Shrine Bell

09/02/2022

A slightly belated Happy New Year but we're back with a 30% discount across the whole Shrine Bell site!
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10/11/2021

Lots of great deals over at the Shrine Bell website! Get buy one get on free/buy two get one free on selected books. There's a book for every child from YA teen drama, middle grade mysteries and child adventure stories. Perfect for parents and grandparent searching for great gifts or teachers looking to add to their classroom library. If you want find out more about some of our great offers click here: https://bit.ly/3bYJFXL

22/09/2021

Authors Matt Dickinson and Ruth Eastham are available for school visits! Their workshops are ideal to give student the chance to learn more about the writing process, if you are interested in booking an event get in touch at [email protected]

Perfect for students of any age Matt Dickinson offers interactive sessions using a mixture of images and videos to teach students about his travels to Everest, Antarctica and K2. Q&A's give students the chance to learn more about his experiences whilst carefully selected research and writing challenges aim to help students develop their skills in an engaging and exciting way.

Best for key stage 2 students through to year 8, Ruth Eastham has designed creative writing workshops using her own beloved novels to help students learn how to develop their own writing skills. Excellent for helping students to explore and understand the creative writing process, Ruth also offers Q&A sessions to help students learn what it is like to be a YA author.

The reading challenges both authors offer are designed to be simple but effective ways to encourage young readers interest in literature and reinforce its place in the National Curriculum.

08/10/2020

The wonderful illustrator of Fantastic Female Adventurers, Chellie Carroll Illustration, is taking part in a Zoom event thanks to Books On The Hill this evening. Tickets available via https://www.books-on-the-hill.co.uk/events-1

17/06/2020

We've just found out some exciting news! Lily Dyu's Fantastic Female Adventurers has been shortlisted for the Rubery Book Awards! See the full shortlist below and if you haven't read the book yet, click here: https://www.shrinebell.com/products/fantastic-female-adventurers

​​Medical and Ethical Dilemmas for the Curious and Concerned - Jacob Appel The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit - Eleanor Fitzsimmons. Children of a Far Away War - Wendy Gruner Take It...

02/06/2020

Are you looking for a bit of insight to the mind of an author? The fantastic Sarah Mussi joined us on the podcast earlier this year. Catch here interview via the link below and find out all about her influences, her love of Snowdonia, and her greatest adventures.

Episode 10 of the Inspiring Adventure podcast, this week Rae is joined by the award winning YA author Sarah Mussi.Sarah grew up in the Cotswolds and spent fifteen years in West Africa, so she’s no stranger to adventure and exploration. She writes ...

28/05/2020

Bestselling author, Matt Dickinson, gives us a very special update on his writing with a sneak peak of the cover for the latest installment in the Popcorn-Eating Squirrels series! Buy the first in the series here: https://bit.ly/2TMKz14

26/05/2020

Love hearing adventure stories from around the world? In John D. Burns' latest podcast he interviews YA author and Everest climber Matt Dickinson about writing fiction for young people, the hardships affecting a lecturing author during lockdown, inspiring young people to take to the mountains and the highs and lows of mountaineering including the challenges of overcrowding but also the ways in which climbing brings cultures together.

Matt Dickinson Matt Dickinson is an award-winning writer and film maker with a passion for climbing and adventure. During his film making career he has worked as a director/cameraman for National G…

28/04/2020

Bestselling children's author, Matt Dickinson, gives us a little insight to what he's been up to whilst in lockdown ... *spoiler alert* there might be some squirrels on the horizon!

02/04/2020

'I was impressed with how well Mussi wove the modern setting and the age old fantasy elements together'.

Thanks Jess, we're in love with The Snowdonia Chronicles too! Sarah Mussi Author

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29/03/2020

It's time for Chapter Three!

Welcome to Episode 3 of the brand new Shrine Bell Story Time podcast!Everyday Rae will be reading a new chapter of the “poptastic” Popcorn-Eating Squirrels of the World Unite by Matt Dickinson. The special episodes will be available on the Inspiri...