Do you want to read a fast-paced, clever, surprising series with some of the best alt future world building you're likely to see? Read Electric Life and Electric Life Surge by @racheldelahaye.bsky.social. Come on @netflix.com - these books need to be filmed.

Today's review...'Electric Life: Surge' @racheldelahaye.bsky.social @troikabooks.bsky.social Every bit as good as 'Electric Life', this is a sequel not to be missed! www.throughthebookshelf.com/reviews/electric-life-surge

Go to our blog and read about Rachel's inspiration behind the sequel to Electric Life, #ElectricLifeSurge. As you would expect, it's a melting storypot of issues such as technology, politics and community. With an electric conclusion. 😃 @racheldelahaye.bsky.social www.troikabooks.com/blog/its-her...

Lovely book post today. Jakub’s Otter was published on 31st October last year, so it’s wonderful to receive copies this October from a Turkish publisher! If you know of a Turkish child living in the UK, who might like a copy, let me know. First come, first served. @troikabooks.bsky.social

It's here and available to order! #ElectricLifeSurge is the sequel to the award-winning #ElectricLife by @racheldelahaye.bsky.social. What happens to Alara next? Does she feel at home in Under, or are the walls closing in? Sacrifices, dreams and fears, and, as always, a current of hope.

Excellent news! #JakubsOtter by @coralrumble.bsky.social has been included in the BookTrust's 'Great Books Guide 2025-26: for 8 to 9-year-olds' "A heartwarming read, not just for animal lovers, and a story that would promote empathy." @booktrust.org.uk

Aparently today is #WorldAnimalDay so here's a poem about disappearing habitats from If I Were Other Than Myself @troikabooks.bsky.social

Its #NationalPoetryDay! Head to our website, and see what incredible poets and publications we have. Poetry is one of the foundations of Troika. Come in a explore our catalogue! #childrenspoetry #poetryforchildren #poetry #poetrylovers www.troikabooks.com

A really fun #poetry book #ChickenintheKitchen @nealzetterpoet.bsky.social @troikabooks.bsky.social is #RedReadingHub’s book of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dsJ

Oh my, thank you @uklitassociation.bsky.social ! So many of my favourite authors are here - what an honour to be longlisted alongside them. AND what joy to see Troika buddy, Sarah Zimman in the mix!

We are delighted that two Troika books have made it to the @uklitassociation.bsky.social awards longlist. Congratulations to @coralrumble.bsky.social and @bardymum.bsky.social for #JakubsOtter and #WhyDidMyBrainMakeMeSayIt - brilliant publications, and well deserved. 🥂

So many highlights from today’s library visits. At one library, kids painted pebbles afterwards - if you’ve read Jakub’s Otter, you’ll know how appropriate that is. This pebble, of the Italian national park where the story takes place, was painted by an 11yr old girl. Stunning.

The Young Quills competition by @histassoc.bsky.social features in the new HA News magazine, including a young reader's review of the Highly Commended #Cobalt by Sue Klauber ! Brilliant!

Just had a message from a mum who read Jakub’s Otter with her daughter, when they were on holiday in Italy! How perfect - what a great mum to think about packing it! Her daughter wants to write poems now, just like Marta in the book. @troikabooks.bsky.social

Britain declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939. What followed were years of horror and loss, but also resilience and bravery. #Zinc and #Cobalt are upper middlegrade/teen accounts of one family's bold acts of resistance, told by @sue_klauber. #schoollibrary #historicalbooks

Interview! Learn all about my new/13th poetry book here www.troikabooks.com/blog/a-chick... #poem #poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social

Got your copy yet? 🐓🐓🐓 #poem #poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social

First editorial meeting about the new book this afternoon. Very excited. 😁 @troikabooks.bsky.social

OUT TODAY! 🐔#ChickenInTheKitchen has landed...and it's taken off, proving that you can do an unboxing and discover both to be true. Bad luck, Schrödinger. Catch the best clucky poems of @nealzetterpoet.bsky.social #poetryforchildren #poetry Read our blog for more! www.troikabooks.com/blog/a-chick...

Early reviews - positive! ‘It’s clucking great’ - Times Eggducation Supplement ‘Wonderful book - chick it out’ - The Hendipendent Out 1 Sept #poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #poetrylovers #TeacherSky#[email protected] #kidlit #teachers @troikabooks.bsky.social

It's #NationalPotatoDay and we couldn't let that go by without saying that potato is a unlikely but very real hero in #ElectricLife by @racheldelahaye.bsky.social - if you know, you know. If you don't know, maybe you should find out...

Thanks for including Little light, @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recomme...

Bayılacaksınız! #ilksatircocuk - a treat in store for young Turkish readers!

#authors - we all start somewhere! 1st (c1980) + latest (Sept 2025) books: #poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social

Jean Sylvester is a complex teenager, with well-realised issues about family, friends and love-life. Her discovery that infinite parallel universes exist which had me completely gripped. Who would she have been if she'd made different decisions? And how would her relationships be different? ... 1/2

It's #NationalFamilyHistory month so what better time to pick up a copy of one of #sueklauber's exciting teen novels #Zinc and #Cobalt, based on her family's story of code-breaking, bravery and resistance in #WW2.

