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Our author spotlight today was invaded by a special guest star... 🦁 @harpercollins.bsky.social Oscar's Lion - Adam Baron - Shortlist Spotlight - 7+ youtu.be/D5h7LG1K5vE?...

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We're back with our first non-fiction author spotlight, here is Catherine Ard on the fascinating world of volcanoes! @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social youtu.be/Azpt7bHJ45o?...

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📚Exciting book post at school! Sitting and reading all of the Spark! Book Award short listed books counts as work, doesn’t it? @sparkbookaward.bsky.social @debbiethomas.bsky.social @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social @coralrumble.bsky.social @tompalmerauthor.bsky.social

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We’ve only just got started so looking forward to more @sparkbookaward.bsky.social reading next half term. Some initial thoughts from our panels… #UkKidLit #KidLitUK

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Today, @susannahlloyd.bsky.social, author of the hilarious 'Who Ate Steve' reads us some of her story about a bird who keeps to trying to eat Steve the worm. Enjoy! We'll be back with more author spotlight videos after half term... @nosycrow.bsky.social youtu.be/YHgBgYvlwVE?...

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So excited to be shortlisted for the #Spark2025Shortlist, voted for by the ones who matter most… children! Thank you, @sparkbookaward.bsky.social 💁🏽‍♀️

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Our next author spotlight features Radhika Sanghani on her funny, action packed, demon-slaying adventure 'Here to Slay' - shortlisted in the 11+ Category. youtu.be/wkrIntVStp0?...

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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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A Friday bonus! Our second spotlight video features both the author and the illustrator - here are @trygv.bsky.social & Ella Okstad on the inspiring 'If I Were Prime Minister' - shortlisted in our Picture fiction for Early Readers Category. @debbiethomas.bsky.social youtu.be/_gkmzccPCSg?...

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Our first author spotlight video is up! Here is @kieranlarwood.bsky.social on the inspiration behind the thrilling 'Dungeon Runners' - shortlisted in our 7+ category. @nosycrow.bsky.social youtu.be/wkiFhsXZkdU?...

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Our Spark! Poetry Competition is now open! Write a poem inspired by the cover or title of one of our shortlisted books and send your school's best entries to us by 7 March for the chance to win a special prize. ✍️📚🏆 See the website for more details... www.sparkbookawards.co.uk/schools/pupi...

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In the library today, a Year 3 pupil called Oscar asked me if I had any books about lions…he was thrilled! @sparkbookaward.bsky.social

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The wonderful @coralrumble.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the @sparkbookaward.bsky.social with #JakubsOtter. Discover what it's all about on our blog. www.troikabooks.com/blog/coral-r...

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Schools! Now you've seen our fabulous shortlists, it's your last chance to sign up for this year's awards. The deadline is 5pm tomorrow, Friday 17 January. Don't miss out - sign up now! #Spark2025Shortlist 📚❤️✨ sparkbookawards.co.uk/schools/school-sign-up

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And here they are! We're incredibly pleased and proud of this selection and we can't wait to hear what pupils think of them! #Spark2025Shortlist 📚❤️✨

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Last but definitely not least, here are the four incredible books shortlisted in our Picture Fiction for Early Readers Category: #Spark2025Shortlist @whycraigwhy.bsky.social @littletigeruk.bsky.social @trygv.bsky.social @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social @susannahlloyd.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social

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We've got another outstanding selection of books shortlisted in our 7+ Category this year, here they are! #Spark2025Shortlist @kieranlarwood.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social

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We're excited to introduce the four amazing reads that have been shortlisted in our 9+ Category: #Spark2025Shortlist @mcwriterspark.bsky.social @troikabooks.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social @jprosewriter.bsky.social

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Congratulations to all of our 11+ shortlisted authors! #Spark2025Shortlist

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We're thrilled to announce that the following brilliant books have been shortlisted in our 11+ Category: #Spark2025Shortlist @rebeccarouillard.bsky.social

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Starting with our guest category, here are the 4 fabulous shortlisted books in our Non-Fiction Category: #Spark2025Shortlist @jessiedrawz.bsky.social @mikebarfield.bsky.social @franzihoellb.bsky.social @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social

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Exciting news: we'll be posting our shortlists starting from 8:30am today. Stay tuned! #Spark2025Shortlist 📚❤️✨

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The winner of our longlist draw is... King Athelstan Primary School in Kingston! 🎉 Congratulations - you have won a set of longlisted books in the category of your choice. 🎄🎁📚 #Spark12BooksOfChristmas

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Teachers & librarians: don't forget to sign your school up for Spark! by 9am tomorrow to be part of our prize draw to win one set of the longlist books in the category of your choice! We'll be announcing the winner at 10am. 🎄🎁📚 Good luck! 🤞 sparkbookawards.co.uk/schools/school-sign-up

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Five reasons why you should consider running the Spark! School Book Award in your secondary school, by our 11+ panel chair @rebeccarouillard.bsky.social on Literacy Hive Don't forget to sign up by 9am Friday to be in with a chance of winning one of our longlists www.literacyhive.org/five-reasons...

