Shadi Doostdar
@shadimay.bsky.social
Editorial Director at Rock the Boat, Oneworld’s children/YA imprint. Shortlisted for Editor of the Year at The British Book Awards 2023
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Huge fun for younger readers (and older ones too!), Blue, Barry & Pancakes: Mount Choco Meltdown by Dan & Jason sees the friends on a mission to build a prize-winning sundae. Out 03/07 @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social @dannieprice.bsky.social #KidsGN
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Blue, Barry & Pancakes: Mount Choco Meltdown (Blue, Barry & Pancakes 3)by Dan Abdo and Jason Patterson
Covert art © Daniel Raja Abdo and Jason Linwood Patterson, 2025 I don’t know about other bloggers, but I always feel a sense of guilt if I choose to read books that are ones I’ve bought…
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June 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Huge fun for younger readers (and older ones too!), Blue, Barry & Pancakes: Mount Choco Meltdown by Dan & Jason sees the friends on a mission to build a prize-winning sundae. Out 03/07 @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social @dannieprice.bsky.social #KidsGN
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Last night we celebrated 10 years of Rock the Boat in the beautiful Phoenix Gardens, a hidden gem in the centre of London!
It was a wonderful evening of celebration, magic, food, drink and chatter! Thanks to all who came and cheers to 10 years of stories that rock the boat!💙🥂
It was a wonderful evening of celebration, magic, food, drink and chatter! Thanks to all who came and cheers to 10 years of stories that rock the boat!💙🥂
June 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Last night we celebrated 10 years of Rock the Boat in the beautiful Phoenix Gardens, a hidden gem in the centre of London!
It was a wonderful evening of celebration, magic, food, drink and chatter! Thanks to all who came and cheers to 10 years of stories that rock the boat!💙🥂
It was a wonderful evening of celebration, magic, food, drink and chatter! Thanks to all who came and cheers to 10 years of stories that rock the boat!💙🥂
Thank you SO much for celebrating with us! 🎉
Huge congratulations to @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social for reaching their 10th birthday! So lovely to be able to celebrate last night at the gorgeous #ThePhoenixGarden - thanks for the invite and the fabulous goodie bag!
June 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Thank you SO much for celebrating with us! 🎉
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So lovely to see Traumaland in the @theguardian.com's round up of the best new children's and teens books!
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/23/childrens-and-teens-roundup-the-best-new-picture-books-and-novels
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/23/childrens-and-teens-roundup-the-best-new-picture-books-and-novels
Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels
A girl with super strength; anarchic doughnuts on a mission to rule the world; boys in the Blitz; an Igbo YA fantasy and more
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May 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
So lovely to see Traumaland in the @theguardian.com's round up of the best new children's and teens books!
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/23/childrens-and-teens-roundup-the-best-new-picture-books-and-novels
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/23/childrens-and-teens-roundup-the-best-new-picture-books-and-novels
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We're delighted to announce that The Bletchley Riddle by
@rutasepetys.bsky.social and Steve Sheinkin has been shortlisted for the @histassoc.bsky.social's Young Quills award 2025!✨✨
Find out more here⬇️ history.org.uk/secondary/ca...
@rutasepetys.bsky.social and Steve Sheinkin has been shortlisted for the @histassoc.bsky.social's Young Quills award 2025!✨✨
Find out more here⬇️ history.org.uk/secondary/ca...
May 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
We're delighted to announce that The Bletchley Riddle by
@rutasepetys.bsky.social and Steve Sheinkin has been shortlisted for the @histassoc.bsky.social's Young Quills award 2025!✨✨
Find out more here⬇️ history.org.uk/secondary/ca...
@rutasepetys.bsky.social and Steve Sheinkin has been shortlisted for the @histassoc.bsky.social's Young Quills award 2025!✨✨
Find out more here⬇️ history.org.uk/secondary/ca...
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Thank you to @chennessybooks.bsky.social for including both Every Borrowed Beat by Erin Stewart and I Am the Cage by Allison Sweet Grant in the @irishtimes.com best young adult fiction for March 💜🤍
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March’s best young adult fiction: deeply satisfying reads
Songs for Ghosts by Clara Kumagai; I Am the Cage by Allison Sweet Grant; Every Borrowed Beat by Erin Stewart; Pieces of Us by Stewart Foster; and Stealing Happy by Brian Conaghan
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March 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Thank you to @chennessybooks.bsky.social for including both Every Borrowed Beat by Erin Stewart and I Am the Cage by Allison Sweet Grant in the @irishtimes.com best young adult fiction for March 💜🤍
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Looking for more middle grade horror? Here’s a brilliantly scary read you won’t want to miss: #Gloam by Jack Mackay. Out 14/08 from @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social, it's full of monsters, hide-behind-the-sofa scary, and I loved it! 🐈 #KidlitUK
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Gloam by Jack Mackay
Cover illustration copyright © Ben Joel Price, 2025 Like a lot of readers, I guess, what I read is a mixture of titles from authors that are already known to me and those whose work I’ve neve…
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March 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Looking for more middle grade horror? Here’s a brilliantly scary read you won’t want to miss: #Gloam by Jack Mackay. Out 14/08 from @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social, it's full of monsters, hide-behind-the-sofa scary, and I loved it! 🐈 #KidlitUK
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Look out for these fantastic Readathon sponsor cards & bookmarks featuring middle-grade sci-fi/fantasy The Last Dragon on Mars from @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social written by NY Time best seller Scott Reintgen
February 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Look out for these fantastic Readathon sponsor cards & bookmarks featuring middle-grade sci-fi/fantasy The Last Dragon on Mars from @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social written by NY Time best seller Scott Reintgen
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Lovely to see The Last Dragon on Mars in @theguardian.com!
