Anita Loughrey's blog. This is my journal about my experiences and thoughts on writing. As well as news about me and my books, it includes writing tips, book reviews, author interviews and blog tours.
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It is my stop on the What is Loneliness blog tour written by Rebecca Eisenberg and illustrated by Kayla Phan.
For this tour I will be doing a book review.
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Title: What is Loneliness?
Written by: Rebecca Eisenberg
Illustrated by: Kayla Phan
This creative non-fiction picture book starts by defining loneliness in a way young children can understand outlining both physical and emotional signals. Then What is Loneliness identifies strategies to help combat feeling lonely.
I liked the way this book identifies people can feel lonely at any age. At the back of the book are ten helpful suggestions to parents and carers to help somebody who may be suffering from loneliness, or finds it difficult to establish relationships with others. The author also lists her references to aid further reading.
A useful book which would be ideal for inspiring discussion about loneliness and what to do. Some of the strategies suggested in this book could then be elaborated on.
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I am pleased to announce it is my turn today on the blog tour for Little Lion Girl published by Bloomsbury.
Blurb
The city roared like a jungle.
Leonie roared back at the city.
She shook her mane and swished her tail.
She was a lion girl.
Leonie and her mother are off to the big city!
Inspired by the people, sights and sounds, Leonie can’t wait to discover it all.
Her mother tells her to stay close, but there’s SO much to see.
And surely nothing can scare a brave lion girl, can it?
A wild, spirited tale of imagination and self-belief, beautifully brought to life by Fiona Woodcock.
My stop on the tour takes the form of an author interview with Olivia Hope.
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Tell us a little about yourself and the inspiration for your picture book Little Lion Girl.
I’m an Irish children’s author who loves writing books about children’s experiences in this world. Little Lion Girl was inspired by trips that I took with my mom up to Dublin when we’d visit the zoo, museums and galleries.
What are the underlying themes of Little Lion Girl?
I suppose the main theme is self-confidence and wonder and awe at the world around you. Also when your confidence is knocked that there is always have someone around you who can help you find your way again.
Do you have a favourite spread in the book?
Most definitely the art gallery spread – myself and Fiona have had lots of chats about the type of lion art that has been created by wonderful artists and it was breath-taking to see them brought to life. Rousseau, Durer, Rembrandt and my favourite artist Rosa Bonheur (Who actually had her own pet lions in her castle in Paris!) are all there and beautifully represented in Fiona’s style.
Talk us through your writing process.
My ideas come very quickly, but writing and rewriting takes much longer to find the heart of the story. I write mainly in pencil, then edit stories in my notebooks that are small enough to fit in any handbag or backpack so I can write anywhere – no batteries required! It’s only when I feel the story has a strong shape that I type it up and then I share my editor.
How many unpublished, and/or unfinished, books do you have?
How long is a piece of string?! I definitely start or partially write about 100 stories a year – that’s two or three new ideas a week. Of those maybe six or seven get my full attention in a year and of those maybe 2 have get acquired by a publisher. When I was a new writer those stats would have probably bothered me but now I see 100 stories with lots of potential that I can always come back to. It’s like having a story bank that I can dip into.
If you could tell you younger writing-self anything what would it be?
All your life experiences count towards you’re writing experience, that and to play more with those ideas. Go outside your comfort zone into that brave uncertain space, that’s where your writing skills grow and develop.
What was your favourite picture book as a child?
Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas. It was the most loved, most worn book in our local library all year round. A timeless classic.
Is there anything else you would like to tell readers about Little Lion Girl and writing picture books?
Leonie is a character who is amazed at how diverse and colourful and interesting the city is. This book is a letter of love to the multifaceted multi dynamic nature of a city. My previous book Be Wild, Little One was about embracing the great outdoors, and I think Little Lion Girl is the other side of the coin appreciating the urban life. I love living among the mountains and lakes but also love visiting the big city, as depicted in both my books. I guess it just shows that ideas are everywhere to be found and the well-worn phrase rings true – write about what you know.
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You can buy copies of Little Lion Girl by Olivia Hope and Fiona Woodcock from your local bookshop, or online at uk.bookshop.org which supports local, independent bookshops.
