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Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 8h

Lovely to see @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social @katherinerundell.bsky.social @acaseforbooks.bsky.social on the Orcadian #bookshop clock this week! #IndieBookshops #UKKidLit #BookSky #Orkney

Black wall with clock hands on it and small shelves holding a book at each hour mark.

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Elle McNicoll 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿♾️ @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social · 4d

I so wanted to be there. I'm very devastated.

Thank you for understanding.

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Elle McNicoll 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿♾️ @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social · 4d

Hi. I'm really sorry and have addressed this on IG. It was not my decision and the publishers' position will be made clear at a later date.

I've sent Mr B's some signed bookplates and I hate that we've been put in this position.

Sky @skylarkblue1.itch.io · 4d

Absolutely sobbing 😭 @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social

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Elle McNicoll 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿♾️ @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social · 15d

She sure is 😅

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Braes High School Library @braeslibrary.bsky.social · 15d

LOVE this book so far! Right from the start we got good vibes, the main character is from Linlithgow 🙌

Braes High School Library @braeslibrary.bsky.social · 15d

Too impatient to wait for our copy to arrive I borrowed this from @falkirklibraries.bsky.social and intend to read a bit from chapter 9 to #wordsforwellbeing book group today. Hot chocolate and #storydeck cards also on the agenda! #readingschool

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tortytales.bsky.social @tortytales.bsky.social · 15d

This is what I’m reading today and I love it! A Classic @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social

Braes High School Library @braeslibrary.bsky.social · 15d

Too impatient to wait for our copy to arrive I borrowed this from @falkirklibraries.bsky.social and intend to read a bit from chapter 9 to #wordsforwellbeing book group today. Hot chocolate and #storydeck cards also on the agenda! #readingschool

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Jen @popgoesthereader.bsky.social · 17d

🌟 Pop! Goes The Reader's 20 Most-Anticipated Middle Grade Books: October-December 2025 🌟
popgoesthereader.com/20-most-anti... #BookSky #MGLit #KidLit

A compilation of middle grade book covers. Books featured include Busted, The Invincible List of Lani Li, Ivy and Forest Rewrite The World, Jackson Bright In The Spotlight, The Taylors, A Glimmer of Change, The Treasure of Ocean Parkway, How To Free A Jinn, Ms. Pennypickle's Puzzle Quest and At The Speed of Gus.

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Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 18d

Had the absolute joy of a visit from @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social today and she was just fantastic! Lots of eager Yr7s will be devouring her new book tonight! #kidslit #reading #authors #schoollibraries

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Little Rebels Award @littlerebsprize.bsky.social · 18d

9. Overheard in our #LittleRebelsAward Judges’ Meeting🤫:

“an incredibly accomplished writer”
“the writing style is so immersive and evocative”

Judges @alomshaha.bsky.social & Phoebe @theclpe.bsky.social on Keedie
@ellemcnicoll.bsky.social
@knightsofbooks.bsky.social

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Little Rebels Award @littlerebsprize.bsky.social · 20d

The #LittleRebelsAward merch is out! That means if you buy your 2025 shortlist titles from award organisers @housmansbookshop.bsky.social or @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social you’ll get:

⭐️our popular reading guides
⭐️bookmarks
⭐️poster

🍿Taster video below
#UKKidLit #KidLitUK
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Daft Penguin @daftpenguin.bsky.social · 21d

Had a "holy shit" moment at Waterstones Cheltenham earlier. Saw they had a Modern Classics table. It had A Kind of Spark by @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social on it.

A book by a neurodivergent about neurodivergency. Described as a modern classic.

That is officially Awesome.

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LJ Ireton @literaryvegan.bsky.social · 25d

Thank you to @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social for signing my copy of Role Model 🩵🧡

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Little Rebels Award @littlerebsprize.bsky.social · 26d

And in more #LittleRebelsAward Champion news…

@ellemcnicoll.bsky.social is on the road with her new middle grade novel⬇️

(Elle has been shortlisted 3 times for the award- including this year 😍)
#UKKidLit
#KidLitUK

Elle McNicoll 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿♾️ @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social · Sep 8

Events for the autumn are starting to drop.

