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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Very excited to announce that 'There's a Tiger on the Train', by Mariesa Dulak and Rebecca Cobb, has been shortlisted for Children's Picture Book of the Year, in The Week Junior Book Awards 2025!🐯

There's a Tiger on the Train Shortlisted for Children's Book of the Year in The Week Junior Book Awards 2025

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Margaret McDonald will be live with Scholastic Schools tomorrow morning, discussing her Carnegies shortlisted book, Glasgow Boys! Make sure to catch it at 10!🩵 shop.scholastic.co.uk/the-carnegie...

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Glasgow Boys with Margaret McDonald, Thursday 1st May, 10.00am, Age 14+

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Happy #InternationalDanceDay 💃 Do you have any favourite children's books about dancers? Our reading pick for today is The Great Theatre Rescue by Judith Eagle.

Illustration of Charley from The Great Theatre Rescue, tap-dancing. Text reads: Dancing was in Charley's actual bones. There was nothing she loved more than dancing. Dad said she could dance practically before she could walk! She knew all the latest dance crazes that had whizzed their way across the Atlantic: the Charleston, the Shimmy, even the Lindy Hop. She genuinely lived to move.

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Happy publication day to the authors of Owning It: Our Disabled Childhoods in Our Own Words! Watch a selection of the contributors reading from their pieces here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ3D...

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Introducing Owning It: Our Disabled Childhoods in Our Own Words

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

A little shout out in Josie George's most recent Country Diary Column. Follow Josie's path and see the world with new eyes with her book, Letters from Wonderland. Out 5 June!🌸 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Country diary: Watching bats until it’s too dark to see | Josie George

Stafford: On the top floor of a former shoe factory, the city reveals its wild side

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

🛡️🌳Skin of bark, soul of a hero🌳🛡️ This #EarthDay, we're excited to reveal the new paperback cover of Jed Greenleaf, an astonishing standalone adventure from @kieranlarwood.bsky.social, illustrated by David Wyatt. Available to pre-order now.

Jed Greenleaf by Kieran Larwood: out in paperback 3 July 2025.

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Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Bit of a mind blower being sent pictures of my book at the Bologna children's book fair 🫣 You can preorder it right now at www.amazon.co.uk/Magic-You-Ma... #kidlit #childrensbook #book #booksky

A poster for my new book THE MAGIC IN YOU

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Calling all aspiring authors and illustrators of colour... the FAB Prize 2025 is now open for entries ✒️🎨 To enter and find out more: faber.co.uk/journal/faber-launches-2025-fab-prize-with-a-publishing-deal-for-the-winner/

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Wonderland is waiting for you. And it needs you. 🌿 Signed copies of Letters from Wonderland by Josie George are available to pre-order now from @biggreenbooks.bsky.social. www.biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

Photograph of book, Letters from Wonderland, standing upright on a garden table.

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Last night, we announced the winners of the Action! Prize on the Faber stand at Bologna. Congratulations to Theo Malings, who landed first place for her sensational YA sci-fi fantasy thriller, The Red Twilight 🏆 Read more here: www.faber.co.uk/journal/fabe...

Photograph of Faber stand at Bologna, showing Leah Thaxton presenting to a crowd of people.

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

We are so excited to be publishing Max Porter's first book for children, Dogs and Bears, with artwork by Dorothée de Monfreid – coming next summer 🐶🐻 www.thebookseller.com/rights/faber...

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Faber acquires Max Porter's first children's book in three-book deal

Faber has acquired Max Porter’s first children’s book in a three-book deal.

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Introducing Letters from Wonderland by Josie George, with illustrations by Becky Thorns 🍃 See the world with new eyes and discover the confidence to forge your own path with this gorgeous book that’s part mystery, part guide, and part manifesto for hope. Out 5 June 2025.

Top-down photo of book, Letters from Wonderland, against wooden decking.