More About the Author Olivia Hope
Olivia Hope is an Irish writer with a special love for fiction about wild children. Before becoming an author, she was a teacher, creative arts facilitator and even an international athlete.
She currently lives in the wilds of Southwest Ireland with her family. Her first picture book was Be Wild, Little One, illustrated by Daniel Egnéus (Bloomsbury 2022).
Fiona Woodcock is an illustrator and picture book author. She studied Graphic Communication at Glasgow School of Art and for many years worked in animation. Her debut book Hiding Heidi was nominated for the 2017 Kate Greenaway award.
Look was the winner of the AOI World Illustration Awards 2019, and A Dot In The Snow by Corrinne Averiss was selected as one of ‘The Times Children’s Books of the Year 2016’ and nominated for the Kate Greenaway Award 2018. Fiona lives in London.
It is my stop today for The Remembering blog tour.
My stop takes the form of a book review.
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Title: The Remembering
Written by: Dione Orrom
Cover Illustration by: Ramona Ring
Published by: Troubador
Blurb
From the darkness… came a call from the trees. Deep in the soul of the world a being is growing, feeding on the destruction of the natural world. The Forgetting is seeping through the Rings of Time, bringing dark rain, poisoned mists, and deep fractures in the earth. The Rings are nearing collapse, the Ancient Tree Council needs help.
Escaping the torment of his neighbours, the twins, Jack runs to the woods and the Ancient Tree Council see their chance, Jack is their hope. They ask him and his scruffy dog Stan to undertake a dangerous journey to help restore balance, to bring about a remembering. To Jacks horror, the trees mistakenly bring Mia, one of the twins and their lives are entwined in a way they could never have anticipated.
The adventure takes them beyond their wildest imaginings, meeting wise elders, facing tempestuous primal worlds, turbulent rivers, and a mighty storm – with near tragic consequences. Discovering strength, friendship, belonging and hope. A thrilling adventure to the heart of the earth.
The main protagonist Jack is bullied by his neighbours, the twins Tom and Mia, because he prefers nature and the great outdoors to being cooped up playing computer games. He is also mourning the loss of his father who inspired his love of nature. One day when he is escaping what he believes to be the twins following him in the woods he decides to hide in a hollow of a tree and is sucked into a parallel world where the trees and animals can talk and they are on the run from The Forgetting.
Jack manages to get home and decides to return the next day when he is followed by Mia. I enjoyed seeing the friendship between Jack and Mia develop, providing them with satisfying story arcs. I did find it rather frustrating random characters kept popping up telling Jack the answers to his questions about the new world, rather than him discovering them for himself through exploration and determination. This created too many characters and I felt most of them could have been absorbed into Aster, Wolf and Taxus the Tree Elder, who were strong well-round characters we could root for.
I liked the way all the set up was there in the first chapter so we could dive straight into the story – introducing the reader to the main character Jack, his grief, his dog Stan, the bullies and the inciting incident where he is transported to the other world. This is all achieved quickly and concisely, which was great so the reader is immediately pulled into the story.
The Remembering has a great premise in how The Forgetting is feeding off the destruction of the natural world. The protect the environment theme is cleverly executed showing how deforestation and pollution has a knock on effect on the animals, eco-system and the climate. Overall though, I felt other aspects of the story could do with a little more of this showing rather than telling. For example rather than Jack saying he is scared show it by his reactions and feelings and rather than simply saying the people were busy around the campfire show us what they were doing.
Dione Orrom is an Emmy winning and Grammy nominated film and television producer, specialising in arts films and documentaries. Living in harmony and balance with nature is central to Dione’s life, having followed the path of shamanism since her late 20’s.
She is also a trained shamanic energy medicine practitioner. Dione is passionate about tree planting, foraging, growing food, and protecting the natural world – believing that we and nature are one.
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Find out more about Neptune’s Secret Code by Genna Rowbotham below:
Blurb
When Hannah is sucked into a vicious whirlpool in her effort to rescue kitten Leo, she finds herself entering Neptune’s Undersea Kingdom where she reawakens terrifying sea monsters from the depths of the sea.
