Description
Discover the irresistible charm of Elen Caldecott. Her warm, funny adventures, packed with heart and depth, feel like friends for life
About the Author
Elen Caldecott graduated with an MA in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University and was highly commended in the PFD Prize for Most Promising Writer for Young People. Before becoming a writer, she was an archaeologist, a nurse, a theatre usher and a museum security guard. It was while working at the museum that Elen realised there is a way to steal anything if you think about it hard enough. Elen either had to become a master thief, or create some characters to do it for her - and so her debut novel, How Kirsty Jenkins Stole the Elephant, was born. It was shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Prize and was followed by How Ali Ferguson Saved Houdini and Operation Eiffel Tower. Elen lives in Bristol with her husband, Simon, and their dog. www.awfullybigblogadventure.blogspot.com
Reviews
Praise for How Ali Ferguson Saved Houdini: Its ingenious ideas, humour and clear, unfussy style keep the pages turning speedily to the feel-good conclusion, which is moving without being mawkish * Sunday Times *
Creating novels that engage children and at the same time show how books can help them explore difficult questions about their own experience is perhaps the ideal of children's fiction, but it's a difficult balancing act . . . Elen Caldecott has achieved this balance beautifully * Observer *
Praise for Operation Eiffel Tower: Perfect for Jacqueline Wilson fans * The Bookseller *
Praise for Operation Eiffel Tower: Funny . . . poignant . . . hilarious * Julia Donaldson *
Book Information
ISBN 9781408820483
Author Elen Caldecott
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 168g