Authors Teenagers

  • Liz Kessler

    Liz Kessler

    Liz Kessler is the author of 23 books for children and young adults. Her new novel, When the World Was Ours, was inspired by her father’s childhood escape from the Nazis just before the second world war. The book is aimed at young (and not-so-young) adults. Liz's books range from Early...

  • Gabriela Houston

    Gabriela Houston

    Gabriela Houston's debut middle grade novel, The Wind Child, draws on her Slavic roots to create a magical story of ice and wonder. Gabriela was born in Poland and raised in a book-loving household on the nourishing diet of mythologies, classics and graphic novels. She...

  • Catherine Wilkins

    Catherine Wilkins

    Catherine Wilkins' new novel, You're Not the Boss of Me, as a hilarious look at school talent shows, chaotic families, and sexism in schools. Catherine is a writer and comedian. She writes jokes and stories which she performs around the country to strangers in the dark,...

  • Jamar J Perry

    Jamar J Perry

    Jamar J Perry's new series begins with Cameron Battle and the Hidden Kingdoms, an adventure-packed fantasy that draws on the history of the slave trade and the mythology of West Africa. Before becoming an author, Jamar...

  • Tony Bradman

    Tony Bradman

    Tony Bradman's historical fiction novel Viking Boy is used in classrooms around the country and his new book, Viking Boy - The Real Story, draws on those adventures and his extensive research to give more information about life as a Viking. Tony lives i...

  • Tom Huddleston - Floodworld

    Tom Huddleston - Floodworld

    Tom Huddleston is an author and freelance film journalist based in East London. An experienced writer, he has penned two original fiction novels, as well three installments in the official Star Wars: Adventures in Wild Space series, and now writes the Warhammer Adventure series for children, R...

  • Alex Foulkes

    Alex Foulkes

    Rules for Vampires is Alex's debut novel. Alex was born in smoky Stoke-on-Trent and grew up in the Staffordshire Moorlands. She has a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing. As a kid, she spent much of her time reading in her school library; as a grown-up, she has spent...

  • Lesley Parr

    Lesley Parr

    Author Lesley Parr's new historical fiction novel, When the War Came Home (Bloomsbury), explores the effects of WWI after the war had ended. Lesley grew up in South Wales and now lives in England with her husband and their...