The trouble is… Hannah is unable to return home until she’s overcome her fear of the water, defeated the sea monsters, and solved the code that she broke upon entering Neptune’s Kingdom.
With the help of her new friend, Marcie the Mermaid, will Hannah succeed?
About the Author
Genna Rowbotham started her career as a secretary and has since founded GR Typing Services, an online secretarial business. Inspired by her children, in 2017, she wrote her first story and is now the author of ten books as well as a short story published in the magazine, Brilliant Brainz. Genna has a passion for writing stories that entertain, educate and inspire young ones so they can escape the seriousness of life and enter a world of magic.
She lives with her husband and lively, imaginative daughters in Derbyshire in a house full of books, magazines and all sorts of artwork from her children (empty cereal boxes are often taken from the recycle bin to reinvent something wonderful like a spy camera or a telescope).
When Genna’s not writing, she loves reading, star gazing, movie nights, and exploring the great outdoors with her family. You can find out more about Genna’s books on her website at www.gennarowbotham.co.uk
The second sensational book in a brand-new funny, accessible and action-packed space-adventure series written by the incredible Lorraine Gregory – perfect for middle grade fans of MG Leonard and Clare Fayers.
If the fate of the entire multiverse was in your hands, what would YOU do?
Nothing exciting ever happens on twelve-year-old Danny’s estate . . . that is until he falls through a locker in his grandad’s workshop and finds himself in an Interdimensional Lost Property Office!
Join Danny, Modge and Inaaya in a rocket-fuelled rampage across the universe and space shenanigans as they race to save the universe from the evil Flurm Worm . . .
Review
Interdimensional Explorers – Alien Apocalypse is a brilliant book and a dynamic sequel full of energy and adventure. I loved it! It is exactly what children want and need from a children’s book. The story is original and the writing is excellent. Lorraine Gregory grabs the reader from the very first page. As for the world building – this is ingenious and highly imaginative.
There are definitely not enough books on the shelves that explore the multi-verse and alien worlds for the middle grade age range and Interdimensional Explorers – Alien Apocalypse helps to start filling this enormous gap. I’m not sure if this is down to the publishers and the personal preferences of the commissioning editors or not. It seems strange that such book are few and far between. Farshore Books must be commended for grabbing this incredible series. Long may it continue.
The relationships between our three protagonists Danny, Modge and Inaaya and their problems are believable and relatable. The illustrations were full of emotion and added even more depth to the story.
I particularly felt for Inaaya and the pressure she put on herself to succeed in her education and Danny’s worries about his friends all moving on leaving him behind were extremely relatable. I also liked all the duplicitous characters that added clever twists to the plot.
I liked the attention to detail and the meticulous tying off of all the loose ends within the plot. This made the corruption within the system highly realistic and the antagonists reasonings for his actions very plausible.
Interdimensional Explorers – Alien Apocalypse is a fantastic read that I would recommend to all Key Stage Two readers whether they have a fascination for science fiction or not.
I look forward to reading the third book in the series.
It is my honour to be part of the Chasing the Shy Town blog tour. Chasing the Shy Town was released this month June 2024 and is written by Erika McGann, beautifully illustrated by Toni Galmés and published by Little Island Books.
Blurb
Senan uses his binoculars to spy out the Shy Town, a sweet little place on a hill, with winding streets and red and yellow roofs. Senan calls it the Shy Town because it often hides and is hard to find. He tells his next-door friend Joshua about the Shy Town, and they set off, with Senan’s grandmother in a ramshackle wheelchair, to find this elusive place. Along the way they make friends with Paperboy. Who is, as you’d expect, a boy made of paper.
With the help of a kruckle (a sort of Shy Town creature) that they meet on their journey, they find the Shy Town, only its real name is Perfection, because it is absolutely perfect. But all is not well in Perfection: the inhabitants are constantly worrying about making it more and more perfect. But since more perfect than perfect is an impossibility, they are constantly exhausted.
What can Senan and friends do to save the kruckles from their obsession with perfection?
My stop on the tour takes the form of a special post from author Erika McGann about exploring difficult emotions in the safety of a story.
