SPARKS reviewed in the Daily Telegraph and Books for Keeps

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/7890327/Childrens-books-For-young-hearts-review.html

http://www.booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/183/childrens-books/reviews/sparks


That will do nicely thank you!

SPARKS reviewed by Philip Ardagh in The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jun/12/sparks-ally-kennen-children-fiction

SPARKS longlisted for Guardian Children's Fiction Prize

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/may/28/guardian-childrens-fiction-prize

Am off to Hay on Wednesday to talk about the book...
Very very pleased indeed!

HAY UPDATE
Had a great time at HAY on a hot, hot day talking with Julia Eccleshare about SPARKS.

Norton Hill School

Was lovely to meet you all, but shame about those fire alarms. Funnily enough, my new book Quarry, features a school evacuation, (though only the once in a twenty minute period) and this is not due to high jinks of departing six formers, but because of a cockroach infestation, yeuch!
But what of your books? What will happen to Sky the wolf, Bramble the cat and Ned the 84 year old castaway, plagued by giant snails?? What of Mr Bubble and the 'Thing?' What of Dave, the boy who couldn't sleep?
What of Carrie, does she still rot in the compost? What of Jez and Jeremy? What does Ebony, the 18 year old assassin get up to? We were cut off in our prime were we not?
Do post any questions below and I'll reply extra quick. if you want to upload your paragraphs here, I'd love to see them... Ally K.

Quarry cover...

If someone told you to jump over a cliff, why would you do it?

QUARRY... coming soon.....

SPARKS IS OUT OUT OUT!!!

SPARKS official publication date was April the 4th... so should be available from all good book shops, (and hopefully bad ones too) I can't write too much about it now as I am short of time but it's here at last!

Visit to Worle Community School, Somerset

I met two groups, year 7 and year 10 on Friday. Thanks for your company and your fantastic work. Who won the prizes for the best first page of a novel??? I think there may be something about Book Week in the Weston Mercury this week...