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Ahead of paperback publication of Podkin and the Tentacled Terror this week, join author Kieran Larwood on a tour of key locations in the the World of Podkin One-Ear series 👇 www.faber.co.uk/journal/watc...

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Bookseller by day, author by... different day! Ahead of the release of The Notorious Virtues this Thursday, Alwyn Hamilton talks to @unitedbypop.bsky.social about her experience as both an author and @waterstones.bsky.social bookseller! www.unitedbypop.com/books/author...

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Bookseller By Day, Author by… Different Day by Alwyn Hamilton - United By Pop

Alwyn Hamilton, author of the bestselling Rebel of the Sands and The Notorious Virtues discusses being both a bookseller and author.

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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

To celebrate the publication of addictive new #YAFantasy #TheNotoriousVirtues this week, we are thrilled to share an interview with author Alwyn Hamilton! You can read the full interview free here: paperboundmag.com/2025/03/24/i... Thanks to @faberchildrens.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social 💜

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

‘These poems were originally written as a loving ode to my mum, celebrating her wonderful, fearless and unapologetic nature.’ Read an extract from Laura Dockrill’s new introduction to her book of poems celebrating the wonder of mothers, My Mum: www.faber.co.uk/journal/extr...

Top-down photo of book, My Mum by Laura Dockrill.

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

'There are so many books about love and kindness in our market, but are there enough about violence?' We are delighted to be publishing @juliangough.bsky.social and Ross Collins' hilarious picture book When Tad Kicked Vlad. Coming February 2026! www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...

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The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Last week #Carnegies2025 shortlistee Margaret McDonald joined BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland to talk about her book Glasgow Boys - described by Andrew O'Hagan as "tenderness itself" - and what the shortlisting means to her. @faberchildrens.bsky.social 🎧 From 2:50:13 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Good Morning Scotland - 13/03/2025 - BBC Sounds

The latest news from home and abroad, along with sport, travel and weather updates.

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

We are so thrilled to see @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social's Glasgow Boys and @mariesadulak.bsky.social and @rebeccacobb.bsky.social's There's a Tiger on the Train on the UKLA Book Awards 2025 shortlist! 🎉@uklitassociation.bsky.social

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

This September, prepare to sink your fangs into Dracula & Daughters, the first book in a gloriously gothic new adventure series from million-copy bestselling author Emma Carroll. Cover Art by Alice Guidi.🦇 @emcarrollauthor.bsky.social

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Faber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Faber is looking to recruit a Publicity Manager on our Children’s team. Could it be you? This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for children’s books and connecting them to readers. faber.co.uk/careers/childrens-publicity-manager/

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The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Debut author and #Carnegies2025 shortlistee Margaret McDonald joined Scotland Tonight last night to talk about her book Glasgow Boys and her Carnegie shortlisting. @faberchildrens.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social @cilipscotland.bsky.social 📽️ Watch from 16:32: player.stv.tv/episode/4pju...

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Huge congratulations to @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social who has been shortlisted for the #Carnegies2025 for her brilliant debut novel, Glasgow Boys 💙 @carnegiemedals.bsky.social

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Are you ready to sink your fangs into something VERY exciting next Monday?

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Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

For #worldbookday I have dressed up as an autistic son of two librarians, who, after writing since he was a kid, is getting his first book published by @faberchildrens.bsky.social this year. Preorder it at www.amazon.co.uk/Magic-You-Ma... #kidlit #writer #magic #selfhelp #kidsbooks

me, a white middle aged man in a lovely vintage tweed jacket and cool glasses, holding a copy of my book "the magic in you", with an expression that says that I can't quite believe this is happening

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

📚🎉Competition Time🎉📚 Happy World Book Day to all who celebrate! This year, we’re offering one lucky school or library the chance to win a bundle of Faber Children’s books! For the chance to win, head on over to our Instagram page via this link: www.instagram.com/p/DG2v1H9Iiq...

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

‘A visionary tale.’ Michael Morpurgo The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff. Where had he come from? Nobody knows. How was he made? Nobody knows. The Iron Man by Ted Hughes was first published #OnThisDay in 1968. Which edition is your favourite?