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Exploring Difficult Emotions in the Safety of a Story
By Erika McGann
When I was a kid my parents gave me a huge hardback notebook to write in. They also paid me 10p a day to write in it. (In our house, artistic endeavours were bribe-worthy). I still don’t know if it was a good thing or a bad thing for my parents to pay me to write, but it certainly worked as an incentive. I wrote a lot, and most of my stories were filled with monsters and demons and things that go bump in the night. I had fun writing them, but I know now I was also exorcising my own demons. I was very fearful as a kid. When the bedroom light went off at night, furniture and discarded clothes became unnerving shapes in the dark; I heard the creaking of floorboards that couldn’t possibly be caused by human feet; and I could spend half the night staring at a wardrobe door standing ajar, wondering if I had unwittingly left it open or if something else had opened it after I’d climbed into bed. I think of those stories in that big hardback now as little inoculations – I was practising being scared; filling my mind with frightening things that I knew for sure weren’t real because I’d made them up.
Not every kid writes, but a lot of kids read, and books offer that opportunity to explore difficult emotions in a safe place. My latest book, Chasing the Shy Town, is about a young boy named Senan who has no desire for adventure. But when he spots the Shy Town – a mysterious hilltop town that vanishes and reappears along the horizon – his fearless best friend, Joshua, and his no-nonsense grandmother are keen to give chase. ‘Senan is afraid to look afraid’ and gets dragged along for the ride.
The book examines Senan’s fear of the unknown and his worry about losing his best friend when a newcomer joins the crew, but it also explores the pressure to be perfect. When the group finally track down the Shy Town they find the residents riddled with anxiety, desperately striving for something they can never achieve. Being able to delve into that issue with young readers is much easier in the context of fantasy. Using somewhat outlandish but likeable characters to whom the children can relate, the fantastical setting allows me to take a gentle approach to a subject that might otherwise be very troubling for the reader – the pressure to be more than you are – and the hope is that this little inoculation of worry will make the issue more manageable in real life.
As a writer, it feels good to be able to offer children these moments of ‘practice’ that may serve them well into the future. It also feels wonderful to know that they can indulge in the characters’ positive feelings too – the excitement and sense of freedom in setting off on an epic adventure, with wild storms, bizarre creatures and magnificent secrets – all from the safety of a comfy chair at home.
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About the Author
Erika McGann is an award-winning children’s author based in Dublin.
She has written a wide range of children’s books, including Where Are You Puffling? (with illustrator Gerry Daly) and Tabitha Plimtock and the Edge of the World (with illustrations by Phillip Cullen), which was awarded a White Raven by the International Youth Library.
About the Illustrator
Toni Galmés has always liked to tell stories through his drawings. Toni was born in Mallorca, a sunny Mediterranean island. Later he moved to Barcelona to study Fine Arts. There he learned, read, and worked as a storyboard artist for film and advertising.
He fell in love with a bookseller and, from that love, his work as an illustrator of children’s books and graphic novels was born. Toni’s work includes picture books, novels and graphic novels published in Spain and France, with publishers such as Penguin Random House, La Galera, Bindi Books and the prestigious Franco- Belgian comic publishers, Dupuis and Delcourt.
I would like to thank Erika McGann for her time in writing about her experiences in the fear of the unknown and pressure to be perfect and how she developed these fears into her latest novel, Chasing the Shy Town. I would also like to thank Antonia Wilkinson for inviting me on this tour. Thank you.
To follow the rest of the tour take a look at the schedule below:
I would like to thank Antonia Wilkinson for inviting me on this tour. Thank you,
I am pleased to announce I am on the blog tour for The Secret of the Blood Red Key by David Farr. This is the second book in the Stolen Dreams Adventure series and is published by Usborne Publishing. The lovely illustrations are by German children’s book illustrator, Kristina Kister.
My stop on the tour takes the form of a prize giveaway. If you would like a copy please leave me a message below.
David Farr is a playwright, screenwriter, stage director, and film and TV director whose plays have been performed all over the world.
Kristina Kisteris an illustrator and character designer based in Essen, Germany. After graduating in Communication Design she worked as a junior art director at an ad agency before becoming a full time children’s book illustrator. Her biggest passion is telling stories, creating interesting and authentic characters and bringing joy and entertainment to people.
