Born: Established: 1989 ;
Gender:
Female
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BiographyHistory
Most Referenced Works
Awards for Works
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The Girl, the Cat and the Navigator
London
:
Scholastic UK
,
2019
15649417
2019
single work
children's fiction
children's
'Curious, pin-bright Oona Britt dreams of setting sail with her ship’s captain father for a life of excitement on the wild waves. She has read stories of a magical creature—the Nardoo—who swims through the stars at night, and stows away on whaling boat the Plucky Leopard for an adventure full of myths and marvel among the ice-caps.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
- 2020 winner The Readings Children’s Book Prize
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y
The Boy, the Bird and the Coffin Maker
United Kingdom (UK)
:
Scholastic UK
,
2017
11102781
2017
single work
children's fiction
children's
fantasy
'Alberto lives alone in the town of Allora where fish fly out of the sea and everyone knows everybody's business.
'There he makes coffins for the great and small, but being the only coffin maker in town can be lonely.
'That is until a little boy and a magical bird enter his life and change it forever.' (Publication summary)
- 2018 shortlisted The Readings Children’s Book Prize
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