Tommy in grave peril (geddit?!)
Have you ever wanted to appear as a character in a book? Well here’s your chance! Renaissance Learning are running a Quest with each challenge set by a children’s author – and this month, it’s me! All you have to do is imagine that you wake up one day to discover you’ve turned into a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a short, instructional video explaining how to enter this month’s Quest, and win the chance to become a character in a future Scream Street book: Find out more at: http://www.watchthemgrow.co.uk/quest.html Tommy
More brilliant Scream Street fan art from Julia at Marticus Productions:
Well, I’m back from Scotland where I was honoured to take part in this year’s Scotia Travelling Book Festival, arranged by the wonderful people at Scotia Books. I couldn’t have had a better time, with three action-packed school events and getting to spend time in the Scotia Books warehouse, from where some of the best […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was delighted to receive a link to an article on the Publishers Weekly website recently which featured Scream Street as one of the books/series that had gained a strong foothold in the US market since publication. My agent had told me that Candlewick Press – my American publishers – had already reprinted the first […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m delighted to reveal the cover for Scream Street 8: Attack of the Trolls – to be published in April 2010. I think this is one of the best covers of the series so far – and the book itself is packed with action, plot twists and rather smelly troll droppings… Tommy
I’ve just spent two wonderful days running events at the Northern Children’s Book Festival – first in Stockton, and then in Thorntree. Thanks to everyone involved (especially Karen and Michelle) for ensuring I had just a wonderful a time as the kids! Here’s to more fun at NCBF next year… Tommy
I was delighted to discover that Scream Street 7: Invasion of the Normals had made an appearance in The Independent’s 50 Best Winter Reads. The entry read: ‘Tommy Donbavand is fast becoming the master of comedy horror,’ says Joe. ‘In Invasion of the Normals he pulls off the trickiest of genre-bending feats with great dollops […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was privileged and honoured today to visit Unity City Academy in Middlesbrough, where I ran several workshops on reading and writing – and then opened the school’s new library. They had a brass plaque and everything… Thanks to everyone who made the day so special – and to those who worked tirelessly to provide […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Eeee(book) by gum! It’s grand news… The first four Scream Street titles – Fang of the Vampire, Blood of the Witch, Heart of the Mummy and Flesh of the Zombie – are now available to buy as iPhone apps from the iTunes App Store. Each book costs just £3.99, and is instantly available to read […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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