Lesley Parr
@lesleyparr.bsky.social
Author: Bloomsbury Children's, Barrington Stoke
Rep: Sam Copeland at RCW
Made of Port Talbot steel
Chopsy
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Rep: Sam Copeland at RCW
Made of Port Talbot steel
Chopsy
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Which one is more English?
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Which one is more English?
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November 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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"Read now" say @booktrust.org.uk. Please do. I have a rather large and imperious cat to feed.
#kidlituk #catsofbluesky
#kidlituk #catsofbluesky
November 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
"Read now" say @booktrust.org.uk. Please do. I have a rather large and imperious cat to feed.
#kidlituk #catsofbluesky
#kidlituk #catsofbluesky
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I was told that being able to decorate for the holidays to this extent is very rare in prison libraries. More than one patron said that little things like this help bring a sense of normalcy to their lives and help them enjoy this time of year more. 📚📜
October 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I was told that being able to decorate for the holidays to this extent is very rare in prison libraries. More than one patron said that little things like this help bring a sense of normalcy to their lives and help them enjoy this time of year more. 📚📜
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We'll be in Glasgow on Saturday for the #DyslexiaScotland Education Conference - come and say hello! #DyslexiaConf
October 29, 2025 at 10:46 AM
We'll be in Glasgow on Saturday for the #DyslexiaScotland Education Conference - come and say hello! #DyslexiaConf
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"One of the most chilling tales recently published ... Unnerving and captivating, it's horror at its best"
Thank you @checkemoutbooks.bsky.social for reviewing #TheLastDayOfOctober by #PhilHickes on our #Halloween blog tour!
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Thank you @checkemoutbooks.bsky.social for reviewing #TheLastDayOfOctober by #PhilHickes on our #Halloween blog tour!
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The Last Day of October – Phil Hickes
Welcome to my stop on The Last Day of October blog tour! As the end of October approaches, today you’ll find my thoughts on one of Phil’s creepiest stories yet… Seeking creepy thrills instead of ca…
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October 28, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"One of the most chilling tales recently published ... Unnerving and captivating, it's horror at its best"
Thank you @checkemoutbooks.bsky.social for reviewing #TheLastDayOfOctober by #PhilHickes on our #Halloween blog tour!
checkemoutbooks.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/t...
Thank you @checkemoutbooks.bsky.social for reviewing #TheLastDayOfOctober by #PhilHickes on our #Halloween blog tour!
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"Hickes expertly ratchets up the tension page by page ... A brilliant read for any readers aged 10+ who don’t scare easily!"
Thank you @booksuperhero2.bsky.social for starting off our Halloween blog tour with this fabulous review of #TheLastDayOfOctober! 🎃
Thank you @booksuperhero2.bsky.social for starting off our Halloween blog tour with this fabulous review of #TheLastDayOfOctober! 🎃
I’m starting off the blog tour from #TheLastDayOfOctober by @Hickesy A gripping read with one of the creepiest endings I’ve read in a long time! Cover by @Oriol__Vidal, published by @barringtonstoke.bsky.social Perfect for #Halloween 🎃 librarygirlandbookboy.com/2025/10/27/b...
Blog tour: ‘The Last Day of October,’ by Phil Hickes, illustrated by Oriol Vidal.
Let me introduce you to something truly terrifying… “If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a nasty surprise … Seeking creepy thrills instead of candy, Cody and his friends set out on Hal…
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October 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
"Hickes expertly ratchets up the tension page by page ... A brilliant read for any readers aged 10+ who don’t scare easily!"
Thank you @booksuperhero2.bsky.social for starting off our Halloween blog tour with this fabulous review of #TheLastDayOfOctober! 🎃
Thank you @booksuperhero2.bsky.social for starting off our Halloween blog tour with this fabulous review of #TheLastDayOfOctober! 🎃
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Gripping new dystopian thriller #NewYouForEver by @stevecolewriter.bsky.social is @thebookseller.com's Children's Book of the Month for January! Congratulations Steve ⚡️
October 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Gripping new dystopian thriller #NewYouForEver by @stevecolewriter.bsky.social is @thebookseller.com's Children's Book of the Month for January! Congratulations Steve ⚡️
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We’re now in the half of a year where my car’s clock is correct.
October 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM
We’re now in the half of a year where my car’s clock is correct.
I'm a few chapters into this. It's very good.
@lucasjmaxwell.bsky.social @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social
@lucasjmaxwell.bsky.social @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I'm a few chapters into this. It's very good.
@lucasjmaxwell.bsky.social @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social
@lucasjmaxwell.bsky.social @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social
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Adil Ray, "Prince Andrew has given £12 million of his mum's money to someone he has never met before"
"Has renounced all his titles for something he didn't do"
"With the same person he's never met before"
"At the house of someone he was only friends with"
"To be polite"
#HIGNFY
"Has renounced all his titles for something he didn't do"
"With the same person he's never met before"
"At the house of someone he was only friends with"
"To be polite"
#HIGNFY
October 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Adil Ray, "Prince Andrew has given £12 million of his mum's money to someone he has never met before"
"Has renounced all his titles for something he didn't do"
"With the same person he's never met before"
"At the house of someone he was only friends with"
"To be polite"
#HIGNFY
"Has renounced all his titles for something he didn't do"
"With the same person he's never met before"
"At the house of someone he was only friends with"
"To be polite"
#HIGNFY
Oops wrong tag. Thank you @booktrust.org.uk!