Here is a spotlight of reviews from myself and other bloggers who have read and loved this book.
Another exciting pirate adventure aimed at middle grade. This book is set in 2507 when the ocean levels have risen and there is a golden age of piracy led by the Pirate Federation. The characters’ names, the names of the year groups and the names of their parents’ ships add to the authentic feel of the setting.
Pirate Academy – New Kid on Deck is written from a multi-point-of-view with different chapters jumping from Jacoby’s, Jasmine’s and the new kid Neo’s viewpoints. I enjoyed being able to delve into the thoughts, actions and motivations of the different characters in this way, as it added a greater insight into the children’s characters and beliefs and provided useful backstory. Teo Skaffa’s illustrations also help to bring the story to life. It is the sort of book you can imagine being a big screen movie.
We join our main protagonists Jasmine and Jacoby at one of the nine prestigious Pirate Academies where the world’s greatest pirate captains send their children to train for ten years to become pirate captains themselves. Jasmine’s parents have gone missing and Jacoby is in danger of being expelled. When one of their classmates is whisked away by his parents and Neo mysteriously arrives at the school unusual things begin to happen. At first nobody trusts Neo but he soon proves himself and the big reveal at the end about who he really is was sensational. In fact, I loved the duplicity of some of the characters so you never know who to trust in true pirate fashion.
Excellently written, intense action adventure that keeps you turning the pages with the unpredictable twists and turns.
Always Anthony is written & illustrated by Terri Libenson and was released on May 23rd 2024 by HarperCollins and is the eighth graphic novel in the New York Times bestselling Emmie & Friends series.
Always Anthony is told from the alternating POVs of popular Anthony and timid Leah as they grapple with a bullying incident at school.
From Anthony’s perspective, the book also explores teenage boys and their mental health, and as he struggles to express his feelings throughout the story, Anthony’s journey will resonate with readers.
I’ve never been what you’d call an open book. Not to say I don’t have feelings or anything. I do. I just hide ’em well…
Read either as a standalone or as part of a series, each title in Emmie & Friends has been an instant bestseller, and the series has sold more than 2.3 million copies. Once again, Terri brings back side characters from past books in the series into the spotlight: Anthony, a Black boy with dyslexia, and Leah, a Jewish girl from a single-parent home.
Blurb
Friends. Bullies.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Anthony is TPFW (Too Popular For Words), loves science, hates writing.
Leah is a super-shy nerd who’s finally making friends of her own.
What could they have in common?
A lot more than they thought, as it turns out!
But then one day they witness Anthony’s teammates bullying a sixth grader. What happens next could cement their new friendship—or blow it up forever.
About the Author / Illustrator
Terri Libenson is the New York Times bestselling author of the Emmie & Friends series and the cartoonist of the (now retired) award-winning comic strip The Pajama Diaries.
Terri empty-nests in Cleveland, Ohio, with her husband, Mike. She is the proud mom of two grown daughters and a poodle. You can find her online at www.terrilibenson.com.
It is with great pleasure I join the blog tour for Stuart White who is 7th place finalist in the Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award 2023 (BBNYA) with his middle grade novel, Ghosts of Mars.
The BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 finalists and one overall winner.
If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website https://www.bbnya.com/ or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official. BBNYA is brought to you in association with the @Foliosociety (if you love beautiful books, you NEED to check out their website!) and the book blogger support group @The_WriteReads.
Ghosts of Mars is a fantasy, science fiction novel aimed at the 9+ age range and set twenty years in the future.
Blurb
Mars. 2045. 13-year-old Eva is the first Martian.
And world famous on two planets!
Fame, Type 1 diabetes and a sarcastic AI companion haunt her, but when her dad goes missing on the red planet, she must overcome the ‘Ghosts of Mars’ to save him.
The Martian for middle-grade, full of science, friendship and adventure, with elements of The Sword in the Stone.
With a Type 1 Diabetic main character, Ghosts of Mars explores how life beyond Earth, and the fame and scrutiny that come with it, affects the young people involved, who didn’t sign up for life on Mars. Ten percent of author profits go to Diabetes UK.