Top-down photo of various editions of The Iron Man by Ted Hughes, scattered on a wooden floor.

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Hugely looking forward to reading #TheNotoriousVirtues by Alwyn Hamilton and joining the upcoming blog tour. Thanks to @thewritereads.bsky.social @faberchildrens.bsky.social for sending this gorgeous romantasy thriller, publishing 27/03.

Copy of the book and its press release. The cover shows a complex mixture of flowers, axes and a wolf’s head in grey and green gemstones.

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

'A gutsy historical adventure for 8+, with compelling hints of Streatfeild and Aiken.' ✨ @juditheagle.bsky.social's The Great Theatre Rescue is one of the @guardianbooks.bsky.social latest children's recommendations! @imogenrw.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...

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Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

A boy with his head in the clouds; a Kurdish refugee’s tale; helicopter heists, a dancer’s dreams, a mission to save Mars and more

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

You have just opened a book about boobies 👀 Witty and wide-ranging, this eye-opening picture book by Nancy Vo is a cheeky celebration of boobies that's fresh and funny, while serving up just the right amount of fact. Boobies is out now!

Top-down photo of picture book, Boobies by Nancy Vo.

Book open to show colourful illustrated collage of different shapes of chest.

Book open to show illustrations of different mammals including a cat, rat, pig and humans.

Book open to show double-page spread close up on a goldfish's staring eyes, which are suggestive of another body part...

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Escape to 1930s theatre land in a glorious new middle-grade adventure from Judith Eagle, author of The Accidental Stowaway 🎭 ‘Judith Eagle is the absolute queen of cosy adventures.’ Emma Carroll The Great Theatre Rescue is out now!

Top-down photo of book, The Great Theatre Rescue by Judith Eagle.

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

We are so proud to be part of the #ReadForEmpathy collection 2025 with @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social's brilliant debut, Glasgow Boys. For more information and to download your free Read for Empathy guides, visit: www.empathylab.uk/RFE @empathylabuk.bsky.social

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Huge congratulations to @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social and Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick who have both been longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Writing for the brilliant #GlasgowBoys and #SistersOfTheMoon! #Carnegies25 @carnegiemedals.bsky.social

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The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

We are delighted to share the longlist for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing! 🏅🖋️ Highlighting empathy and diversity, these 19 works range from gripping dystopian adventures to stories about navigating grief and self-esteem. ✍️💫 #Carnegies2025 carnegies.co.uk/2025-longlis...

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Spark! School Book Award @sparkbookaward.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Our author spotlight video today features the brilliant Natasha Farrant talking about her thrilling adventure 'The Secret of Golden Island' - shortlisted in the 9+ Category. @faberchildrens.bsky.social youtu.be/D-CJldmwdfw?...

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The Secret of Golden Island - Natasha Farrant - Shortlist Spotlight - 9+ Fiction

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

'Could we have curated this anthology if we weren't disabled? No. Here's why.' James Catchpole, Lucy Catchpole and @jenvcampbell.bsky.social speak to @thebookseller.bsky.social about the process of curating Owning It. Out 24 April. Read more here: www.thebookseller.com/comment/insi...

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Insider knowledge

Could we have curated this anthology if we weren't disabled? No. Here's why.

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

We are thrilled to reveal the cover for Owning It: Our disabled childhoods in our own words. Out 24 April. Edited by James and Lucy Catchpole and @jenvcampbell.bsky.social, and illustrated by Sophie Kamlish. Read more via @the-bookseller.bsky.social: www.thebookseller.com/comment/insi....

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

We are so delighted that Margaret McDonald's exceptional debut, Glasgow Boys, has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Older Readers! Congratulations @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social! 🎉

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Read It Forward has begun! Buy any children’s and YA book via @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social this month and they’ll donate 10% of the sale to leading children’s reading charities @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social 📚 We highly recommend any of the below to get you started!

