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Hi
I’ve just finished reading you don’t know me and it was AMAZING I am looking forward to reading your other books. Can you please write a sequel to you don’t know me. I think people will love it
Like me cause I whant to know more about them.
Love noor xoxo
I’ll bear that in mind, Noor – thank you! I kind of know what the girls do next, so I don’t think it would be too hard to write … xxx
Hi,dear Sophia
Just reading your book threads made me a great fan of yours. And now I completed the whole trio. xxx
It would be sooo great to read your next book. π
Until then, I could just wish that you could again come to India
With love from the whole of Indian Sophia Bennett fans
Iqra Fatima
Thank you! I would so love to be able to come to India and visit all the places I described in Beads Boys & Bangles. I hope I get to fulfil that dream one day and meet you all. xxx
hello when is your next book coming out? are you writing anything? i just finished reading ‘The Look’ and ‘You dont know me’ and i honestly cant wait to read the following book! they are fantastic and i love them!!!! i love you!!!
Hi Bea. My next book will be called The Castle and it’s coming out next summer. I think I’ve finished it, but we’ll have to see if my editor agrees! However, it’s got a great cover and I can’t wait to show people. I’m glad you loved the last two. There’s also the Threads series, if you want to read other books of mine in the meantime. xxx
Dear Mrs. Bennett,
I somehow accidentially stumbled across your books in a german library because I had nothing else to read. I’m usually not this interested in fashion, but i absolutely loved your books!!! I think I’m more the Edie kind of person π and they inspired me to take action against inequity on this world. I haven’t decided what to do yet but thanks for your tips on how to get involved in the german version of the third book. I really think you have a great way of matching (not sure if this is the right word) the dream world with reality.
Love from Germany
Annika
Hi Annika. Thank you! I think I’m an Edie kind of person too. I love using the Threads books as a way of telling people how they can get involved. It can be so hard to learn about the terrible things that happen in the world, and the way I deal with it is to know that I can make a difference, however small, and to do it where I can. Also, I love writing about the good things, too. Hearing from readers like you is what makes it all worthwhile. sophia x
Hi
A couple of weeks ago you came to my school (JAGS) to talk about writing and sighn books,
I bought you don’t know me and I just wanted to say it is AMAZING I love it !
Also your books have inspired me to try writing a new story of my own, do you think it’s better to plan or just start straight away ?
Thank you
Imi
Hi Imi. That was a great day! I really enjoyed it too. I’m so glad you’re inspired to write. Personally I like to plan, so I know the story will always be interesting. I don’t always stick to the plan, though. You can be planning away, but also experimenting with writing in your character’s voice. How would she describe a scene? What makes her point of view interesting? Then put the plan and the voice together and voila- story. That makes it sound easy and it isn’t of course. But it’s still fun. Good luck! S xx
hi sophia π
cheers for the comment π
lots of love lucy x π
hi sophia x
i have some great newss and i have joined the house councial and they picked me to go on the school parlement and lookin after the school guinna pigs too! π
love charlotte xx π ps cant wait too see you x π
Congratulations, Charlotte. Well done! Have fun with the guinea pigs. s π
hey sophia x
dana has just posted a coment if u no and i just done the same in the library eating lunch with dana , aman , charlotte and shannon i have some news im in the school councial
lucy xxx π
Congratulations! π
as we are back in the library again we were all wondering if you get to choose your own book sighning path and if you do could you possibly come here…
lots 0f <3
dana π xxxxxx
Hi Dana. Thanks very much for the invitation. I’m afraid it may have to wait until the next book comes out before I travel up again, but you can always see if your English teacher or librarian would like to invite me. If so, I’ll do it if I can … s
hey sophia i havnt spoken to you in a while but i was wondering when your next book will be coming out and in which shops too , ive made an improvement on the story and post it when i get home as i am currently at the national academy at lunch in the library. i have at least 2 whole chapters at the mo. also lucy with me and would like to know what book sighning you will be going to next
lots of luv- danaxxxxx
Hi Dana. My next book won’t be out until next summer (probably August), as I’m still finishing it off! It will be called The Castle, probably, and I’m expecting to see the draft version of the cover soon, which is exciting. I’m speaking and signing at various schools over the next couple of months, but not doing any public signings, unfortunately. I hope I get to come back round your way sometime soon. s π
hi sophia i really love your books and ever scince i seen you at retford oaks i still read the book the look
love lucy xx <3 π π π π π π π π π π can ' wait to see you soon
Thanks, Lucy. π
Hi Sophia, thank you for that. I was just wondering if I should read or not because I am only 12 and I am a very good reader. π
I should think it would be absolutely fine! x
How old do you think you don’t know me is recommended for? Just wondering. Is it for 15 & up or lower / higher?
Hi Leilani. That’s an interesting question. I think it depends on your reading age. It’s generally recommended for age 12 and upwards. I tend to write for the younger end of the YA market, although many people at the older end seem to enjoy the books too. sophia xxx
Yes I all read them in german and now theyΒ΄re decorating my shelf.
theyΒ΄re soo wonderful.
xxoo catie
Hi Sophia,
I have a question: Do you read your fanpost by yourself? π
Hi June. Yes I do! sophia xxx
Hi, is there a movie for ‘the look’ because i really liked that book it was great!
