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Praise for Takeshita Demons:
Selected for the 2010 Booktrust Booked Up program, winner of the Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children’s Book Award and featured on the BBC’s Blue Peter in 2011.
“A gripping, superbly written debut novel” – Writeaway
“A pacy horror adventure” – The Sunday Times
“Two young girls being brave and clever without a hint of pink or glitter on the cover? Hooray!” – The Age
“This rollicking ride is totally deserving of the Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children’s Book Award” – The West Australian
“an excellent scary story, aimed at children but which can be read by all…somewhere between Roald Dahl, the Brothers Grimm and Grange Hill.” - Amazon UK
“this will become a firm favourite with younger readers. Recommended.” – Amazon UK
“the book is amazing…I hardly put it down” - Chicklish
“A thrilling contemporary adventure wittily shot through with the powerful fantasy stories of the old demons from the Japanese past.” – Julia Eccleshare of LoveReading4Kids
“a fast-paced story full of suspense” – Paper Tigers
Award-winning children’s fiction
Takeshita Demons is an exciting adventure story for younger readers. Its about Miku Takeshita, her friend Cait, and their battle against some strange and spooky demons from Japanese mythology. It’s scary but not gory, and exciting but not violent. It’s an old-fashioned adventure where ordinary kids battle to save the day.
Takeshita Demons is followed by The Filth Licker, out in 2011, and Monster Matsuri, published in 2012.
Takeshita Demons won the 2009 Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices childrens book award, an award created to celebrate diversity in children’s writing.
But how do you pronounce “Takeshita”?
I’m glad you asked, and I’ve written a post on how to say “Takeshita”, what it means, and how to write it in Japanese kanji.
And where can I buy/read Takeshita Demons?
Grab your copy of Takeshita Demons from any good on-line or real-life book store in Australia, the UK and the U.S. Or request it at your local library. Also available in Indonesian. YAY!
The UK
Frances Lincoln Children’s Books are my UK publisher and distribute Takeshita Demons in the UK and beyond.
Australia
Takeshita Demons is distributed by Walker Books in Australia.
The U.S.
Distributed by Publishers Group West in Berkeley, California, under the Frances Lincoln imprint.
Indonesia
A translation of Takeshita Demons and The Filth Licker in Indonesian is coming soon.
Online
If you’re shopping *now now now* then you can buy Takeshita Demons from Frances Lincoln Books or at Amazon UK, Amazon US, Borders Australia, Angus and Robertson Australia, etc.
Publicity queries
Please contact the Frances Lincoln Childrens Books team on publicity@frances-lincoln.com. I love presenting, performing, running workshops, doing interviews, events and festivals…Contact me with anything involving with kids or books (and preferably both).
Teaching resources
Do you love yokai and Japan? Are you searching for games, activities or cool Japan-related teaching resources? If your answer is YES, you should check out the resources section of my website. Have fun!
This book sounds awesome! I will only have to wait a few more months before it comes out in the U.S. I’m fascinated by Japan so it should be an interesting read. Love the cover
i aggre ive always loved demon related books have u read a manga called bleach if not i recomend it.
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Thanks Ari
I’m glad you love the cover and hope you love Takeshita Demons too 
I cant wait to read you book it looks sooooooooooooooooo good
Thanks Ryley…let me know when you read it. I think you’ll like The Filth Licker too
YAY!!!!!!!!!!
My daughter met you at wanneroo library yesterday, St Anthonys year 6, and was inspired enough to want to buy the book with her own money. Congratulations she is very excited to read it.
Hi Steve,
The presentations were great fun and big thanks to Wanneroo Library for organising the day. I hope your daughter loves Takeshita Demons!
Thanks for letting me know: that’s a huge warm fuzzy for me
hi i saw u at the wanneroo library the other day and u were so funny when dose takeshita demon and filth licker come out
ryley it me i think your in my class we went to the wanneroo libary together and were best friend i now the book the teacher read was asome
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Hi Ryley,
YAY!
Takeshita Demons is out already in Australia and the UK; The Filth Licker comes out this time next year…I’m so excited! I really loved writing The Filth Licker and now I’m working on the third book: Monster Matsuri! (Matsuri = Festival in Japanese).
I’m so glad you enjoyed my presentation at the library: One of the reasons I love being a writer is that I get to lots of new people who love reading or who want to get more into reading.
Hi there how much is the book
Hi Georgia…it depends where you live and where you buy it. If you ask for it at your local bookstore they should be able to help you and/or order it in. You can also try on-line booksellers.
Hope that helps!
you book the teacher read to us in wanneroo primary school was asome i carnt wait till the next book filth liker it sound asome and were basing room 16 asemly on a demon story cause that we been learning a bout your do asome cristy burne i love you book takeashita lol
YAY! Glad you liked it! Good luck room 16! I hope I can read your demon stories!
hi cristy me and tamika are in the same class are assembly is about a good demon and a bad demon it is going to be soooooooooo fun lol =)
Hey Ryley,
How did the assembly go?? I’m dying to find out!
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hi Cristy
Im from willetton Primary school Mrs Hardings class
i love your books so much, my teachers reading the first novel to us
Hello Parveen!
(And please say thanks to your teacher for reading Takeshita Demons to you!)
Thanks so much for your great comment…it’s great to get such lovely feedback! I’m glad you love the books and I hope you read the second one too…The library will have it sooooooon! YAY!
it is a really good book
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