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Our first piece of #BookPost for 2026, and what a start! Thank you to @scholasticuk for sending us @JamesFoxWriter's new book, Boy Vs Reality.
Ethan's family are vloggers, uploading daily videos about their lives to their million subscribers. But what about the real world?
KS3 BOOK AWARD SHORTLIST 2026
⢠The Boy in the Suit - James Fox
⢠Dragonborn - Struan Murray
⢠Gloam - Jack Mackay
⢠Inkbound: Meticulous Jones and the Skull Tattoo - Philippa Leathley
⢠People Like Stars - Patrice Lawrence
ALT James Reckitt Hull Children's Book Award 2026 - KS3 Award shortlist
ALT A photograph of the debut authors shortlisted for the 2025 Branford Boase Award, left to right: Ash Bond, James Fox, Margaret McDonald, Ashley Thorpe, Amie Jordan, Ashley Hickson-Lovence
Happy to share that my second middle grade book #BoyVsReality is publishing in Feb 26 with @scholasticuk!
Most importantly, itās available for preorder at @Waterstones with 25% off!
The #BranfordBoaseAward is proud to celebrate the role of the editor in nurturing new talent. Read our NEW Q&A interviews with this year's shortlisted authors & editors for fascinating insight into the editorial process #writing#Editingbranfordboaseaward.org.uk/shā¦
So so proud of @JamesFoxWriter - if you still havenāt read The Boy in the Suit I beg of you! An unforgettable story that deserves every accolade going š thank you #TheWeekJuniorBookAwards
We are delighted to announce that debut author, @JamesFoxWriter has been shortlisted for the 2025 #BranfordBoaseAward alongside his editor, Lauren Fortune, for the unforgettable childrenās fiction novel The Boy in the Suit. Congratulations James and Lauren!
Huge congratulations to the six talented debut authors on the shortlist for the 2025 #BranfordBoaseAward We are delighted to highlight these refreshingly different voices and stories. ššš
Find out more about the authors and their books:
branfordboaseaward.org.uk/shā¦
ALT Card with photos of the six authors on the shortlist for the 2025 Branford Boase Award: Ash Bond; James Fox; Ashley Hickson-Lovence; Amie Jordan; Margaret McDonald; Ashley Thorpe
ALT Graphic showing the six books on the shortlist for the 2025 Branford Boase Award given annually to author and editor of the year's outstanding debut novel for children. They are
Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm by Ash Bond, edited by Ruth Bennett (Piccadilly Press)
The Boy in the Suit by James Fox, edited by Lauren Fortune (Scholastic)
Wild East by Ashley Hickson-Lovence, edited by Katie Sinfield (Penguin Random House)
All the Hidden Monsters by Amie Jordan, edited by Rachel Leyshon (Chicken House)
Glasgow Boys by Margaret McDonald, edited by Alice Swan, assisted by Ama Badu (Faber)
The Boy to Beat the Gods by Ashley Thorpe, edited by Sarah Stewart (Usborne)
The image also features the logos for ALCS and Walker Books who support the award.
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My book is
The Boy in the suit by @JamesFoxWriter
Publisher @scholasticuk
An unforgettable, moving, funny & uplifting story to break your heart and then mend it.
Happy Reading! šš