Thank you! But sadly no. Not so far, anyway. x
Hello Sophia (:
My name is Nina and I come from Slovenia, small country in Europe. I want dowland your book but I don’t find it. Can you help me? Because I don’t won’t read in Slovenian I won read in English.
Thanks you (:
Nina <3
P.s: your daugters can be happy ;D
Hi Nina. I presume you mean my first book, Threads? It is available on Kindle via the UK – although I’m not sure if it is the UK or US version that you would get. Otherwise, you could order any of my books in print via The Book Depository, who ship worldwide. Good luck! xxx
Hi Sophia,
I really like the covers of the Threads books in Germany did you choose them or who did?
Love Catie:)
Hi Catie
I agree – the German covers of Threads are wonderful. They’re among my favourites. I didn’t choose them, though – my lovely German publisher Anja did. She did a great job, didn’t she? xxx
Hello Sophia,
On your UK tour, you said that you did not get much say in the choice of your book covers. Was that true with ‘The Look’ as well? Because I love the cover and suspect there are hints of your personality in it, too.
Also, is it just me that imagines the girl on the cover to be Ted doing her ‘warrior stare’ for the cameras?
Love,
Zahra xx
Hi Zahra
Interesting question! I was actually quite involved with the cover of The Look and I really like it. The only thing is that the model looks much older than just-sixteen year-old Ted. But yes, I do think of that as Ted’s ‘warrior stare’.
sophia xxx
hi sophia π
i love your new book
how long did it take for you to write it
all the best emily
Thank you, Emily! You Don’t Know Me took about six months to write, but it took another two or three months to get the ending the way I wanted it. Luckily, I’m very happy with it now!
sophia xxx
hello sophia im in forming tat i read the look 3 times now and i enjoyed it π
by lucy π π
Hi Emily. I have many, many favourite books. One of them is Murder Must Advertise, by Dorothy L Sayers. Lord Peter Wimsey takes a job in an advertising agency in London to try and discover who killed one of the copywriters there. In the process, he creates a very successful advertising campaign and plays a brilliant game of cricket. Because that’s the type of detective he is. It’s a brilliant plot and I love detective stories. xxx
hi sophia !!
what is ur favourite book called and what happens π
all the love emily π
ok thnks im glad you replyed x sophia
all the best lucy π xx
Hi Dana
Yes, I’m on Facebook. If you look for ‘Sophia Bennett Author’ you should find me there. And thanks so much for sharing your poem with me. xxx
Hey Sophia. I am from Serbia. I really like your books from Threads series, ‘Threads’ and ‘Beads, boys and bangles’. These books are so cool, I really like to read them. Good job! π
I just wanted to ask when will other books come out in Serbia? (sorry for my English). xxx
Hi Sanya. I’m so glad you like them! I’m afraid I don’t know when the other books will be out in Serbia, though. You’ll have to contact the publishers and find out what their plans are. x
Busy writing, Lucy! I’ll see what I can do … And yes, I was very pleased with the way You Don’t Know Me was laid out, although I have to admit that was all down to my publishers – Chicken House – not me. xxx
hey sophia x
hi i really enjoyed the book sighning i really enjoyed the book i hope we can meet again.
all the love emily x
I’m so glad, Emily! Me too. xxx
hey sopia !xx
bring more books out plzz i love the way u lay them out it is very very gorgeous and i loved it x
all the best lucy x
hey sophia x
im finaly 13 im very glad to be a teenager and i love being a teen its so fun
thanks sophia, i finnaly 13!! and i now have facebook.. i was wondering if you had facebook too???
also im sad because my bestfriend is leaving to go to live in australia with her dad!
do you know of the ‘lord byron poem’ comp you might of heard of it because its to do with schools, and poetry of course! i made one of the poems on my bestfriend as the topic was friendship π
here is the poem ->
Best freinds
Enjoy their time
Staying with their bff
Together!
Freinds
Recognise
Each others feelings
In hard times
Never
Disguising their
Sympathy for you
Forever
On your side
Regardless to the
Evidence againts you
Vigourously proving their point
Evrey day you will find that best freinds will always be your
Real friends
i hoped you liked my poem and very long post
lots of luv- Danaxxxxxxxx π π :*
hi sophia x
thanks for ur reply i read the look and i really enjoyed it and i loved the way the book was presented.
p.s all the best lucy xx <3 π
hi sophia,
will you be in Ireland any time soon? and if so where??????
hannahu
Hi Anna. I’m afraid I won’t be in Ireland next year, but I have lots of booky friends in the Dublin area, and I might try and visit there next summer. sophia xxx
when i was at the book signing i loved the way you presented it i hope i could meet you again some day
p.s all the best lucy xx π
Hi Lucy. Thank you! You never know – perhaps I’ll be able to visit again one day. s xxx
not to boast but did you know its my birthday on saturday 15th of june???
