Helena Duggan
@Heldideas
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Author of bestselling A Place Called Perfect and The Light Thieves series. The Light Thieves and the Terrifying Dawn out now. Published by @usborne
Kilkenny, Ireland
Joined January 2010
Why should you preorder Blitzers? If you’re a fan of these books then you’ll love the latest from @alastair_ch @BarringtonStoke 📖
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Where is your perfect place? Mine would be by the beach... @Usborne @Heldideas @klaus1987 @DoodlingDave
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A Place Called Perfect Written by: Helena Duggan @heldideas Illustrations by: Karl James Mountford @klaus1987 and David Shephard @doodlingdave Published by: Usborne Books @UsborneBook Published on:…
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Thanks for having me @TheHardShoulder !
COMING UP ➡️Why are energy costs on the rise? @mu_lynch @PearseDoherty 🚌How does public transport compare abroad? @MarkPaulTimes @philipoconnor 📚Celebrating World Book Day! @Heldideas 🎙️Thursday Interview @stevethewall 📺What to Watch @john_fardy @SBellissimo
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@Heldideas a new french review of Bienvenue à Perfect City, tome 1 : Attention, ici, les murs ont des yeux... on Babelio : "J'ai adoré ce roman à l'intrigue originale: Violet emménage avec ses parents à Perfect City. La famille est accueillie par les fr… https://t.co/ly0sX7CIO6
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Not sure I've ever heard an award acceptance speech that has made me want to go and buy a book as quickly as this one 👏👏👏
The moment Samantha Harvey wins the #BookerPrize2024 for her novel Orbital and dedicates the award to earth and peace. Catch up with the ceremony broadcast live on Front Row with @samiraahmeduk on @bbcsounds now 🎧
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Thanks @WRDmag for Grian, Shelli and Jeffrey’s cover girl/boy omoment - they look great!!! Can’t wait to get my hands on a copy.
The new @WRDmag magazine is out for autumn & winter - love reading this with my chn at home then taking it into school for reading corners. Great YA choices too! This month is my fav issue so far - lots of interviews, activities & books to go on Christmas lists 🤩📚
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Great day @BookvilleKK today with three workshops in @kilkennylibrary Thomastown! What a brilliant week of children’s stories in Kilkenny!
This morning, 2nd class from St. Mary's N.S. ventured into a world of imagination with @heldideas at Thomastown Community Hall and created magical islands 🏝️✨📚 @KKArtsOffice @kilkennylibrary
#BookvilleKilkenny #BookvilleFestival #CreativeKilkenny #CreativeIreland
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This is brilliant news, @KidsBooksIrel! Are you taking note, aspiring children’s writers and illustrators of Ireland?! This is for you….
Raising Voices is BACK! 💥 We are delighted to announce the return of our #RaisingVoices fellowship for 2025. If you are an aspiring writer and/or illustrator who makes work for children and young adults, you can now apply for this fully–funded, career–altering programme.
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The discussion on this thread has thrown up a number of excellent recommendations for teen boy readers, so im including a list of those here. I'm keeping it to recently published books/ongoing series rather than books published 10+ years ago. If you have more, please share them!
Pals, are we ready to have the 'there is nothing out there for teen boy readers' discussion yet? Because the more I hear 'I can't find anything I like' from them during my school visits, the more I grow convinced publishing has forgotten about the post-Middle Grade boys.
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She’s a brilliant writer and please tell her I was also inspired by @jk_rowling books growing up so to think my stories inspired your daughter too is really lovely!
@jk_rowling and @Heldideas you have inspired my 11 year old so much that she comes home from school having written extracts like this. One of her many one page ideas. Thank you ❤️ #reading #aplacecalledperfect #HarryPotter #childhood #literacy
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All of them please!
#class62 have been writing holiday brochures for Perfect and No-Man’s Land- which would you like to visit? @Heldideas @MonksdownSchool @MonksdownReads
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Here are 3 fab recently released books, each the latest in a series. For 6+ I love @SJOHart’s Lola and Larch stories, for 8+ @AlNolan’s Molly & Bram adventures are the perfect mix of fun and history, and for 9+ @Heldideas’s The Light Thieves series rock! #DIKBChallenge24
It's time for DAY 6 #DIKBChallenge24 and today’s prompt is to post an Irish book for children or teens that is part of a series. So many great books to choose from! #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks Created by @rurooie Posted by @sarahwebbishere
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Book your @BookvilleKK workshop now!
🌟✨ Dream Place with @Heldideas! ✨🌟 This event is part of our programme of events for schools - booking open! 📅 Tues 15 Oct 📍 Thomastown Community Hall 📞 thomastown@kilkennylibrary.ie | 056 779 4331 #BookvilleKilkenny #BookvilleFestival #CreativeIreland #CreativeKilkenny
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@Heldideas a new french review of Bienvenue à Perfect City, tome 1 : Attention, ici, les murs ont des yeux... on Babelio : "Le livre est bien mais un peu gâché par le manque de suspens; l'histoire se devine avec un peu d'imagination. Mais une fois que c… https://t.co/76qu4ezS1D
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So let me see @Year6Monksdown1 - No.1 is meeting Edward and George No. 2 is getting fitted with the glasses. No. 3 might be Fists or at least something to do with the Watchers and No.4 possibly has something to do with eye surgery? So how did I fare???
#class62 loved acting out their favourite park of Perfect so far. We are only up to Chapter 5 and they are loving it. I wonder if @Heldideas can tell some of the characters or moments in thee story the children created freeze frames for.
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@Heldideas a new french review of Bienvenue à Perfect City, tome 1 : Attention, ici, les murs ont des yeux... on Babelio : "★ Celui qui fait tomber les masques... enfin les lunettes Bienvenue à Perfect City, une ville où tout est prétendument parfait … https://t.co/w0aHrIehGu
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Thank you so much @PNorfolk_BookRe what a brilliant review - hopefully it’ll help more readers discover the series!
When it comes to saving the world, it’s only kids you can trust! Welcome back to The Terrifying Dawn the third & final thrilling #TheLightThieves eco-adventure from @Heldideas @FrithaL @Usborne
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Hoping to make it to this book launch in Naas on Thursday 26th September. Promises to be a really good read edited by two brilliant writers @NiamhBoyce and @ShaunaGilligan1
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