Phil Earle
@philearle
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I'll be your private writer. A writer for money. I'll write what you want me to write. Will also work for Frazzles.
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The TIMES Children’s Book of the Year.
Cannot believe this.
Beyond brilliant. Thank you
@aoconnell
so much.
Phil Earle’s ‘When The Sky Falls’ is The Times’ Childrens Book of The Year
🦍
“A wonderful story of hurt, kindness and what it means to be human in an inhumane world.”
🦍
@philearle
@aoconnell
@TheTimesBooks
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Still sobbing writer just out of shot. Thank you for your kindness xx
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COMPETITION!!! Would you like to win a signed, dedicated golden proof of UNTIL THE ROAD ENDS? Follow and RT to enter. UK only. My independent adjudicator (pictured) will draw a winner on Monday.
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The boy smashed it. A++, A+, A, then B’s and a C.
Up yours covid and dyslexia.
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Thank you for literally the best night of my writing life. Can’t bloody believe it.
Winner of the Book of the Year - Children's Fiction
@PhilEarle
collects his Nibbie for WHEN THE SKY FALLS from
@DavidHarewood
live on stage!
@AndersenPress
#BritishBookawards
#Nibbies
✒️📚🏆
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COMPETITION TIME! To say thank you to teachers & educators for their phenomenal support of
#whentheskyfalls
& to celebrate the launch of a series of 10 videos I’ve recorded for use in schools-
@AndersenPress
and I would like to offer you the following opportunity.
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My friend has passed away and the world is so much shallower & uglier.
He was a beautiful, generous, funny & gentle man. He was brave and loving and he kept me safe every single time I needed him. I wish so much I could speak to him again. I miss my pal.
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Today, I am signing books. Lots of em. More than I’ve done by oooh, 2000 copies. I am very grateful
@AndersenPress
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I’m home. The 4 week WHILE THE STORM RAGES tour is done.
2 awards ceremonies, 3 festivals, 6 virtual events, 8 bookshop signings, 19 school events…and over 10,000 children spoken to. Back to work on Monday…🤣
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This little beauty is going to sit outside on my front wall, full of books. See, I‘ve always wanted my own neighbourhood library.
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So, Holes is 25. There is not a more important novel in my life.
It made me a reader at 26, & a writer (debatable) by 28. So I’m the luckiest writer going to have a foreword included in this new, exclusive edition. I cannot believe my luck. Thank you Mr Sachar &
@KidsBloomsbury
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COMPETITION TIME. I have 2 Ltd edition proof copies of While The Storm Rages to give away. I’ll sign and dedicate ‘em too. Follow & RT to enter, UK only, and I’ll pick 2 winners end of play Monday 31st. Good luck innit.
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My lovely dad was down the paper shop at 7 this morning so he could send me the clipping of When The Sky Falls in
@thetimes
as their kids book of the year. Thank you again
@aoconnell
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I don’t do unboxing. Nope. But you can’t beat a pile of newly-minted finished copies…;)
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UK GIVEAWAY!! 2 copies of When The Sky Falls and ltd edition enamel pins to be won. Follow and RT to have a chance of winning.
Will draw 2 winners end of play Wednesday...good luck!
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Thank you ever so for your kindnesses today about the Carnegie. I shelved books with this flash on for 5 years, so thank you
@AndersenPress
&
@CILIPCKG
for bringing me full circle.
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The Carnegie is our Booker, our BAFTA.
Beyond honoured to be on this list alongside such heroes. Thank you so much librarians.
#Adonisforever
We are delighted to reveal the 2022 Yoto Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal shortlists!
Celebrating the power of friendship and pictures to create empathy and connection, we hope this year’s shortlists will inspire and empower young readers.
#CKG22
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It’s with a surreal joy I tweet this. When The Sky Falls is Book of the Month. Thank you
@Waterstones
for believing in this book. Honoured.
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Morning. Publication day for WHILE THE STORM RAGES. Inspired by the great animal massacre of 1939 - when 750,000 animals were killed in one month. But what if one boy tried to save as many as he could…? Thank you for believing in me
@AndersenPress
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Apologies for the excitable tweet, but proofs are in at
@AndersenPress
Towers…I’m a lucky lad. Thank you lovely publisher x
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When WHEN THE SKY FALLS came out, I wanted to mark it somehow, so commissioned one of my favourite illustrators & humans
@chrismouldink
to capture Joseph & Adonis together. It just arrived.