It's #InternationalFriendshipDay so what better way of celebrating friendship and understanding between people and peoples than reading a copy of #JakubsOtter by @coralrumble.bsky.social - winner of the @sparkbookaward.bsky.social 🏆🧡

It's #NationalMarineWeek so what better time to pick up a copy of the acclaimed children's book #DayOfTheWhale by @racheldelahaye.bsky.social which is a love letter to nature and a plea to conserve our oceans, wrapped up in an island thriller!

On #WorldBrainDay is this the perfect book to read? Find out about its author, Sarah Ziman, and read some of her work plus my review of her book here - brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/01/gues... @bardymum.bsky.social @troikabooks.bsky.social

We're bang in the middle of #DisabilityPrideMonth so what better time to pick up a copy of the highly acclaimed children's poetry collection, #AndIclimbedAndIClimbed by Stephen Lightbown. Tender, funny, brilliant in every way.

Sold my first 20 copies of my next book, out Sept 1 from @troikabooks.bsky.social #poem #poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit

Back and front cover reveal - book 13, out 1 Sept from @troikabooks.bsky.social #poem #poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social

Congratulations to #sueklauber for her Highly Commended certificate from the #historicalassociation #YoungQuills competion, for #Cobalt - a teen story based on family history exploring the resistance in #WW2

Preview #poem from my new/13th book, 'Chicken in the Kitchen' - out 1 Sept from @troikabooks.bsky.social #poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit

We're still celebrating #JakubsOtter @coralrumble.bsky.social winning the brilliant @sparkbookaward.bsky.social award so head over to our site to read more about it. www.troikabooks.com/blog/coral-r...

The winner of the 9+ Category, also won our Poetry Category two years ago! Congratulations @coralrumble.bsky.social for 'Jakub's Otter' published by @troikabooks.bsky.social ✨📚🏆

Yes! Such brilliant news. Congratulations @coralrumble.bsky.social 🎈🎉🎈

It's publication day for Star! by @MichaelamorganM - which looks at the incredible journey of #NadiaNadim. We're giving away three copies to schools, so put a cheer in the comments and we'll pick on July 1st! Pls RT! #giveaway #win #football #education #schoollibrary #sportsteam

London primary schools: I’m offering five fee-free September visits as part of the launch of my 13th poetry book. Email me now via my website or [email protected] #LibrarySky #EduSky #schools #BookSky #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social

It's 1 week until we release Star! by @michaelamorgan.bsky.social - the story of the amazing footballer-doctor-refugee #NadiaNadim. If your #schoolfootball team would like to send in a keepy-uppy video to help promote, we'll send you a free copy for your library! Just DM! Pls RT! #schoolsports

Oh, this is brilliant. Thank you to all the pupils who participated, and if any international schools want me to come and visit - to talk about dystopia, technology, futuristic writing and storytelling in general - please get in touch. I would love to travel! #ElectricLife @troikabooks.bsky.social

Oh, amazing news! #ElectricLife won the middle school category in the Iris Awards - voted for by 35 international schools across 12 countries. 🥳🥳🥳 @racheldelahaye.bsky.social

Read all about Star! A book looking at the journey of footballer, doctor, ambassador (and so much more) #NadiaNadim by @michaelamorgan.bsky.social on our blog. Out in June! www.troikabooks.com/blog/michael...

Hey, I just visited Goodreads and didn't end up slamming my head on a tear-stained keyboard. Thank you 2025. Keep it up. #ElectricLife @troikabooks.bsky.social

Congratulations to Sue Klauber. #Cobalt has been shortlisted for the Young Quills #historicalfiction prize by @histassoc.bsky.social. This is fantastic news!

This giveaway ends at the weekend. Get a copy of #ElectricLife in time for the thrilling sequel #ElectricLifeSurge by @RachelDelahaye! Reply to the original post below.

We're not going to keep quiet over this... Read all about it on the Troika blog! www.troikabooks.com/blog/sarah-z...

Shortlisted for #LLYF25 and #WBOTY25 - Wales Book of the Year 2025! Congratulations, Sarah Ziman and #WhyDidMyBrainMakeMeSayIt - such a brilliant, playful collection of poetry. #poetryforchildren #childrenspoetry @nation.cymru

Delighted to be May's #AuthorintheSpotlight for @openuni-rfp.bsky.social - see ow.ly/xULC50VPmxU #poem #poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #PoetrySky #WritingCommunity #[email protected] #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social

One month today, STAR! is born. We're so excited to be publishing the inspiring story of #NadiaNadim - doctor, footballer, refugee, ambassador + more! - by @michaelamorgan.bsky.social. We'll be asking school football teams to help us get the word out so DM if you'd like to get involved! ⚽️ Preorder