Amazing Authors

 I love Stewart’s books because of the fact that they empower children who are different or don’t fit in. It shows that you can’t let disabilities ,whether physical or mental, stop you from doing or getting whatever you want in life. His characters learn to accept their differences and hit life running. Books Written:  Bubble boy; All the things that could have gone wrong; Check Mates; The perfect parent project; Can you feel the noise; We used to be kings; All the way down. Birth: 20th November 1963 He was born in Bath and his books have won multiple school and library awards. His first children’s book, Bubble Boy, was published in 2016 and won the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award. Fun Facts: He has ADHD and once threw a banana at the blackboard. His best friend’s grandpa picked him up in a pink car and he put this in one of his books.

Frank’s books are hilarious and full of funny and wacky storylines and characters with over-exaggerated traits. The characters usually have to create extremely powerful friendships to overthrow what earth ,or space, throws at them. Books Written: Cosmic; Millions; The un-forgotten coat; The astounding broccoli boy; Framed; Sputnik’s guide to life on earth; Chitty Chitty Bang Bang flies again; Runaway robot; Noah’s Gold; In a race against time; Desirable; Over the moon; The great rocket robbery; Wonder Brothers; Ted rules the world. Birth: 23rd September 1959 He was born near Liverpool to a catholic family. He met Denise, got married and had 7 children. He is also a screenwriter and a occasional actor. Favourite Books: Karoo; Kealon; The 39 steps; Empire express; The best of Satyajit Ray. Fun Facts: Some of his books have been turned into films. He moved house and primary school and went to a grammar school. He loved reading Moomin as he was growing up.

 Kiran’s books are written in fantasy lands but they are real enough for the reader to feel like they are living through what the characters experienced. The books really are heartwarming because of the incredible thing that the characters work through and achieve with the help of bravery and friendship. Books Written: The girl of ink and stars; Julian and the shark; The island at the end of everything; The way past winter; The mercies; The deathless girls; A secret of birds and bone; Leila and the Blue Fox; The dance tree; Geomancer. Birth: 1990 She was born in Surrey. She started writing poetry in her final year at university and wrote three poetry books. Her book the girl of ink and stars won the Waterstones children’s book prize in 2017. Fun Facts: Her earliest ambition was to be a cat, followed by a cat owner or the first woman on mars. She lives in Oxford with her husband and a cat Luna.

 I love Amy Wilson’s books because they are so imaginative and fantastical. They are set in worlds of magic-whether magic snow globes or fae going to school with humans. The books are set in loads of different places, worlds and times, and you can’t help but love them. Books Written: A girl called owl; Owl and the lost boy; Snowglobe; Lightning falls; Shadows of winterspell; A far away magic; The lost frost girl; Angel and bavar. Birth: Unknown Amy Wilson was a journalist before becoming a writer. She graduated from Bath Spa University with an MA in creative writing. One of her books was nominated for the CILIP Carnegie medal.

His books are brilliant for all ages-from little children all snuggled up listening to a story, to teenagers sitting down and falling into a world of tales. His books are full of fantasy and magic in worlds so different to ours whether it is in the future or on a giant spaceship. Books Written: Orion Lost; Tom and Ironskin ; Adam 2; Clara and Silvertheif; The prince and the witch and the thief and the bears; Elis and Pathseeker; Mira and Flameteller; The consequence girl; Inch and Grub; Kai and Boneshadow; The tale of the valiant ninja frog; Connor and Lightspirit; One hungry dragon. Birth: Unknown Fun Facts: He also writes puzzle books like sudoku and kakuro. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife, two children and a very greedy cat. —————————————————————————————————————————— Book Review Adam-2 Adam 2 is a brilliant book full of friendships and robots. It is set in the future where the robots have taken over and the humans live in fear. It is about a robot called Adam-2, who doesn’t know...

Thomas’s books are full of mystery and adventures as well as the creepy crawly beasts that roam, and they are great for all ages. He has written lots of picture books and stories for younger children and some mystery books for older children with a mind for adventure. Books Written : Festergrimm; Malamander; Shadowghast; Gargantis; Haunters; The Loudest roar; Dan and the Dead; Too many tickles; and many more picture books for young children. Birth : 22nd May 1973 He was born in Wales. At school he was always told that he was good at drawing so he started drawing all the time to improve and impress people. He went to art school then became an illustrator before turning to writing. Favourite childhood books: The Three Investigators and the Lord Of The Rings. Fun Facts He loved Doctor Who and Star Wars as a child. He lived in France for a bit but now lives by the sea on the South Coast of England.