I found out that Fallout's first print run for @booktrust has done well so they've commissioned another. Tidy, mun.
October 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Oops wrong tag. Thank you @booktrust.org.uk!
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It's time to board your longships and embark on another fantastic time-slip adventure from @karenmccombie.bsky.social! Alfie and Kat’s school trip takes an unexpected turn when they’re whisked back to a Viking village. Will they ever be able to find their way back home? Out January 2026 🌊
October 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
It's time to board your longships and embark on another fantastic time-slip adventure from @karenmccombie.bsky.social! Alfie and Kat’s school trip takes an unexpected turn when they’re whisked back to a Viking village. Will they ever be able to find their way back home? Out January 2026 🌊
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness :)
October 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness :)
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Looking to write more horror in 2026? Then the six weeks of NEW FEARS could be just the thing for you, with guest workshops, feedback, 1-2-1s and more available! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-fears-... #horror #horrorwriting #horrorwriters #course #courses #workshop #workshops
October 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Looking to write more horror in 2026? Then the six weeks of NEW FEARS could be just the thing for you, with guest workshops, feedback, 1-2-1s and more available! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-fears-... #horror #horrorwriting #horrorwriters #course #courses #workshop #workshops
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Do you like scary movies? With animals in? Have resurrected some prints. Signed, A3 and available from Fiveways Arts and Crafts, Brighton. Online here:
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October 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Do you like scary movies? With animals in? Have resurrected some prints. Signed, A3 and available from Fiveways Arts and Crafts, Brighton. Online here:
fivewaysartsandcrafts.com/search?q=nad...
fivewaysartsandcrafts.com/search?q=nad...
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Unsolicited writing advice: no. 8075: There is no such thing as serious writing. There are only writers who take their work seriously, and those who don’t. Tragedy is no more “serious” than comedy. Children’s writing is no less “serious” than writing for adults. Good writing is wherever you find it.
October 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Unsolicited writing advice: no. 8075: There is no such thing as serious writing. There are only writers who take their work seriously, and those who don’t. Tragedy is no more “serious” than comedy. Children’s writing is no less “serious” than writing for adults. Good writing is wherever you find it.
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90% of children who are neither Disadvantaged or SEN *already* reach expected standard, compared to only 2/3 of Disadvantaged and less than half of SEN.
Maybe they should have a 'laser focus' on the causes of those issues instead of announcing meaningless targets?
Maybe they should have a 'laser focus' on the causes of those issues instead of announcing meaningless targets?
October 17, 2025 at 7:08 AM
90% of children who are neither Disadvantaged or SEN *already* reach expected standard, compared to only 2/3 of Disadvantaged and less than half of SEN.
Maybe they should have a 'laser focus' on the causes of those issues instead of announcing meaningless targets?
Maybe they should have a 'laser focus' on the causes of those issues instead of announcing meaningless targets?
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…so is reading vital, absolutely agree that it is…is more testing in KS3 and false targets for phonics the way to get there, no it’s nonsense.
October 17, 2025 at 5:26 AM
…so is reading vital, absolutely agree that it is…is more testing in KS3 and false targets for phonics the way to get there, no it’s nonsense.
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So much to say about the 90% phonics target. Most of it is about the ridiculousness of it.
We have been 90% and 92% the last two years before that with a very SEND heavy year 1 we were 70%, before that we were 84%. Nothing to do with teaching and everything to do with cohort…
We have been 90% and 92% the last two years before that with a very SEND heavy year 1 we were 70%, before that we were 84%. Nothing to do with teaching and everything to do with cohort…
October 17, 2025 at 5:26 AM
So much to say about the 90% phonics target. Most of it is about the ridiculousness of it.
We have been 90% and 92% the last two years before that with a very SEND heavy year 1 we were 70%, before that we were 84%. Nothing to do with teaching and everything to do with cohort…
We have been 90% and 92% the last two years before that with a very SEND heavy year 1 we were 70%, before that we were 84%. Nothing to do with teaching and everything to do with cohort…
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It’s all about them.
The twisted logic of that family in believing that dropping a few archaic titles is somehow a ’logical’ step just demonstrates how dysfunctional and removed from all semblance of normal existence they are.
The twisted logic of that family in believing that dropping a few archaic titles is somehow a ’logical’ step just demonstrates how dysfunctional and removed from all semblance of normal existence they are.
October 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It’s all about them.
The twisted logic of that family in believing that dropping a few archaic titles is somehow a ’logical’ step just demonstrates how dysfunctional and removed from all semblance of normal existence they are.
The twisted logic of that family in believing that dropping a few archaic titles is somehow a ’logical’ step just demonstrates how dysfunctional and removed from all semblance of normal existence they are.
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"I have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and the country first."
What absolute horse shit.
What absolute horse shit.
October 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"I have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and the country first."
What absolute horse shit.
What absolute horse shit.