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My top 10 posts for readers | allisontait.com

My top 10 posts for readers (2017)

Happy 2018! It’s taking me a little while to wind up this year, but I guess that’s to be expected in the aftermath of Christmas and with the school holidays …

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Writing tips for kids: Creating remarkable characters | allisontait.com

Writing for kids: How to create remarkable characters

When I asked Australian children’s author Tim Harris to write me a post for kids who love to write, there was no question of the topic: remarkable characters. Tim’s latest …

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Cover reveal! The Book Of Answers (Ateban Cipher #2) by A.L. Tait

Cover reveal! Meet The Book Of Answers (Ateban Cipher #2)!

In a very big week for Ateban Cipher news, I’m thrilled to reveal the cover for THE BOOK OF ANSWERS (out in March 2018). Ta da! Isn’t it lovely? I …

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5 ways to make reading fun for kids

5 ways to make reading fun for kids

As part of my semi-regular series that spotlights the author members of the Your Kid’s Next Read Facebook group, I’ve invited Karen Hughes over to visit. Karen is the author of …

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WIN: Signed poster The Book Of Secrets (Ateban Cipher #1)

Look what I got in the post this morning! Hachette Australia has sent me some of the bookshop posters for THE BOOK OF SECRETS (Ateban Cipher #1) and, frankly, they’re …

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The one book I'm buying for a girl this Christmas: recommendations from the Your Kid's Next Read Facebook group

The one book I’m buying a girl this Christmas

Oh dear, did you see the word Christmas in this headline and freak out? I can’t even think about the fact that it’s nine weeks away without breaking into hives. …

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4 picture books about friendship

The Your Kid’s Next Read Facebook group has grown into a wonderful community (nearly 2500 members!) of parents, teachers, librarians, booksellers, bloggers and authors, which means there’s always someone on …

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Teachers' Notes for The Book Of Secrets by A.L. Tait

Teachers’ Notes: The Book Of Secrets

As an author, teachers’ notes are a surprisingly exciting thing. I love seeing what a specialist reader makes of my books and how they tie them to the various aspects …

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Writing for kids: write what you love

Writing For Kids: Write What You Love

When I asked my friend Allison Rushby, author of many novels for children, YA and adults, to come up with a post full of writing tips for kids, I had …

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A.L. Tait reads the first chapter of The Book Of Secrets

Let me read you a story…

Anyone who knows me well, or even listens to my podcast regularly, will know that video and I are not friends. But publishers are persuasive people and so I found …

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The Book Of Secrets (Ateban Cipher #1) is out now for middle-grade readers | A.L. Tait

The Book Of Secrets (Ateban Cipher #1) is out now!

When I was busy writing manuscripts in the middle of the night, dreaming of one day being a published author, I would try to imagine what it would be like …

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Simple Book Week ideas from Australian authors. Australian authors share tips on how to be their characters for Book Week.

Simple Book Week ideas (from Australian authors)

Last year, in the grips of Book Week Fever, I wrote about my love/hate relationship with this most special time of the school calendar. In summary, as an author, I …

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31 books for tween girls with 'nothing to read'

31 books for tween girls with ‘nothing to read’

This month, the Your Kid’s Next Read Facebook group celebrates its first anniversary – as well as its 2000th member! Oh my, but it’s been a big year. We have …

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Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, books to read next

Harry Potter, Percy Jackson… books to read next

Given the response to my recent post about books for tween boys (who don’t like fantasy), it seems that there are a lot of us out there searching for just the …

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The Book Of Secrets (Ateban Cipher #1) by A.L. Tait, out 12 September 2017

COVER REVEAL: The Book Of Secrets (Ateban Cipher #1)

The day is finally here when I can reveal the cover for the first book in my new series! I have to say that from an author’s perspective, this never …

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The Mapmaker Chronicles series is now available in the USA and Canada through Kane Miller. For kids 9-13 years. Read more and buy here.

You can now buy The Mapmaker Chronicles (1-3) in the US and Canada!

Well, it’s happening. The first three books in The Mapmaker Chronicles series are on sale in the USA and Canada, through publisher Kane Miller. You can buy the books via …

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Proof copy of The Book of Secrets (Ateban Cipher #1) by A.L. Tait. Read the blurb. Coming 12 September 2017!

Proof! The Book of Secrets (Ateban Cipher #1) is coming soon!

Look what arrived in the post this morning! This is an honest-to-goodness, bonafide proof copy of The Book Of Secrets, book #1 in my new Ateban Cipher series (and, yes, …

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The Mapmaker Chronicles, out now in the UK!

Today’s the day! The Mapmaker Chronicles now in the UK!

Another exciting day in a month that has already left me fairly breathless! The first three books in The Mapmaker Chronicles series are now available for UK readers, through Little, Brown …

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The Mapmaker Chronicles: adventure series for kids 9+ news

The Mapmaker Chronicles website: an update

With the launch of The Mapmaker Chronicles: Beyond The Edge Of The Map just weeks away (28th March), I’ve been hard at work behind the scenes getting everything ready. One …

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The NSW Premier's Reading Challenge is underway. Watch out for The Mapmaker Chronicles on the booklists | allisontait.com

The NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge 2017 is underway!

The NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge begins this week, celebrating its 15th anniversary, and I’m thrilled that all three (currently published) books in The Mapmaker Chronicles series are once again on …

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