Hello, and thanks for visiting my site! I’m so thrilled to be part of the YAmazing Race with MGnificent Prizes, a blog hop featuring over 50 debut authors, and prize packs that include ARCs, swag, and more! If you haven’t yet been to the Apocalypsies website, please click here to start from the beginning and read…
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Hot off the press! I’m so excited to announce that the Book of Wonders is out TODAY. It’s published by HarperCollins in the US and available in bookshops all around the US. For UK fans, you can get your copy online. Click on the image to the left to read a full description of the…
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Look what came in the post today! A shiny, finished copy of  The Book of Wonders. I’m not ashamed to say that I had a little tear in my eye. It was amazing to finally hold a finished copy in my hands. The end of a journey and the beginning of another one!

To celebrate the launch of The Book of Wonders there will be prizes and giveaways over the next few weeks including my writing advice charm bracelet  over at Mundie Kids, and a signed first edition of The Book of Wonders on Hobbitsies right now.

I’m delighted to say that my blog tour for The Book of Wonders starts today. It kicks off with Tara on Hobbitsies with a review of the novel and the premiere of my new book trailer – Welcome to Desolation Island. Do go over and have a look. Here is where else The Book of…
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I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! 2012 is going to be a momentous year for me with the publication of The Book of Wonders. To celebrate here is a sneak peek or rather a sneak listen of the first chapter read by ME!!! Voice actor I’m not but enjoy! I will…
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  Tagxedo turns words — famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters — into a visually stunning word cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text. This is one for the first chapter of The Book of Wonders.

From Kirkus Reviews BOOK OF WONDERS By Jasmine Richards (Author) Age Range: 8 – 12 Dipping into the deep plot well of Middle Eastern fairy and folk tales, this buoyant debut offers a fresh plot, brisk pacing and engaging characters. Zardi’s 13th birthday celebration is cut short when her sister, Zubeyda, is abducted by the…
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From Publishers Weekly The Book of Wonders Jasmine Richards. Harper, $16.99 (416p) ISBN 978-0-06-201007-0 In her skillful debut novel, Richards, an editor of children’s books in the U.K., keeps the novelties coming. The setting is Arribitha, a land with ancient Middle Eastern overtones; the quest is full of danger and magic; and the combative protagonist,…
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I read The Book of Wonders in manuscript form a little while ago. It is a page turning and gripping adventure that pulls the reader in. The young Scheherazade is a brilliant heroine and the plot is filled with twists and turns right to the very end. I finished it in one sitting and can’t…
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