Maia and a Little Moore – A Reading, Writing and Parenting Blog

Lost and Found Blog Tour: More of Me by Kathryn Evans

September 30, 2016 Article

* I have been given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review * Publisher: Usbourne Publishing Pages: 336 Release Date: February 1st 2016 Summary: Teva’s life seems normal: school, friends, boyfriend. But at home she hides an impossible secret. Eleven other Tevas. Because once a year, Teva separates into two, leaving a younger

Book Review: Eidolon (Sofi Croft)

September 26, 2016 Article

* I have been given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review * Publisher: Accent Press Pages: 300 Release Date: August 11th 2016 Summary (from Goodreads): Paul is in trouble – moved from a young offenders’ prison to a hospital for the mentally ill because he sees and talks to his dead sister. He

Book Review: Mango and Bambang – The Not-a-Pig (Polly Faber & Clare Vulliamy)

September 24, 2016 Article

* I have been given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review * Publisher: Walker Books Pages: 144 Release Date: October 1st 2015 Summary (from Goodreads): A charming collection of four beautifully illustrated stories about the unlikely friendship between Mango, a little girl, and Bambang, a Malaysian tapir. Mango Allsorts is good at all

YAShot Guest Post: Rachel McIntyre – Where I Work

September 22, 2016 Article

Today on the blog, as part of the #YAShot2016 blog tour, I have Rachel McIntyre talking about where she writes. Welcome Rachel! Finding a place to write used to be as tricky a task as finding time to write. When I started ‘Me and Mr J’, I was writing purely for fun; grabbing spare minutes

Book Review: The Number One Rule for Girls (Rachel McIntyre)

September 20, 2016 Article

* I have been given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review * Publisher: Egmont UK Pages: 309 Release Date: February 25th 2016 Summary (from Goodreads): Daisy knows a thing or two about love and romance. She’s surrounded by it – in fact, there’s no escape! Not only are her parents childhood sweethearts turned

Book Review: I’ll Be Home for Christmas (by lots of awesome YA authors)

September 18, 2016 Article

* I have been given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review * Publisher: Stripes Publishing Pages: 384 Release Date: September 22nd 2016 Summary (from Goodreads): The UK’s top Young Adult authors join together in this collection of new stories and poems on the theme of home. Contributors include: Tom Becker, Holly Bourne, Sita

Book Review: The Deviants (C. J. Skuse)

September 16, 2016 Article

* I have been given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review * Publisher: Mira Ink Pages: 320 Release Date: September 22nd 2016 Summary (from Goodreads): When you set out for revenge, dig two graves Growing up in the sleepy English seaside town of Brynston, the fearless five – Ella, Max, Corey, Fallon and

Book Review: Cell 7 (Kerry Drewery)

September 14, 2016 Article

* I have been given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review * Publisher: Hot Key Books Pages: 400 Release Date: September 22nd 2016 Summary (from Goodreads): Should she live or die? You decide An adored celebrity has been killed. Sixteen-year-old Martha Honeydew was found holding a gun, standing over the body. Now Justice

Weaning: The First Two Weeks

September 12, 2016 Article

Weaning was one of the things I was really excited for and did lots of research in preparation – see my Thinking About Weaning post. So how did our first two weeks go? As per recommendations, we kept the first two weeks as just vegetables, and included a mix of purees and finger foods – mostly finger

Book Review: 2K to 10K – Writing Faster, Writing Better and Writing More of What You Love (Rachel Aaron)

September 8, 2016 Article

Pages: 64 Release Date: October 7th 2012 Summary (from Goodreads): “Have you ever wanted to double your daily word counts? Do you sometimes feel like you’re crawling through your story? Do you want to write more every day without increasing the time you spend writing or sacrificing quality? It’s not impossible, it’s not even that hard. This is