My stop on The Write Reads tour takes the form of an author interview.
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Tell us a little about yourself, the inspiration for Ghosts of Mars and Eva’s use of artificial intelligence.
Hello, I’m Stuart, a biology teacher, writer and Star Wars nerd (just generally a nerd on lots of nerdy things tbh!). I have a couple of kids and even more book babies, up here in ‘Sunny’ Glasgow.
I love space, and Mars specifically appeals to me as a place to go, and with all the chat of inhabiting it within the next 20 years I thought it would be fun to write about it. Then I thought of the least equipped human to live there – someone born on Mars with Type 1 diabetes has got to be up there! – and started throwing rocks at her. I suppose that’s the basis of most good stories. With it being in the near-future I wanted to integrate an element that I suspect will be mainstream by that time (or at least highly developed) and give her an AI companion who inverts the stereotype of evil AI, and is actually her closest companion and friend.
What are the underlying themes of Ghosts of Mars?
The biggest one is never giving up on the things you believe in. Eva has to overcome so many obstacles that would make most give up, but she loves her Dad more than anything in this Solar System and so will go to the ends of Mars for him. And that defiance to go after what she believes in is both a fault and a strength! I also wanted to explore the feeling of not being where you want to be – which is what almost every kid feels at some point – and yearning for a new future in a new place doing ANYTHING but what you are right now, and to bring her back round to thinking ‘there’s no place like home’ which is a lovely theme, I think!
If you and your family were chosen to join Elon Musk’s project to colonise Mars would you go and why?
Absolutely! I’m not sure my wife would agree though, but my kids are quite adventurous so it might just be the 3 of us! I’ve always been obsessed with exploration, first on Earth, but more latterly on moving beyond our planet and inhabiting other planets (for when we inevitably destroy this one!) and how that might work. To be a pioneer of the human race as one of the first people to step foot on another planet would be quite something, right?
In Ghosts of Mars, Eva is dealing with the death of her mother and the guilt over her father’s accident, creating some very emotional scenes. What is the first book that made you cry and how has this influenced your own writing?
I cried reading LOTR (not sure if that was my first or not!) after the scene (SPOILERS!) when Sam thinks Frodo is dead after Shelob attacks. It was very emotional for teenage me and I always think back to that scene when I think about the book (which I’ve re-read at least half a dozen times since!)
What does being a Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) finalist mean to you?
It means a lot – being a writer often means existing in a state of doubt and insecurity about the quality of your work. When you self-publish, I think that’s amplified, and so to get that validation from those who read the most (ie bloggers!) is something special and I’m very honoured to have been a finalist this year.
What writing advice would you give to people aspiring to be a children’s book writer?
Write. Read a lot. Write some more. You can do courses etc but they just help refine craft – the hard yards are done in the writing and reading phases and without those two things the other stuff is just icing on raw flour and eggs.
Is there anything else you would like to tell readers about Ghosts of Mars?
Just that there’s sequel(s) coming (and a prequel already written!) – I love writing in this universe and hope to keep the adventures of Eva Knight going!
What are your social media links where can people find out about you and your books?
Where is the best place for people to buy Ghosts of Mars?
You can buy my books from wherever you usually do, including book stores and my own website (for signed copies!) – all on the linktree above!
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Author Bio
Stuart is an award-winning author and secondary school teacher. He has a Masters Degree in Creative Writing and founded, and now runs, WriteMentor. In 2020 and 2022 he was placed on the SCWBI Undiscovered Voices longlist and named as an Hononary Mention for his novels Ghosts of Mars and Astra FireStar and the Ripples of Time. In 2023, he won the WriteBlend award for his middle grade debut, Ghosts of Mars.
Stuart was included in The Bookseller’s 2021 list of Rising Stars in the publishing industry.
Praise for Ghosts of Mars
“A thrilling, edge-of-the-seat ride for all space loving adventurers!” Vashti Hardy, Author of Brightstorm
“I loved this book – not only as a type 1 diabetic – but as a fan of brilliant middle-grade stories. Perfectly paced, hugely imaginative and wildly exciting, I predict readers will adore Eva and this stunning space adventure.” AF Steadman, Author of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief
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