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Here's an exciting thing I've been working on with the wonderful
@StudioCrook
&
@SavvyJustine
- adapting When The Sky Falls for TV.
Going back to Joseph, Mrs F & Adonis' world & expanding their adventures has been a total thrill.
Television rights to
@philearle
's novel When The Sky Falls (
@AndersenPress
) have been acquired by
@StudioCrook
.
Read here:
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Countdown to June publication has begun.
Gold-foiled limited edition proofs, courtesy of the delicious
@AndersenPress
are underway (thank you).
They even come with a loving quote from my nemesis
@katyabalen
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Today marks a year since we lost our friend, and whilst it is a painful, painful day, we still have his words, his stories. This is how we keep Marcus Sedgwick with us. Please keep reading and talking about him.
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One more time for the road, delighted to show this off, thanks to the skills of Tom Clohosy Cole, the design nous of
@jackdraws
& the generosity of
@AndersenPress
. Out in June. x
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See this person here,
@_DavidStevens
. They’ve been my pal for over 10 years. Am so proud that’s the case. You looked grand last night mucka xx
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I’m speechless.
When The Sky Falls has gone straight in the children’s Bestseller chart at number 6!!!!!
Thank you booksellers all over the country. It’s been amazing meeting so many of you this week.
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We’re home in the hills. Proud to unveil the real recipient. The real wordsmith.
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COMPETITION TIME- To celebrate meeting Claudia, the lovely, generous folk of
@AndersenPress
and me would like to offer the following SPECIAL prize.
Just follow the details below.🔽🔽🔽 good luck!
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Thank you for being so bloody lovely last night. Back to work today. Not sure what tickled Claudia…I hardly wrote a comedy. ;)
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LOVELY TEACHERS & LIBRARIANS.
Am going to be offering a FREE, live virtual event on pm of Wednesday 8th June all about WHEN THE SKY FALLS & WHILE THE STORM RAGES...
Sign up details to come this week, but please spread the word...ta x
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Writing for a long time makes you grateful for every wonderful landmark.
Chuffed to bloody bits that While The Storm Rages sold its 10,000th copy this week on Bookscan. Thank you
@AndersenPress
- you are the absolute business.
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Got a big
#whentheskyfalls
competition coming up this week that is just for TEACHERS…
Hoping you might be pleased with the bounty on offer…;)
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Just finished a novel. Haven't written in two and a half years.
Don't care right now if no-one buys it, though I would...
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Am having a little moment. No-one else is up but my lovely dad just sent me this clipping. Thank you
@aoconnell
for making When The Sky Falls the Times Children’s Book of the Week.
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Hello. I wrote a new teen book about the humiliations of first love for
@BarringtonStoke
. It’s not entirely fictional. Some of it, I’m afraid, happened to me. One of my favourite writers
@holly_bourneYA
said a nice thing about it. It’s out in Jan & I love the cover. Thanks.
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I used to gaze dreamily at the Nibbies on the shelf at Ottakar’s Head Office as a bookseller, so am looking forward to nabbing the winners trophy off JK or Mr W’s table when they pop to the loo. Thank you
@thebookseller
for the mighty honour.
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Thrilled & honoured to be on this list. Thank you so much
@CILIPCKG
. It's so special to be on the list with the mighty Keith Gray. Keith, put simply, is one of the reasons I write & The Climbers is magnificent. Congratulations all.
Congratulations to all of the fantastic authors on the 2022 Yoto Carnegie Medal Longlist! 18 outstanding books transporting young readers to new worlds, on exciting journeys and through stories with messages of hope, humanity and community.
#CKG22
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This will be my 25th book.
And whilst I can't, and won't ever be able to write like my literary heroes (Nick Hornby, David Nicholls), I wanted to try and create something that made me feel like their books do.
So this is it. Northern Soul.
Like Sex Education meets JoJo Rabbit.
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I have no idea what to type here except thank you ever so much Philip.
Phil Earle's 'When the Sky Falls' is a magnificent story. It's in the same class as Janni Howker's 'The Nature of the Beast', which is the highest praise I can give it. It deserves every prize going.
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Coming soon…there will be limited edition proofs, there will be foil and there will be a WW2 adventure…all thanks to
@AndersenPress
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**COMPETITION TIME**
To celebrate us limping to Friday (just me?), let’s give away a signed, dedicated NORTHERN SOUL PROOF. Follow and RT to win. UK only.