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Dare to be brilliant with The Magic in You by Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social 🪄 This entertaining guide will teach you an astonishing range of tricks and skills to discover your confidence and the magic in you! Out 31 July and available to pre-order now.

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

The deadline for the Action! Prize is tomorrow 💥 Last chance to submit your high octane, action-packed adventures! For more details, visit: faber.co.uk/journal/fabe...

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Faber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Coming 28 August, Moira Buffini’s Torch Trilogy continues this summer with Torchfire 🔥 Available to pre-order now from @waterstones.bsky.social. waterstones.com/book/torchfire/moira-buffini/9780571385683

Setting the world alight, 28 August 2025. Torchfire by Moira Buffini.

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Join Amara Sage and Cynthia So in-conversation with @anikahussainwrites.bsky.social this Saturday 1st February at Waterstones Bristol! Tickets available here: waterstones.com/events/an-ev... @waterstones.bsky.social @waterstoneskids.bsky.social

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Children's Books at The Agency @theagencybooks.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

A "heartwarming, hard-hitting YA takedown of diet culture"! Absolutely wonderful to see #AmaraSage's Girl, Ultra-Processed in @theguardian.com's Children's and Teens Roundup! @faberchildrens.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

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Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

Animal magic, little dinosaurs, dangerous strangers, death-flies and zombies, four lost girls who live wild in the woods and more

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

We are delighted to see Songlight and Glasgow Boys on the #BranfordBoaseAward longlist. Congratulations to the brilliant Moira Buffini, @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social and their editors @alisewan.bsky.social and Ama Badu

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Anne Thompson @librarylady.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

The Great Theatre Rescue, @juditheagle.bsky.social's latest title for @faberchildrens.bsky.social published 13th Feb is a delight, an engrossing plot that twists and turns until the final chapter and a wonderful cast of characters. I loved this! #UKKidLit alibrarylady.blog/2025/01/17/t...

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The Great Theatre Rescue by Judith Eagle

One of the joys of reading books written for children is being transported back to one’s own childhood and the luxury of escaping to a world where good triumphs against the odds, characters g…

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Anne Thompson @librarylady.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Perfect picture book post from @faberchildrens.bsky.social Bunny's New Brakes by @crowehoho.bsky.social and #JessPauwels An Easter treat for chocolate lovers and out on 27th February #UKKidLit #picturebooks

Cover of picture book Bunny's New Brakes by Caroline Crewe and Jess Pauwels. Bunny on scooter and lots of chocolate Easter eggs.

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Beds come in all shapes and sizes: there are submarine beds, beds for fishing, and jet-propelled beds to take you to the stars. Discover The Bed Book – a perfect bedtime read written by Sylvia Plath for her own children – now exquisitely illustrated by Cindy Wume.

Top-down photo of children's picture book: The Bed Book by Sylvia Plath, illustrated by Cindy Wume.

Top-down photo of The Bed Book, open to show double-page illustration of children greeting a massive red bird.

Top-down photo of The Bed Book, open to show double-page illustration of children travelling to Mars on a jet-propelled bed.

Top-down photo of The Bed Book, open to show double-page illustration of children in a hammock.

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Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

‘Merry Christmas!’ said Fox. ‘Merry whatmas?’ said Hedgehog. ‘Merry whichmas?’ said Tortoise. Merry Whatmas? by Eoin McLaughlin and Polly Dunbar now has a new, brighter look – just in time for Christmas 🎄

Book, Merry Whatmas? by Eoin McLaughlin and Polly Dunbar, surrounded by Christmas decorations.

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Jo Cummins @booksuperhero2.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Today I've been enjoying a new tale from #JudithEagle Set in the London theatre world in the 1930s, we meet Charley - a girl on a mission to save her beloved theatre from bankruptcy. Sure to be as full of adventure & daring as Judith's other thrilling tales! @faberchildrens.bsky.social #kidlituk

Book cover with theatre stage and a girl standing in the spotlight.

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