find out more at http://www.youngminds.org.uk/ym-newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2010/sep/youngminds-announces-shortlist-for-book-award-1
Wednesday 14 July 2010
Get blogging!
There's loads of great teen and YA book blogs out there like www.books4teens.co.uk and www.wondrousereads.com. And it's ridiculously easy to set a blog up with sites like wordpress and blogger.com.
If you're a big reader and want to share your reviews or just blog about whatever comes into your head, here are some tips for geting started:
REMEMBER ESSAYS ARE FOR SCHOOL
You don't have to write everything in bitesize chunks but if you want to keep people reading, don't waffle on for too long. A long blogpost can be a bit like piling too much food on the plate.Don't overface your readers!
MIX IT UP
Lists, interviews, pics, vids, longer articles, reviews. Try lots of different things to keep your blog fresh and interesting.
BE YOURSELF
We don't mean share every little detail about yourself and your life (that's seriously unsafe, and also pretty dull). But if you write like you talk, your blog will have a more relaxed readable style.
If you're a big reader and want to share your reviews or just blog about whatever comes into your head, here are some tips for geting started:
REMEMBER ESSAYS ARE FOR SCHOOL
You don't have to write everything in bitesize chunks but if you want to keep people reading, don't waffle on for too long. A long blogpost can be a bit like piling too much food on the plate.Don't overface your readers!
MIX IT UP
Lists, interviews, pics, vids, longer articles, reviews. Try lots of different things to keep your blog fresh and interesting.
BE YOURSELF
We don't mean share every little detail about yourself and your life (that's seriously unsafe, and also pretty dull). But if you write like you talk, your blog will have a more relaxed readable style.
Monday 17 May 2010
Ember Fury for Young Minds Book Award?
Congratulations to Cathy Brett! Her incredible debut, EMBER FURY, has been longlisted for the Young Minds Book Award 2010!
Cathy's brilliant illustrated story of a young girl with a passion for pyromania has made it on the list alongside writing legends like Jean Ure.
Established in 2003, the annual book award raises awareness of mental health needs in children and young people. Find out more about how Young Minds and the book awards work at http://www.youngminds.org.uk/about-ym/youngminds-book-award/youngminds-book-award-2009
Cathy's brilliant illustrated story of a young girl with a passion for pyromania has made it on the list alongside writing legends like Jean Ure.
Established in 2003, the annual book award raises awareness of mental health needs in children and young people. Find out more about how Young Minds and the book awards work at http://www.youngminds.org.uk/about-ym/youngminds-book-award/youngminds-book-award-2009
Wednesday 21 April 2010
Vote Kate Kingsley Queen of Teen!
There's some very important election business going on right now - and we're not talking about the Clegg/Brown/Cameron for Prime Minister debate.
The search is on for the Queen of Teen 2010 and we think our very own Young, Loaded and Fabulous author Kate Kingsley would wear the crown wonderfully well! You can nominate your favourite teen fiction author and find out more about this fab award here: http://www.queenofteen.co.uk/nominate.html
To ensure Kate makes the shortlist, just vote for her on the site. If you're between 10 and 18 years old, exercise your right to vote NOW! (or before 14th June!)
The search is on for the Queen of Teen 2010 and we think our very own Young, Loaded and Fabulous author Kate Kingsley would wear the crown wonderfully well! You can nominate your favourite teen fiction author and find out more about this fab award here: http://www.queenofteen.co.uk/nominate.html
To ensure Kate makes the shortlist, just vote for her on the site. If you're between 10 and 18 years old, exercise your right to vote NOW! (or before 14th June!)
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