Authors Families
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Aidan Chambers
'I will not write books that sell young people short. What I write is intended to make people think.' Aidan Chambers was born in Chester-le-Street in 1934 and moved to Darlington when he was ten. He started wr...
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AG Taylor
Although he is now based in Melbourne, Australia, A. G. Taylor was born in New Zealand but grew up in Norfolk, England. He studied English Literature at Sheffield, then completed a teaching course at Cambridge University and has spent the last 10 years teaching. Writing a book has always been...
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Alan Silberberg
Author and illustrator Alan Silberberg lost his mum to cancer at a young age and has always believed in the power of using cartoons as a way to engage young people with series issues. He believes that its OK to laugh and cry at the same time, if you like and uses Milo to address his own story...
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LA Weatherly
LA Weatherly is the author of the bestselling Angel series, as well as almost 50 other books for children and teenagers. She's originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, but now lives in Hampshire, England. Lee's Angel trilogy has sold over 60,00 copies across the trilogy in the UK, and 475...
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Lara Williamson
Lara Williamson writes brilliant books that will make you laugh and sometimes they might make you cry. Her other books, A Boy Called Hope, The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair and Just Call Me Spaghetti-Hoop Boy, have all been shortlisted for awards. Lara was born and studied in...
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Lari Don
Lari Don is an award-winning writer for young people of all ages. She loved Scottish traditional tales as a child, and now loves gathering myths, legends and folktales from all over the world to inspire her novels. Since becoming a full-time author, she has written more than 30 children...
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Laura Amy Schlitz
Laura Amy Schlitz is a Newbery Medal winning author and this is the first time she has been published in the UK. She is a librarian and storyteller based in Baltimore County, USA. She has worked as a costumier, actress and playwright and her plays for young people have been produced in theatre...
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Laura Bates
Laura Bates is the founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, an ever-increasing collection of over 100,000 testimonies of gender inequality, with branches in 25 countries worldwide. She is author of Everyday Sexism, Misogynation and the Sunday Times bestseller, Girl Up. Laura writes regul...
