Archive for ‘July, 2010’

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Jul02

Scream Street Meets Astrosaurs

by Tommy on July 2nd, 2010 at 7:59 pm
Posted In: Books, Events, Scream Street

Thanks to Tony and all the staff at Pritchard’s Bookshop in Formby for a wonderful – if incredibly busy – day today! We started with a visit to Linaker Primary School in Southport where I created some creepy chaos with my Vampires vs Werewolves Game Show before signing books for an hour. Then it was […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul06

Readathon

by Tommy on July 6th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Posted In: Events, Scream Street

Thanks to everyone at Walker Books, Readathon and Ysgol Pen Barras in Ruthin for a wonderful event yesterday to help celebrate Walker’s 30th Anniversary!  A special thank you must go to all the staff and pupils who switched from speaking Welsh to English (flawlessly!) to make me feel at home! To learn more about Readathon […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul10

Cherry Picking

by Tommy on July 10th, 2010 at 5:43 pm
Posted In: Books, Personal

Well, bless my bagpipes!  The wonderful Andy Stanton is back with yet another hilarious installment in the Mr Gum series – this time, it’s Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree. In this anarchic adventure, the residents of Lamonic Bibber appear transfixed with the reappearance of the long-missed king of the woodland spirits, Runtus.  Sounds sane […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul13

Holmesdale Technology College 1

by Tommy on July 13th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Posted In: Events, Scream Street

I’ve just spent two wonderful days at Holmesdale Technology College in Kent, taking part in their wonderful Shine Week – five days packed to the brim with activities, authors and amazement! Being a technology college, you would expect to see some high-tech wizardry going on – but I was absolutely stunned at the quality of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul16

Holmesdale Technology College 2

by Tommy on July 16th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
Posted In: Events, Scream Street

Here’s more fantastic filming from my recent visit to Holmesdale Technology College in Kent, starting with a look back at what happened during day 1 of their Shine Week… …and a quick interview with yours truly, videoed between my workshops… More to come soon…

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Jul19

Holmesdale Technology College 3

by Tommy on July 19th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Posted In: Events, Scream Street

Another peek at what happened during my recent visit to Holmesdale Technology College in Kent. Here’s what happened on day 2 of my visit… …and I found time to squeeze in another quick interview.  Watch out for the moment we’re interrupted by the tannoy…

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Jul22

Holmesdale Technology College 4

by Tommy on July 22nd, 2010 at 4:35 pm
Posted In: Events, Scream Street

A final look back at my recent visit to Holmesdale Technology College in Kent.  As you can see, on my second day I was joined by Jimmy Coates author, Joe Craig… It was wonderful to see Joe again – but even better to watch the way he conducted his own interview with the media team.  […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul24

China In My Hands

by Tommy on July 24th, 2010 at 9:22 am
Posted In: Scream Street

Look at these babies… My author copies of the Chinese version of Scream Street popped through my letterbox this morning, and I’m absolutely delighted with them!  They look and feel fantastic and – in a completely unexpected move – the publisher has split book 7, Invasion of the Normals, into two volumes! My plan to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul30

The Quest Nears Its End

by Tommy on July 30th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Posted In: Books, Scream Street

Great news for all Scream Street fans in the US – we’re now less than two weeks away from two new books being released by Candlewick Press! Scream Street 5: Skull of the Skeleton features a visit by The Headless Horseman but, when the head-loose hero’s skull is stolen and used to complete a home-made […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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