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Susan Hill is an English author of gothic fiction, fantasy novels, crime fiction and children’s books. She is the author of the Simon Serrailler series. She became interested in literature as well as theatre while attending Scarborough Convent School. She is the winner of the Somerset Maugham Award (for I’m the King of the Castle […]
Tales from the Odyssey is a series of children’s adventure novels by American author Mary Pope Osborne. The series is a re-telling of Homer’s Odyssey from Greek mythology, written for younger readers (ages 8+). Odysseus must sail stormy seas and battle cannibals, a witch and monsters like a six-headed sea serpent if he ever wants […]
The New Cut Gang is a series of children’s novels by English author Philip Pullman. The series is set in London towards the end of the Victorian era and follows a group of children called the New Cut Gang who try to solve crimes in their neighbourhood of South Bank. The leaders of the gang […]
Philip Pullman is an English author of fantasy novels, usually written for children and younger readers. Some have said that his works have begun to dissolve the barriers between adult and young adult fiction. He is best known for his His Dark Materials series, which includes the novel Northern Lights (adapted into film as The […]
The Magic Books, otherwise known as the Magic Sequence, is a series of children’s science fiction novels by American author Andre Norton.
Jennie McGrady is the central character in a series of children’s mystery novels by American author Patricia H. Rushford. Jennie is a high school girl with a curiosity for adventure and first-rate detective instincts.
Theodore Boone is the protagonist in a series of children’s legal thriller novels by American author John Grisham. The son of two lawyers, Theo is extremely savvy about the legal system and knows most of the folks involved in it in town. He speaks to his classmates in the eighth grade about their legal problems […]
Gilda Joyce is a series of children’s mystery novels by American author Jennifer Allison. Gilda is a 13 year-old psychic investigator who uses her Ouija board, handbook and own personal wits to solve supernatural mysteries. She is quirky, likeable, gutsy and funny.
Jennifer Allison is an American author of mystery novels for children. She is the author of the Gilda Joyce series. Jennifer received a music scholarship to attend the University of Michigan, where she got her bachelor’s, but eventually became more interested in writing. She also got her MFA from American University. Jennifer currently lives in […]
Greg Van Eekhout is an American author of science fiction, fantasy and children’s novels. Greg has written several short stories, with his stories appearing in such publications as Asimov’s Science Fiction, Realms of Fantasy, the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and Strange Horizons. Greg earned his bachelor’s in English at UCLA and his master’s […]