If you take a peek at my Instagram, you’ll see me sipping hot cocoa, warming myself by the fireplace, and squirrel-spotting in the maple leaf-strewn streets of Vancouver and Toronto. These are not my usual end-of-year activities. November marked more than sightseeing in Canada as part of my ‘day job’ work trip. I was alsoContinue reading “The travel itinerary of a debut middle-grade book manuscript: from Brisbane to Vancouver and back”
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Top Spooky Reads for Kids This October
From haunted houses to ghostly sidekicks, daring detectives, and eerie seaside towns, these stories prove spooky doesn’t have to mean nightmare-inducing. Middle-Grade & Junior Fiction Spooky (but not too scary) reads 1. Lockwood & Co. series – Jonathan StroudJoin a ragtag team of teenage ghost-hunters as they tackle Britain’s most chilling hauntings. Fast-paced action, wittyContinue reading “Top Spooky Reads for Kids This October”