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We had so many excellent submissions in this category, it was difficult to narrow it down, but I’m so excited about these 12 books and I know that our students are going to love them! (I’ve had great feedback from them so far!)

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You can find all of the longlisted books, as well as our previous winners and shortlisted books, on the Spark! School Book Award page of our official book supplier, Browns BFS: 🎄🎁📚 #Spark12BooksOfChristmas brownsbfs.co.uk/bbfs/schools-book-awards/Spark-Book-Awards

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And finally, we're particularly excited about the fascinating range of books in our guest category - here is the Spark Non-Fiction Longlist... #Spark12BooksOfChristmas 🎄🎁📚

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We're buzzing about all the amazing reads in our 11+ Category Longlist for the #Spark12BooksOfChristmas 🎄🎁📚 @rebeccarouillard.bsky.social

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Our 9+ Category Longlist is overflowing with brilliant books in the #Spark12BooksOfChristmas 🎄🎁📚 @mcwriterspark.bsky.social

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What a sparkling selection of books there are in our 7+ Category Longlist for the #Spark12BooksOfChristmas... 🎄🎁📚

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We're thrilled to present our full Early Readers Longlist in the #Spark12BooksOfChristmas 🎄🎁📚 @debbiethomas.bsky.social

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Day 12, Non-Fiction: 'Stones and Bones' by Rob Wilshaw, illustr. Sophie Williams (Cicada Books) Delve into the past as you dig into the Earth and peel back the layers of time. An exceptionally well-presented introduction to rocks, fossils and all things prehistoric. #SparkLonglist

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Day 12, 11+ Category: ‘King of Nothing’ by Nathanael Lessore (Hot Key Books) Anton is the self-proclaimed King of Year 9 but when his bullying victim, Matthew, saves his life they form an unlikely alliance - a hilarious and heartwarming takedown of toxic masculinity. #SparkLonglist

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Day 12, 9+ Category: 'Keedie' by @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social (Knights Of) Autistic teenager, Keedie, is horrified by injustice. As she tackles bullying & ignorance, Keedie becomes a hero to some, but her own world is in turmoil. Fierce, authentic, norm-busting storytelling. #SparkLonglist

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Day 12, 7+ Category: 'The Magician Next Door' by Rachel Chivers Khoo, illustr. by Alice McKinley (Walker Books) Callie gets the surprise of her life when a magician's house crash lands in her garden! This is another magical tale from Rachel Chivers Khoo. #SparkLonglist

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Day 12, Early Readers: ‘Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf’ by @whycraigwhy.bsky.social & Francis Martin @littletigeruk.bsky.social Meet Gina, she is funny, brave and smart. One day, Gina reads Little Red Riding Hood but realises there are mistakes - Gina must enter the story and fix it! #SparkLonglist

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We've got to the 12th day, at last - here are our final five books in the #Spark12BooksOfChristmas #SparkLonglist 🎄🎁📚

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That's it for today! Don't forget that you still have till 9am Friday to sign up for the Spark! School Book Awards to be included in our prize draw to win all 12 books in the longlist category of your choice: sparkbookawards.co.uk/schools/scho... #SparkLonglist #Spark12BooksOfChristmas 🎄🎁📚

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Day 11, Non-Fiction: 'This Book Will Make You an Artist' by @ruthmillington.bsky.social illustr. by Ellen Surrey @nosycrow.bsky.social Starting with the world’s great artists, this book shows how techniques & ideas can be applied to your own art - an inclusive and appealing book. #SparkLonglist

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Day 11, 11+ Category: ‘Here to Slay’ by Radhika Sanghani (Knights Of) When Kali turns 16 she discovers that, like her namesake the Hindu goddess of death, she is destined to be a demon slayer - a wise-cracking, action-packed and empowering adventure. #SparkLonglist

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Day 11, 9+ Category: 'Shadow Creatures' by @chrisvickwrites.bsky.social (Zephyr) Occupied Norway, WW2: young villagers face the challenges of war, exacerbated by a prison camp on their doorstep. A moving story of bravery and resistance based on the author’s own family. #SparkLonglist

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Day 11, 7+ Category: 'Flora Stormer' by Isabella Harcourt, illustr. by Hannah McCaffery (Orchard) Flora sets off on a quest to find a magical flower but discovers far more. Full of heart & adventure, Flora teaches us to accept who we are & celebrate our differences. #SparkLonglist

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Day 11, Early Readers: ‘I Love Books’ by Mariajo Ilustrajo (Frances Lincoln) A magical tale of becoming a reader - a story adventurer. When the little girl finds 'her' story, it changes everything. Don't like reading? Let's just say, you don't like reading...yet! #SparkLonglist

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Just two days left in our #Spark12BooksOfChristmas - without further ado, here is Day 11... #SparkLonglist

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