Just ate about half a kilo of tablet imprinted with my own name. Weird times. Weird, delicious times.

Anyway GHOSTLINES proofs are going out into the world. I feel quite sick, for myriad reasons.

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Excited to get stuck into this stunning looking book from Struan Murray #TheSecretOfTheMoonshard looks just as amazing as the #OrphansOfTheTide series 🤩 Now just don't disturb me for a couple of days 😉🤣 PuffinBooks Penguin Books UK

EDUCATORS! I crowned The Secret of the Moonshard by Struan Murray as my Fiction Book of the Month in my #MonthlyMustReads back in February 2024📚🌟

But wait, what's even better is that PuffinBooks have just released the teaching resources I've created to accompany this…

EDUCATORS! The one and only Scott Evans | The Reader Teacher® has put together some absolutely brilliant teaching resources for The Secret of the Moonshard. You can download them for free right here! - puffinschools.co.uk/resources/ks2-…

Finished recently &wow.📚Awesome world-building.Fantastic flawed character Domino❤️⚡️lizards ❤️Late Y4-🤷‍♂️Struan Murray

Kevin Cobane FCCT NSIQ 📚 Kate Slater Penny 👩🏻‍🦰🦩 Tom G 📕 Vikki Fenton 📚 ❤️ 𝙼𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚊 𝙻-𝙷 @ErinLynHamilton Mrs S Rebecca Irving #PrimarySchoolBookClub Scott Evans | The Reader Teacher® Anne Thompson

It was such a massive pleasure to be #indiebookofthemonth through March. Thanks so much to all the many incredible booksellers I've met all over the country, I've had a blast!

It was such a massive pleasure to be #indiebookofthemonth through March. Thanks so much to all the many incredible booksellers I've met all over the country, I've had a blast!

More sneak peaks from inside the book! 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
(Plus Laura really knows what she's on about so you should definitely listen to her)

The Secret of the Moonshard by Struan Murray, illustrated by Vivienne To, is a new magical adventure that follows the story of Domino, an eleven-year-old girl with a strange affliction. If she goes anywhere near magic, it will kill her.

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'An utterly compelling read packed with thrills, fantasy, pathos and thunder lizards.'

So great to see this lovely review of The Secret of the Moonshard in the Scotsman!!

'We are so lucky to have the passion and expertise of independent booksellers – what a difference they make in building the imaginations of young readers!” - Struan Murray

Discover our Children's Book of the Month at your local bookshop.

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NEWS TIME! New book alert! Introducing The Twelve! With incredible cover art and illustrations from the awesome Tom de Freston... A new YA book about time-slips & stone circles, our relationship with nature, & a search for a missing sister... filled with love, friendship & hope.

Sam Copeland PuffinBooks Lol, my original post failed so trying again...

MIDNIGHT TREASURE by Piers Torday - epic, lush, sinister evil adventure. I mean - vampire explorers!!! How good is that!?

Ooooh, look what arrived! Final copies of my sparkly new book Nora and the Map of Mayhem. THEY LOOK SO GOOD!! Mainly because of the insanely brilliant illustrations by Nici Gregory. Available to pre-order now for all you pre-ordery folk out there. Released 06⚔️06⚔️24

Fantastic to see that The Secret of the Moonshard is today's Book Trust #BookOfTheDay ! 🌙

Our #BookOfTheDay is a thrilling adventure that will have young readers on the edge of their seats!

#TheSecretOfTheMoonshard from Struan Murray and Vivienne To is packed with larger-than-life characters and imaginative settings:

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'Independent bookshops are indispensable places of wonder and wisdom, portals for children to journey into worlds of magic and adventure.' - Struan Murray

Discover our Children's Book of the Month at your local bookshop.

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Year 6 thoroughly enjoyed the virtual meeting with Struan Murray today and are very excited to try out writing their next stories using Struan’s tips for inspiration!

Struan Murray I want to say a big thank you to you. 'Orphans of the Tide has reeled in my class of reluctant readers with its gripping twists and turns! 🌊📚 From gasps to covering their eyes, the suspense has them hooked! Lots have rushed out to buy the series #MustRead

'We are so lucky to have the passion and expertise of independent booksellers – what a difference they make in building the imaginations of young readers!” - Struan Murray

Discover our Children's Book of the Month at your local bookshop.

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