Winner picked Sunday night.
Best of British!
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This week I wrote the finest crafted chapter of my life.
It involved a boy mistakenly wiping his bum with nettles instead of a dockleaf.
That’s right. It can mean only one thing.
Carnegie Medal...I’m coming for you...
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Today, I am old. But I have a Lego Fender and Bob, so I am also very happy.
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Writing for
@BarringtonStoke
is and always been, an enormous privilege. They are the finest bunch of committed folk publishing can offer. I really hope Harper Collins acknowledge & respect that. Most importantly, I really hope they look after the staff there.
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Hell of a nomination list, this. Thrilled to be on it. Thank you
@CILIPCKG
This is our Booker. Let’s make some noise.
📣 We are delighted to announce the nominations for the 2022 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals!
Congratulations to all the incredible authors and illustrators in the running for
#CKG22
!
View the full lists here:
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Right then. Book 24, UNTIL THE ROAD ENDS is out. Thank you so much
@AndersenPress
for continuing to let me tell stories. And if you read it, thank you too. I hope it takes you somewhere. xx
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That's nice innit? 9 years in to working with David, Liz et al & never a dull moment. Very proud to be a DFB-er.
"Working with Phil is a joy, and with this addition to his role I know he will help drive exciting times ahead for DFB",
@philearle
is promoted to sales and brand development director at
@DFB_storyhouse
! Find out more here:
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NORTHERN SOUL is released today, my 25th book. I wanted to write something like THE COMMITMENTS, HIGH FIDELITY or ONE DAY, based on my own absolute uselessness with the opposite sex & this is the result. So if you like your soul with a Barnsley accent, this is for you. Much love.
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Congratulations to my pal
@katyabalen
on her double Carnegie win. OCTOBER OCTOBER is magnificent. Huge thanks
@CILIPCKG
for the honour and congratulations
@JL_Horan7
on the best shoes since
@LizPichon
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**COMPETITION TIME** would you like an unabridged audio CD of WHILE THE STORM RAGES c/o
@Bolindaaudio
??
Follow and RT to win.
UK only. I’ll draw a winner on Monday.
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Thank you
@MrEPrimary
& illustrator Levente Szabo. Thrilled to unveil this…coming in June. ;) x
COVER REVEAL&BOOK GIVEAWAY!📚
#WhileTheStormRages
@philearle
Artist: Levente Szabo
@AndersenPress
Delighted to reveal Phil's new novel in which the world's at war but Noah's on a pledge to keep his dog safe.
To win 1 of 3 copies, follow
@MrEPrimary
& RT by 11:59pm on 10/03.
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UK GIVEAWAY!
As it’s World Book Day this week I’m going to give away two copies of WHEN THE SKY FALLS. It’s not out till June so this is a sneakypeek...
Follow and RT to go into the hat. Will draw 2 UK winners next Monday...
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I moan like buggery about being a writer... ’my books never sell’... ‘I never see them in shops’...blah blah blah...but then you have days like this.
I bloody love writing for kids.
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Many thanks to those readaholic, steely-eyed librarians & to
@CarnegieMedals
for this honour. Some belters on ‘ere… (middle grade included!)
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Would you indulge me a short thread? 10 years ago this week, my first novel, Being Billy, was published. I’m proud it’s still in print.
In June, we publish my 20th book, WHEN THE SKY FALLS & here’s the cover, thanks to
@jackdraws
& Levente Szabo
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The only thing I normally cuddle so lovingly is big bags of Frazzles. So thank you
@AndersenPress
for believing in my stories.
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It’s taken a lifetime, but FINALLY, a proper sized bag of Frazzles. Wales, I love you.
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TEACHERS! LIBRARIANS! Here's the link to register for my FREE VIRTUAL SCHOOLS EVENT!!
I'll be talking about both the books below, reading from the new novel, answering questions & explaining why the question 'WHAT IF?' is my best friend...
PLEASE RT!
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COMPETITION TIME- to win a signed, dedicated proof of NORTHERN SOUL, follow and RT. Uk only. I’ll pick a winner out on Thursday. Ta all xx
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I love this bit, when the files arrives and for the first time, it looks like the pages of a book…
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If you’ve bought WHEN THE SKY FALLS this week - THANK YOU!
It’s a NUMBER 4 BESTSELLER in THE UK Kids fiction chart.
