I recently travelled to Hawaii with our high school boys’ varsity soccer team, where the players participated in an invitational tournament with eleven other schools (two from […]
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School Sports Trips: Memories, New and Old
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Award-Winning Children’s Author David Almond Visits Tokyo
On Wednesday, October 8th, I was fortunate enough to attend a session with English children’s author David Almond at Tsuda College in Tokyo. I’m always interested to […]
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“Playing Favourites” Hits the Shelves!
I’m excited to announce that my fourth novel, Playing Favourites, was published by Lorimer & Co. on September 14th, 2012. You can read more about this brand-new […]
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Reader Mail from Tsukuba International School
Returning home to Japan this week, I was greeted by the most wonderful sight for any writer: letters from readers. The students at Tsukuba International School (which […]
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“Breakaway” Selected By Canadian Children’s Book Centre
Yesterday, I discovered that Breakaway has been selected by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre as one of its Best Books for Kids & Teens for its 2012 […]
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Some Reflections on 2012 Asian Festival of Children’s Content (Singapore)
Another year, another Asian Festival of Children’s Content in Singapore. This year’s conference was particularly impressive, with children’s literature scholar and New York Times literary critic Leonard […]
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Visiting Two Schools in England This Week!
I’ll be at Robin Hood Primary School in Kingston-upon-Thames on Wednesday, June 27th and at Highfield School in Birmingham on Thursday, June 28th. Looking forward to getting […]
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2012 Asian Festival of Children’s Content (Singapore)
I‘m very excited to be attending the 2012 AFCC (Asian Festival of Children’s Content) this year, which runs from Saturday, May 26th to Tuesday, May 29th in […]
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Tsukuba International School
I want to thank the students and staff at Taukuba International School for being so organized, enthusiastic and friendly during my visit to their school on Monday. […]
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Author Visit – Kyoto International School – April 2012
I had a great time visiting Kyoto International School on April 6th, 2012. Great students, all keen on writing, reading and soccer (and dodgeball, hmm…), and a […]