Kiran Millwood Hargrave

 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.