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The Matilda Effect

Since it was published in July 2017, The Matilda Effect has gone on to great things. It has so far been reviewed in The Guardian, The Big Issue, The Sunday Express and even on French TV! It has sold over 80,000 copies in China alone! I am absolutely thrilled by its reception and I love receiving messages from people all around the world who have enjoyed reading it.


During Lockdown in 2020, I received a message from a grandmother in Yorkshire who read the book over FaceTime with her granddaughters in Santiago, Chile each night, and appreciated the story as a means to feel closer to them at a time when we couldn't be with others. (I don't mind admitting I cried when I read that email!!)

The book is fantastic for use in schools (KS2) as it deals with the themes of STEM, particularly women in STEM, Inventors, and The Nobel Prizes, along with core values of perseverance, resilience and courage.

It has, to date, been published in France, South Korea, Russia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Turkey and China.

(Above video animated by Harriet Gillian, with voiceover by Lilly Brown.)

The Matilda Effect: Welcome
The Matilda Effect: About
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In the Media

Children’s books roundup: the best new picture books and novels | Children and teenagers | The Guardian

Schools: An article I wrote for TeachWire magazine on using The Matilda Effect in class 


Use a Novel to Explore Women’s Contribution to Science – and Broaden Children’s Minds about Future Careers - Teachwire

Teachers: The Shrewsbury Bookfest put together some handy teaching resources for The Matilda Effect, available here:

The-Matilda-Effect.pdf (shrewsburybookfest.co.uk)

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