whenever your birthday is, i bet its amazing because its your birthday, i hope you have a epic one.
lots of luv- dana-elise
p.s once a wise woman said you need to have an epic person to write an epic book! π
Hi Dana
Happy birthday! Mine’s in the summer holidays, so I’m really looking forward to it! xxx
hi sophia !!
i really loved the book the look because i thought it was very sad and im glad i have read it
i loved that book
all the best xx lucy
Thanks Sophia I’m sure it will take longer to write the story though
I’m just so glad you liked it as you are one of my superhero book writers (the other one being Roald Dahl )
When I Finnish the story I’ll email it to you as it will take the Mick to post on here
Lot of extra luv-dana-elise xxxx π π :p
That sounds like a great blurb, Dana. They’re hard to do, so congratulations! Now for the story … xxx
nice to know that my nickname play on words has been appresiated ( sorry if i got the last word wrong-which i probbebly have- im not very good at spelling! )
i have already got the blurb sorted out so i’ll post it with this message π
Blurb-
Chloeβs parents think that they have quite a normal life, normal street, normal house even a normal carβ¦. But maybe a not so normal daughter.
Join Chloe in her struggle to show the world that ghosts exist, even if you canβt see them!
lots of luv -Dana xxx π
p.s i have a habit of putting smilee faces at the ends of things now x π
Hi Dana. It’s always good to know that someone has been inspired, so I’m glad that worked! I haven’t got round to the nanny story yet, but I’m still working on it. I’m busy finishing off my adventure story at the moment. Great nicknames, by the way. I was a big fan of Danger Mouse when I was growing up. Quite a superhero. xxx
thanks sophia, do you know that you inspired me to do it (the story )!!
By the way have you gotten round to writing about the skateboarding nanny yet? if thats what you told us at retford oaks!
i hope you come up with loads of ideas because i cant wait to read them!!!!
lots of extra luv- Dana-Elise
p.s. you will laugh at this….. my nickname is called ‘ginga ninga’ and/or ‘danamouse’, my friends think its hilarious when people call me by them names!! xxx
Hi sophia xx !!
i really loved the book you wrote the look it was fantastic and i thought it was really sad as well and cool i hope you write more emotional books i love them so much and i loved it. i was at the book sighning and i bought a book and i got a picture with u and il send it u as well all the best
yours sincerly lucy vickers
Hi all of you. Thanks so much for all your comments from Retford Oaks. I so enjoyed my visit. I’m really glad you’re enjoying the books and thrilled you’ve been inspired to write your own, Dana. It sounds great! Go for it! Good luck with the rest of term. sophia xxx
hi sophia !!
i was at the book signing at retford oaks and i thought the books sounded exciting. i wish i bought one.
I might try and buy one one day.
i love the book the look it is very interesting and i lent my book to my best friend jessica alton and she loved it when we go to the book shop i will buy another one and i was at the book sighnin and i have a picture with u all the best lucy xxx
hey sophia i went to your book signing at retfor and i really enjoyed it it was very inspiring. I like what i have read of the look so far it’s really good thank you for such an amaing presentation
love charlotte xxxxx
hey sophia i went to your book signing at retford oaks and i got a book there, you signed it of course. i have read it ( the look) and was amazing. i loved the part when they both got their haeds shaved ( i thought it was soo sweet ) im looking out for you newist book, you dont know me as i am looking forward to reading that too. your book has inspired me to start writing a new book about a girl that can see a ghost, but only she can see it.
lots of luv- Dana
the title of the book that I read is “threads” and not “a tailor-made dream”. I was wrong because in Italy its title is “un sogno su misura” and “a tailor-made dream” is the literary translation…
xxx
hello, my name is Elisa and I’m Italian. I read your book “a tailor-made dream” and I loved it. you must also know that I am 14 years old so this year I have the exams at school and I decided to use your book as topic. in fact the title of my the thesis is “Night commuters”.
so… thanks for your help:)
sorry about my english
Hi Elisa. Thanks so much for writing to me, and congratulations on your English. It’s good! (Better than my Italian is now, after many years of not speaking it.) I’m really thrilled that you’re writing about the Night Walkers (as we call them). It’s wonderful to know that you’ve been inspired by their story, and that you’re spreading the word. In bocca al lupo!
sophia xxx
hi i read your books they are brilliant i was at moreton school you signed my planner love gabrielle
Hi Gabrielle. I loved visiting Moreton School. You were all great! So glad you loved the books. Thanks for telling me. xxx
Hi Hanne. I’m so glad you love the Threads series! I didn’t mind changing the beginning of the third book, because John Galliano’s behaviour in Paris was so bad that I felt I could no longer hold him up as a role model for kids who wanted to be designers. The high pressure of his job at Dior became too much for him. Writing about Sarah Burton instead was great because not only is she very talented too, and producing amazing collection after amazing collection for McQueen (without getting drunk and shouting obnoxious remarks at strangers), but she’s associated with wedding dresses (Kate Middleton’s!), so it was very appropriate for the story. I would be happy for the English edition to use this new version of the opening chapters too. sophia xxx