Bath. October. Tickets linked below:

mrbsemporium.com/events/2025/...

Role Model with Elle McNicoll - Mr B's Emporium

Join award-winning author of A Kind of Spark, Elle McNicoll, at the shop to speak about her brand-new coming-of-age novel Role Model!

mrbsemporium.com

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Elle McNicoll 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿♾️ @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social · Sep 10

while stocks last!

www.welbooks.co.uk/shop/p/unapo...

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Sifa E. Poulton @sifaelizabethreads.bsky.social · Sep 8

#BookReview: ROLE MODEL by Elle McNicoll
@ellemcnicoll.bsky.social #UKMG #MiddleGradeMonday #ActuallyAutistic

sifaelizabethreads.wordpress.com/2025/09/08/b...

Book Review: ROLE MODEL by Elle McNicoll (Middle Grade Monday)

Another fab middle grade about the pressures of the public eye

sifaelizabethreads.wordpress.com

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Elle McNicoll 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿♾️ @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social · Sep 8

Events for the autumn are starting to drop.

Bath. October. Tickets linked below:

mrbsemporium.com/events/2025/...

Role Model with Elle McNicoll - Mr B's Emporium

Join award-winning author of A Kind of Spark, Elle McNicoll, at the shop to speak about her brand-new coming-of-age novel Role Model!

mrbsemporium.com

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Isabelle Finn-Kelcey @isabellefk.bsky.social · Sep 4

“They drafted up a list of the most uncomfortable things for a #neurodivergent student and then called them the official school values.”

So excited to read #RoleModel by @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social

Happy publication day! ✨

ed public relations @edpr.bsky.social · Sep 4

Happy publication day to @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social‬ and her brand-new middle grade novel #RoleModel, a fierce, timely and heartfelt new novel perfect for anyone who’s ever felt misunderstood, and anyone who’s still finding their voice🧡

@knightsofbooks.bsky.social

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Rashmi Sirdeshpande @rashmiwriting.bsky.social · Sep 5

So excited to read this one. Role Model, the new MG release from @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social (the author of Keedie, one of my and my kids’ all-time favourite books). Out now.

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ed public relations @edpr.bsky.social · Sep 4

Happy publication day to @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social‬ and her brand-new middle grade novel #RoleModel, a fierce, timely and heartfelt new novel perfect for anyone who’s ever felt misunderstood, and anyone who’s still finding their voice🧡

@knightsofbooks.bsky.social

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Little Rebels Award @littlerebsprize.bsky.social · Sep 3

Covering social justice issues from structural bullying through to intergenerational racism via combatting anti-refugee rhetoric (by jumping on books!) … the 2025 #LittleRebelsAward Shortlist truly has it all!
#UKKidLit
#KidLitUK

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · Sep 2

What. A. Bargain! 😍

Elle McNicoll 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿♾️ @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social · Sep 2

99p for a short time only!

Bookshops are my preference, bur if you can only read ebooks, then WISH YOU WERE HER is currently a steal!!

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Elle McNicoll 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿♾️ @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social · Sep 2

99p for a short time only!

Bookshops are my preference, bur if you can only read ebooks, then WISH YOU WERE HER is currently a steal!!

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Pranay⚡️ @pranman.com · Aug 30

Nearly a million people marched against Brexit. Not front page news.

50 people gather outside a hotel. National news for weeks.

"Fears of mass unrest", media says.

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Gemma Clark 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 @gemmaclark.bsky.social · Aug 28

My class are really enjoying ‘A Kind of Spark’ by @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social It’s such an engaging story. It’s creating brilliant, safe and open conversation about neurodivergence and teaches about Scotland’s history of witch hunting. One of the best books written in years 🖤

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Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · Aug 26

"Are asylum seekers the biggest political issue in Britain?" Asks radio 4. "We interview man who is determined to make it the biggest issue in Britain. And make it a headline every morning until it definitely is"

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