Interview with Ruta Sepetys

When given the opportunity to chat, virtually, to Ruta Sepetys, we jumped with a resounding yes.  Her titles are highly recommended and brilliantly written.  Readers of her work may not realise just what lengths Ruta goes to for authenticity, historical accuracy and understanding of the emotions involved with the events in her books.  With her […]

The Inflatables by Jess Hitchman and Beth Garrod

Jess Hitchman and Beth Garrod tell us about their new graphic novel series, The Inflatables. Check out the Q&A prepared by Scholastic. This is your first graphic novel for the both of you – what was the experience like? Was it like you had expected?  We didn’t know what to expect but it has been […]

Librarian List

Each month we ask a librarian for some recommended books around a chosen theme! This month we asked Helen Heaton, a librarian and FCBG member from Mendip Children’s Book Group to create a list of books around the theme, “A book I couldn’t put down”.  She went above and beyond and there are some favourites […]