Rick’s books have a variety of traits in characters like bravery and loyalty which lead to interesting friendships and plots. You can also learn all about Greek and other mythology through funny adventures and mysteries. Books written: Percy Jackson; Sun and Stars; The Lost Hero; Daughter of the deep; The sea of monsters; The Red Pyramid; The Last Olympians; The titans curse; The blood of Olympus; The chalice of the gods; The house of Hades; The son of Neptune; The mark of Athena; The battle of the labyrinth; The sword of summer; The hidden oracle; Greek gods; The tower of Nero; The throne of fire; The dark prophecy; The serpent’s shadow; The demigod files; Greek heroes; The hammer of Thor; Demigods and magicians; The tyrants tomb; The demigod diaries; The maze of bones; The burning maze; The son of Sobekn The ship of the dead; Camp half blood; The single Apollo; Big Red Tequila; The sword if Hades; 9 from 9 worlds; The staff of Serapis; Guide to the Norse worlds; Cold springs; The cro...

David’s books are hilarious and full of funny characters, worlds and ideas. They are a great way to get people reading and they relate to things we feel in real life like wanting endless birthdays and having boring parents. Books Written: The Taylor TurboChaser; Head Kid; The Parent Agency; AntiMalcom;  Birthday Boy; The Person Controller; The Boy Who Got Accidentally Famous; Future Friends; Virtually Christmas; The God Desire; Only Children; The Boy Who Could Do What He Liked; Whatever Love Means; Time For Bed; The Death Of Eli Gold; On The Road. Birth: 28th May 1964 He was born in New York with a mother born under Nazi rule and a father with mental health problems. After University, he became a comedian, an actor and a writer. He now has two children. Favourite Books: Rabbit Armstrong; Fever Pitch; Ulysses; EMMA; High Windows. Fun Facts: He thinks that his wife is a better performer than him even though he is a professional performer himself. A sixth form review nearly, got ...

 In her books I love the fact that in her books humans and animals (many fictional) can always live together in harmony but it may take a bit of persuasion and you need to keep going and not give up. She also tries to keep her books as historically accurate but with a few dragons thrown into the wild and wacky mix. Books Written: Darwin’s Dragons; My friend the octopus; The secret deep; A discovery of dragons; Call of the Titanic; Magnet man and me; Greek sports. Birth: Unknown She was born into a family full of stories and reading. She worked as a scuba diver but changed to writing and got married. She has 2 sons and loves reading, running or doing yoga. Fun Facts: She has a degree in English Language and Literature and she is fascinated by psychology and the natural world. She didn’t write fiction since childhood but she had an idea and she never let go.

 Eoin Colfer’s books are funny and show that even evil has some good in it and completely different people (or species) can learn to live together in harmony. The characters are brilliant and he has so many different books to pick from. Books Written: Artemis Fowl; The Eternity Code; The Arctic Incident; The Atlantic Complex; The Opal Deception; The Time Paradox; The Lost Colony; The Last Guardian; The Fowl Twins; And Another Thing; Illegal; Airman; The Supernaturalist; Get What They Deserve; Deny All Charges; The Artemis Fowl Files; Spud Murphy; The Wish List; Highfire; Global; W.A.R.P.; Imaginary Fred; Benny and Omar; Half Moon Investigation; The Sevenths Dwarf; Iron Man; The Gauntlet; Captain Crow’s Teeth; The Worst Boy In The World; The Dog Who Lost His Bark; WARP; Cloud Babies; Plugged; WARP; Screwed; Once Upon A Place; Mary’s Hair. Born 14th May 1965 Eoin Colfer was born in Wexford, Ireland where he had 4 brothers. He started writing in primary school where he wrote about vik...

Anthony Horowitz’s books really fit the name thrillers. From confusing conundrums to secret spies he has so many books to love. These will really get reluctant readers into reading because you truly can’t put them down. Books Written : Granny; Stormbreaker; Return to Groosham Grange; The switch; Point Blanc; Nightshade;The falcons Malteser; Skeleton key; Eagle strike; The devil and his boy; Never say die; Scorpia; Secret weapon; Groosham Grange; Public enemy number 2; The blurred man; Russian Roulette; The French confection; Horowitz horror; Necropolis; Crocodile tears; South by south east; Scorpia rising; Snakehead; Ark angel; Oblivion; Raven’s gate; The phone goes dead; I know what you did lasts Wednesday; The French confection; The Greek who stole Christmas; Scared to death; The kingfisher book of myths; Twist cottage; Beasts and monsters; Scared; Evil Star; Where seagulls dare; Battles and quests; Burnt; More Horowitz horror; Killer camera; The night of the scorpion; The night bus;...

 Emma Carroll is often known as the Queen of historical fiction and I agree with this completely. Her stories are full of facts and you can feel like you are there in the daring stories and worlds that she creates with paper and a pen. Her characters overcome challenges which help them create a better reality for themselves. Books Written: Frost hollow hall; Strange Star; Secrets of a sun king; Escape to the river sea; The girl who walked on air; When we were warriors; The week at worlds end; A night at the frost fair; The snow sister; Letters from the lighthouse. Born: 26th March 1970 As a child she wrote stories about ponies and pop stars which is now called fan-fiction but was just weird back then. After school she was a journalist then went to university before backpacking around the world. Then she became a teacher and a writer. Favourite Book: Fingersmith Fun Facts: She is obsessed with snow. Her dogs Pip and Bertie sleep by her when she writes. She has been a vegetarian sinc...