#TheBeck by Anthony McGowan has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing 2026! #Carnegies2026 carnegies.co.uk/nominations-...
03.11.2025 11:37 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A brilliant and #spooky #mg #childrensbooks about 3 kids who visit a haunted house in the woods on #Halloween
#BookReview: #TheLastDayOfOctober by #PhilHickes & Oriol Vidal
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31.10.2025 16:00 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
An American Halloween by Phil Hickes
As part of the blog tour, I am thrilled to welcome Phil Hickes sharing some insights into his new town and their Halloween habits! When I was growing up in Canada, Halloween was a big deal! Costume…
"Every Halloween, the lampposts are decorated with witches that look like they’ve crashed into them. They’re all unique and it must take them ages." Today on our #Halloween blog tour, #PhilHickes shares his hometown Halloween traditions with @erinlynhamilton.bsky.social 🎃 bit.ly/3J9VcrG
31.10.2025 15:48 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In #PhilHickes's spine-tingling Barrington Stoke debut, Cody and his friends set off into the woods on #Halloween to search for the haunted McBride House. But what they find there is more terrifying than the three teenagers could ever have imagined... bit.ly/42nVPUO 🎃
31.10.2025 10:19 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
What really happened at Alpine Heights, and why did the Wintermoor children disappear? Discover the truth no-one wanted you to hear in the #NightHouseFiles, a terrifying new series from master of sci-fi horror @dansmithauthor.bsky.social. bit.ly/4jW711S. bit.ly/4mFvzx3. ✨
31.10.2025 10:19 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Folk say the fog plays tricks – but Hugo is convinced the ghost he has seen at the window is no trick of the fog. What would happen if Hugo were to open the door and let him in? A chilling, wintery ghost story from bestselling author #LucyStrange. bit.ly/4gx2ksE 👻
31.10.2025 10:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
It's #Halloween! 🎃 The perfect day to celebrate our scariest books of 2025. Whether you're looking for horrible hauntings or murderous monsters, we've got you covered with our brand new horror books. Check out all three and read a sample in the thread below, if you dare ...
31.10.2025 10:19 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
Folk say the fog plays tricks – but Hugo is convinced the ghost he has seen at the window is no trick of the fog. What would happen if Hugo were to open the door and let him in? A chilling, wintery ghost story from bestselling author #LucyStrange. bit.ly/4gx2ksE 👻
31.10.2025 10:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Thank you @lostinmilbury.bsky.social!
30.10.2025 09:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Book: The Last Day of October by Phil Hickes.
Cover illustration shows three friends in silhouette looking at a creepy ruined house.
Just read THE LAST DAY OF OCTOBER by Phil Hickes.
Three friends decide to visit the ruins of a haunted house on Halloween, but it doesn’t go well...
This is a great spooky book with a wonderfully creepy ending & fab illustrations by Oriol Vidal.
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30.10.2025 08:44 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
We'll be in Glasgow on Saturday for the #DyslexiaScotland Education Conference - come and say hello! #DyslexiaConf
29.10.2025 10:46 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Check out this great collection of backlist stunners from @readingagency.bsky.social - featuring #Needle by #PatriceLawrence! 🧶
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28.10.2025 14:37 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Have you ever been haunted by a ghost cat? Plagued by a sentient scarecrow? Feared for your life at a summer camp? For those that love a thrill, we've put together 13 of our most spine-chilling short novels bound to get you in the mood for #Halloween 🎃 bit.ly/3LguRZn
28.10.2025 12:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Gripping new dystopian thriller #NewYouForEver by @stevecolewriter.bsky.social is @thebookseller.com's Children's Book of the Month for January! Congratulations Steve ⚡️
27.10.2025 10:58 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
"Hickes expertly ratchets up the tension page by page ... A brilliant read for any readers aged 10+ who don’t scare easily!"
Thank you @booksuperhero2.bsky.social for starting off our Halloween blog tour with this fabulous review of #TheLastDayOfOctober! 🎃
27.10.2025 10:57 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Thank you @booksuperhero2.bsky.social! 🎃
27.10.2025 10:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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24.10.2025 13:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Prepare to be scared! It's three days until the start of our terrifying #Halloween blog tour to celebrate #PhilHickes's spine-tingling Barrington Stoke debut, #TheLastDayOfOctober! Follow these brilliant bloggers for reviews, sneak peeks and interviews every day next week 🎃
24.10.2025 13:25 — 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
Get in touch at barringtonstokeschools@harpercollins.co.uk or drop us a message to request your copy*.
*UK schools only, while stocks last.
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23.10.2025 15:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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23.10.2025 15:42 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
*COVER REVEAL!!* Not out till Jan '26, but the glorious cover of my Viking time-slip story - by Anneli Bray - is suitably autumnal! 🍁 #AccidentalVikings
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22.10.2025 12:30 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
*COVER REVEAL!!* The cover of my upcoming Viking time-slip novel has been gloriously illustrated by Anneli Bray. Out Jan '26!
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22.10.2025 12:35 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
It's time to board your longships and embark on another fantastic time-slip adventure from @karenmccombie.bsky.social! Alfie and Kat’s school trip takes an unexpected turn when they’re whisked back to a Viking village. Will they ever be able to find their way back home? Out January 2026 🌊
22.10.2025 10:11 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Join @empathylabuk.bsky.social and the University of Sussex at the Raising Generation Empathy Conference to explore how reading can boost children’s empathy and wellbeing.
See the full programme, discover speakers and book tickets at empathylab.uk/raising-gene...
21.10.2025 14:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Do something that matters this November and take part in
@empathylabuk.bsky.social's FREE Empathy Action Month.
Fantastic primary, secondary and SEND resources including assemblies, booklists, author videos & LIVE online author events to join from the classroom. bit.ly/4oqYDJn
17.10.2025 09:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
11 sleeps left until #TheLastDayOfOctober #Halloween blog tour begins! Follow along, if you dare...
16.10.2025 10:20 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It's the last chance to enter our Dyslexia Awareness Week giveaways! Closing midnight tomorrow, 16th October 2025.
15.10.2025 12:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Free classroom resources are now available for #TheBeck, Carnegie Medal winning author #AnthonyMcGowan's environmental tale packed with grit, heart and humour. Find them at the bottom of this page: bit.ly/4n4AIhC. Created by Scott Evans.
15.10.2025 09:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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