I bloody love you booksellers. Thanks you for championing my book.
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Fiona Bruce defends a domestic abuser because it only 'happened once' but Gary Lineker can't speak the truth?
I despise our government so very much.
Come back soon Gary, please.
Gary Lineker to step back from presenting Match of the Day until agreement reached on social media use - BBC statement
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I am honoured to unveil the cover for the new book - DOGS OF THE DEADLANDS by
@anthony_mcgowan
beautifully illustrated (& animated) by
@RobinsonKH
& published by
@Rocktheboatnews
I feel very lucky to have read it already, & can confirm its brilliance.
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Over 300 entries to the teachers competition in 1 HOUR! Me and our Lennie says thanks ever so…
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My 25th book is out on Thursday.
It’s about how NOT to get the girl. It’s about how a Barnsley-accented, kebab-munching, ketchup-stained Otis Redding is NOT a helpful love genie. Some of it happened to me.
It might make you laugh if you give it a whirl.
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It’s been the most brilliant publication month. Thank you booksellers, whether independent or Waterstones. Thank you librarians and reviewers. Thank you if you bought or read When The Sky Falls. June has been the best month of my working life.
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NORTHERN SOUL is The Times Children’s Book of the Week. HUGE thanks to
@TimesLucy
for such a fantastic review. ‘Teenage love with a touch of Tarantino’!!
Chuffed to bloody bits.
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What
@scottishbktrust
&
@BBCScotLearn
have done with
#BBCAuthorsLive
is extraordinary. 99 events, soon to be 100 - an amazing resource for educators and READERS, all stored online.
Very proud to be involved, thank you x
Did you know writing is just like playtime? 🤔
@philearle
discusses the joys of writing and reading in our latest
#BBCAuthorsLive
event - packed with great advice for young writers AND 'reluctant readers' 📚
📺 Watch the full event on BBC iPlayer 👉
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Marcus has a new book out today & I know how proud he was to publish with
@AilsaBathgate
&
@BarringtonStoke
- please keep his novels with us xx
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Proper proper lucky to find a publisher who believes in me. Thank you
@AndersenPress
@sarahkimbo
@roberrrrto
@Paul3lack
and ta to
@thebookseller
too.
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It’s like I ordered the sky especially for launch day - “When The Sky Fell”
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BIG, BIIIIG COMPETITION going live tonight, on the same day finished copies arrived. TEACHERS- I’m not giving away 1 book, oh no…let’s go BIG or go home. 😉
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2 weeks to pub date klaxon.
If you were able to pre-order it, from a tax-paying bookseller, then my god, I would love you forever.
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My mum just called to say she likes the new book, and as she reviews for all the major broadsheets, it’s a bit of a relief.
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Am writing for the mighty
@Barringtonstoke
again. A teen novella about embarrassing, failed teenage relationships, based on my own toe-curlingly inept adolescence. Can a novella be 8,000 pages long?
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Lovely teachers. Free virtual event and BIG competition to win 100 books for your school. 6 schools will win!! If you’re able to spread the word, I’ll love you forever x
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Me & me hat made the
@thebookseller
Ma!
Am chuffed to bloody bits, so thank you
@fionanoblebooks
I couldn't be prouder of this book. Roll on pub day...x
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The book is ‘officially’ released today. Thank you so much for supporting me. It came from a difficult time, but Mrs F sums it up nicely, I think.
Don’t give up.
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Exciting times. WHILE THE STORM RAGES book proofs should be in next week, while it should go live on NetGalley too. Details to follow…huge thanks
@AndersenPress
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Home to a proof of book number 25, of which I am phenomenally proud. It’s a cautionary tale about a single lad and a northern love genie who may or may not be Otis Redding. Sort of Sex Education, or One Day, with a dollop of Jojo Rabbit.
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Thank you ever so much to the BRILLIANT
@AndersenPress
&
@thebookseller
for this wonderful thing. Talk about life goals...
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Although these are 2 books I never thought I'd have to write, it feels good to celebrate the resilience, bravery & imagination of kids whose parents separate. To work with
@ladybirdbooks
on them is an honour. (you can read more below). Cheers all x
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GIVEAWAY! Secondary teachers & librarians. WIN a signed, dedicated copy of NORTHERN SOUL for you or your school. I'll throw in some bookmarks too.
Follow and RT to win. UK only. Will pick winner on Wednesday night.
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