'...fuses sci-fi and fantasy in a brilliant first instalment of a series for 9+, with a sympathetic, inspiring hero.'
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/21/childrens-and-teens-roundup-the-best-new-picture-books-and-novels
'...fuses sci-fi and fantasy in a brilliant first instalment of a series for 9+, with a sympathetic, inspiring hero.'
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/21/childrens-and-teens-roundup-the-best-new-picture-books-and-novels
Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels
A boy with his head in the clouds; a Kurdish refugee’s tale; helicopter heists, a dancer’s dreams, a mission to save Mars and more
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February 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Lovely to see The Last Dragon on Mars in @theguardian.com!
'...fuses sci-fi and fantasy in a brilliant first instalment of a series for 9+, with a sympathetic, inspiring hero.'
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/21/childrens-and-teens-roundup-the-best-new-picture-books-and-novels
'...fuses sci-fi and fantasy in a brilliant first instalment of a series for 9+, with a sympathetic, inspiring hero.'
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/21/childrens-and-teens-roundup-the-best-new-picture-books-and-novels
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A Sequence of Cosmic Accidents by S.A. Reyhani
is one of @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social best new children's books in 2025! 🥳
www.nationalbooktokens.com/books-to-read/40-of-the-best-new-childrens-books-in-2025
is one of @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social best new children's books in 2025! 🥳
www.nationalbooktokens.com/books-to-read/40-of-the-best-new-childrens-books-in-2025
40 of the best new children's books in 2025
From bedtime stories and schooltime tales to unbelievable facts and illustrated books for children of all ages, these are some of the most exciting books young readers can discover in bookshops this y...
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January 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A Sequence of Cosmic Accidents by S.A. Reyhani
is one of @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social best new children's books in 2025! 🥳
www.nationalbooktokens.com/books-to-read/40-of-the-best-new-childrens-books-in-2025
is one of @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social best new children's books in 2025! 🥳
www.nationalbooktokens.com/books-to-read/40-of-the-best-new-childrens-books-in-2025
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Oneworld’s Rock the Boat has secured Allison Sweet Grant’s debut YA novel, I Am the Cage 👇 #BookSky www.thebookseller.com/rights/right...
Rock the Boat secures Allison Sweet Grant's debut YA novel
Oneworld’s Rock the Boat has secured Allison Sweet Grant’s debut YA novel, I Am the Cage.
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January 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Oneworld’s Rock the Boat has secured Allison Sweet Grant’s debut YA novel, I Am the Cage 👇 #BookSky www.thebookseller.com/rights/right...
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It's me! In The Times! Talking about teen drinking, my book The Glass Girl, and the pressures girls face.
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Teen drinking: the trouble with girls (and what parents can do)
It’s party season, when middle-class girls are often the biggest drinkers. Rachel Carlyle asks the experts how to handle it
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December 10, 2024 at 3:54 PM
It's me! In The Times! Talking about teen drinking, my book The Glass Girl, and the pressures girls face.
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
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Kathleen Glasgow and her latest book The Glass Girl were featured in this insightful article from The Times this week!
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Parenting | Life & Style
Parenting advice and insights from our experts at The Times and The Sunday Times. Latest tips, trends and inspiration for modern parenting across all ages.
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December 10, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Kathleen Glasgow and her latest book The Glass Girl were featured in this insightful article from The Times this week!
Click the link below to read:
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
Click the link below to read:
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
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Look out for Blue, Barry & Pancakes: Beach Ball Bedlam - a brilliant KS1 graphic novel. Bright colours, a bonkersly fun adventure involving friendship, alien pool parties, cake & listening to others. Thanks @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social 📖 Out now for 5+ #kidslituk
November 24, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Look out for Blue, Barry & Pancakes: Beach Ball Bedlam - a brilliant KS1 graphic novel. Bright colours, a bonkersly fun adventure involving friendship, alien pool parties, cake & listening to others. Thanks @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social 📖 Out now for 5+ #kidslituk