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Laila Rifaat
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Children's author. ALIYA TO THE INFINITE CITY & ALIYA ABOARD THE TIME TRAIN out now! Repd by Lucy Irvine at PFD. Find me on insta: @lailarifaat_author
Website: lailarifaat.com
Buy my books: https://shorturl.at/bKjQi
Preorder now: shorturl.at/cdsH3
February 23, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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All the diverse magic school series to gift this year instead of HP.
Onyeka series by Tola Okogwu.
Artezans by LD Lapinski
Casander Darkbloom by PA Staff
The Infinite by Patience Agbabi
The Marvellers by Dhionelle Clayton
The Aliya series by Laila Rifaat
The Amari series by BB Alston #kidlit
December 9, 2024 at 10:39 AM
@bardymum.bsky.social has written a funny, playful, and inventive collection of poems. Don't miss!
December 10, 2024 at 6:05 AM
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Happening today 🎄🧚🏽✨
A festive bookish evening at Waterstones Kensington to launch the holiday story season 🎄🧚✨❣️

www.waterstones.com/events/water...
December 3, 2024 at 8:07 AM
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To celebrate being reviewed in The Guardian - did I mention it? 😁 - I have a copy of ‘Why did my brain make me say it?’ to give away. Perfect for a primary school library or as a Christmas gift. Just comment with a 🧠 emoji, like, follow and repost #UKKidLit #EduSky #teachers UK & Ireland only please
November 27, 2024 at 10:16 AM
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✨ BOOK GIVEAWAY!! ✨️
Win 9 SIGNED PICTURE BOOKS from the #Debut2024Group
Here are the rules:
✨️ Tag a friend in a comment
✨️ Share this post using the #ChristmasPB9
✨ Comp ends Fri 6th Dec. We will randomly select our winner (UK only) and announce the winner on 12th Dec.
November 29, 2024 at 9:24 AM
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A thrilling sequel to ‘Aliya to the infinite city’ from @lailarifaat.bsky.social for today’s #TuesReviews. Time travel on a train, ancient, modern and future Egyptians, ‘mythicals’ like sphinx & of course, the sinister Dorian Darke... Fantastic #middlegrade adventure in a fabulous setting! #booksky
November 26, 2024 at 11:04 AM
UK residents, join the book hunt and win a big bundle of brilliant books! #mgkidlit #mglit #kidlituk #primaryclassroomresources #bookgiveaway
November 23, 2024 at 3:10 PM
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Nov Book of the Month! For a chance to win one of five free copies of Pandora and the Story Forge (plus a dog keyring!), go to: www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-of-the-.... Many thanks to Bookbug/Scottish Book Trust. ❤️
#BookWeekScotland #ScottishBookTrust #BookLove #booksky #picturebooks
November 22, 2024 at 8:10 PM
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We're feeling festive today! Who wants to win this tote bag of goodies?

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Enter by 7pm Sunday 24th November 2024. We'll pick a winner on Monday.

UK only.

#kidlituk
November 21, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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Excellent guest post by Shannon Messenger on the slow burn of Keeper of the Lost Cities. It’s absolutely my favorite #mglit series…To hear about its humble beginnings is shocking but so inspiring!✨ teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2024/11/20/s...
Surviving the Slow Burn of Middle Grade, a guest post by Shannon Messenger
The trick is to not give up while the slow burn runs its course.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:55 PM
To those of you who don't know me: I'm Laila. I write MG fiction, mostly set in an alternate Egypt, which is where I live (well, in the real version). I've got 2 books out with Chicken House, and one on the way! Pleased to meet you! #kidlit #kidlituk #mglit
November 20, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Preorder my upcoming book here: shorturl.at/8y5OQ
November 19, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Germany, here we come!
November 18, 2024 at 2:53 PM
The final installment of the Aliya series is out in May. Am in love with this cover!
November 18, 2024 at 10:38 AM
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Hello! Reposting a thread of starter packs to help anyone spending their Sunday trying to find UK children’s book people. Most are being updated so if you checked them before, you may find new additions. #kidlitUK
These two are (mainly) UK children's authors
go.bsky.app/GLnmxCv
go.bsky.app/3hvsJPY
November 17, 2024 at 9:01 AM
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So excited to see this! Thank you so much! 😍 #booksforchristmas #picturebook
Pandora and the Story Forge by Gaynor Andrews and Marie-Alice Harel. The artwork is exquisite, the story is beautiful, ah this book! It is a breathtaking creation. You can find it here in our 2024 Gift Guide rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product-cate...
Published by Rocketbird Books
November 17, 2024 at 8:52 PM