Authors
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Non Pratt
After graduating from Trinity College Cambridge, Non Pratt became a book editor at Usborne, working on the bestselling Sticker Dolly Dressing and Things to Make and Do series. She lives in London with her husband and small(ish) child and writes full time. Trouble was her first novel, followed...
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Tom Becker
Tom Becker lives and works in London for a publisher but was born and grew up in Lancashire. He studied History at University before moving to London to find work - and to focus on his writing. He was just 26 when his first children's book, Darkside, was published and won the Waterstone's Chil...
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Ally Sherrick
Ally Sherrick was a slow starter when it came to reading, but once words began to 'click', she was a confirmed bookworm. After a degree in Medieval History from Newcastle University, she went on to study an MA in Writing for Children at the University of Winchester. Ally is a staunch su...
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Ally Condie
Ally Condie received a degree in English Teaching from Brigham Young University and spent a number of years teaching high school English in Utah and in New York. She lives with her husband and three children near Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Allan Ahlberg
Allan Ahlberg is one of the most acclaimed authors of children's books, particularly in partnership with his late wife Janet. Together, they produced such classics as The Jolly Postman, Burglar Bill and Each Peach Pear Plum. Allan has now written around 150 titles for children including the pr...
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Alan Gibbons
Author Alan Gibbons shot to stardom when he won the Blue Peter Book Award for 'The Book I Couldn't Put Down' in 2000 with Shadow of the Minotaur, the first title in his Legendeer trilogy. Shadow of the Minotaur was also shortlisted for the prestigious Carnegie Medal. Although it narrowl...
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Alan MacDonald
Alan MacDonald was born in Watford and was going to be a professional footballer until he won a pen in a handwriting competition at school. He has written over a hundred books for children and won several awards. Among his books are the best-selling Dirty Bertie series with illustrator...
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Alex Woolf
Alex Woolf is a published author of over eighty books, both fiction and non-fiction, mostly for young adults. His fiction writing credits include a time-warping science fiction trilogy, Chronosphere, and Aldo Moon and the Case of the Ghost at Gravewood Hall, about a teenage Victorian gh...
