Blue Peter Book Awards 2012
Latest update 'The winners of the Blue Peter Book of the Year and the Best Children’s Book of the Last 10 Years have been announced'
South London author Gareth P Jones will also be howling with excitement to learn that his werewolf mystery The Considine Curse has triumphed to win the accolade of Blue Peter Book of the Year. Over 300 school pupils between age eight and 12 from across the UK read all four shortlisted books before voting Gareth's as their favourite. Find out more about the pupils who took part, including photos and video footage
Both winners were announced and awarded their trophies on Blue Peter on 1 March (5.45pm, CBBC) in a special World Book Day edition of the programme which was broadcast live from the John Rylands library in Manchester.
Blue Peter Editor Tim Levell comments on the winners:
'I am delighted with our two winning books. They are very different in terms of subject matter: one about school life, one about a creepy family with a secret. But they're both funny, well-observed and well-written books that do exactly what Blue Peter tries to do: treat children as grown-ups. The awards even contained a bit of a shock, with Diary of a Wimpy Kid beating hot favourite and top-seller Harry Potter. The accident-prone American upstart has snatched a bit of the boy wizard's magic.Read the press release.
Blue Peter’s Vote for the Best Children’s Book of the Last 10 Years
Winner
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
PuffinThis book and its sequels have a fast growing fan base, which has no doubt been boosted by the recent film adaptation. Greg Heffley is a normal American kid and his diary, complete with hilarious cartoons, records a year in his life, following his relationships with his nerdy best friend Rowley, annoying brothers Roderick and Manny and long-suffering parents. This book is easy to read and laugh-out- loud funny.Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney
Winner, Blue Peter’s Vote for the Best Children’s Book of the Last 10 Years, Blue Peter Book Awards 2012
Greg Heffley is a normal American kid, albeit one with a habit of getting into (and out of) trouble. His diary, complete with hilarious cartoons, records a year in his life and follows his relationships with his nerdy best friend Rowley, annoying brothers Roderick and Manny and long-suffering parents.Publisher: Puffin
Greg is constantly trying to boost his popularity but his attempts at bodybuilding, cartooning and money-making - all recounted in the same deadpan tone - inevitably fall flat.
This laugh-out-loud book was a New York Times bestseller and is sure to appeal to children on this side of the Atlantic - it will undoubtedly raise a smile from their parents too!
Jeff Kinney Photo: PuffinJeff Kinney
Jeff Kinney was born in 1971 in Maryland and attended the University of Maryland in the early 1990s. It was there that he ran a comic strip called ‘lgdoof’ in the campus newspaper and where he knew he wanted to be a cartoonist. After failed attempts to gain work as a professional cartoonist, he landed a job as a web developer for Pearson Education and has since worked on the massively popular virtual world of Pop Tropica and the very successful educational website Funbrain.com.
Jeff spent six years writing the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid, which he then published in daily instalments on Funbrain.com. Publisher Abrams in the US, noticing the phenomenal popularity of the cartoons, then published it in book form turning Jeff’s long-held dream into a reality. In 2009, Jeff Kinney was voted one of TIME magazine's Top 100 Most Influential People. Jeff lives with his family in southern Massachusetts, USA.
http://www.jeffkinneyvirtuallylive.co.uk/
Jeff Kinney comments on his Best Children's Book of the Last 10 Years win:
I'm thrilled and honestly stunned that kids in the UK voted Diary of a Wimpy Kid as the best children's book of the past 10 years. When I saw the terrific books on the Blue Peter shortlist, I thought mine didn't stand a chance. I'm so grateful to all of the Wimpy Kid fans in the UK who have supported my books.
Read an interview with Jeff Kinney
About the shortlist
The shortlist is made up of the 10 bestselling fiction books (by volume) of the last 10 years for 5- to 11-year-olds with a first publication date between January 2002 and December 2011. Only the top-selling book per individual, named author is included. (Source: Nielsen BookScan TCM Top 5000 Children's Fiction (Y2) from 200101 to 201152 filtered by CMBC Interest Level 5─11 years.)Tim Levell, Editor of Blue Peter and Chair of Judges for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2012 comments:
Read the press release
Children care as much about books as adults do ─ if not more so. We wanted to capture that by creating a vote to find out which book from the last ten years they love the most. This is a fantastic list: every single book on the shortlist is a corker. Normally I'm all for playground harmony, but if on this occasion there is the odd playground argument about which book is better, then bring it on!
Test your knowledge of the shortlisted books with our quiz
Read winning reviews of the shortlisted books from our Blue Peter Book Awards competition
Shortlist
Theodore Boone
Hodder & StoughtonA cold-blooded killer is about to go free, and only Theo knows the truth.Theodore Boone
John Grisham
Shortlisted, Blue Peter’s Vote for the Best Children’s Book of the Last 10 Years, Blue Peter Book Awards 2012
Half the man, twice the lawyer. In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he's only 13-years-old, Theo Boone thinks he's one of them.Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk - and a lot about the law. He dreams of being a great trial lawyer, of a life in the courtroom. But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than he expected. Because he knows so much - maybe too much - he is suddenly dragged into the middle of a sensational murder trial.
A cold-blooded killer is about to go free, and only Theo knows the truth. The stakes are high, but Theo won't stop until justice is served. Brimming with the intrigue and suspense that made John Grisham a number one international bestseller and the undisputed master of the legal thriller, Theodore Boone will keep readers guessing and pages turning.
John GrishamJohn Grisham
John Ray Grisham, Jr. is an American lawyer and author, best known for his popular legal thrillers.
John Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University before attending the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981 and practiced criminal law for about a decade. He also served in the House of Representatives in Mississippi from January 1984 to September 1990. Beginning writing in 1984, he had his first novel A Time To Kill published in June 1989.
Grisham's first best seller was The Firm. Released in 1991, it sold more than seven million copies. The book was later adapted into a feature film in 1993, and a TV series in 2012. Eight of his other novels have also been adapted into films. His books have been translated into 29 languages and published worldwide.
http://www.jgrisham.com/Young Bond: SilverFin ─ A James Bond Adventure
PuffinMeet Bond. James Bond. But not as you will have seen him before... James is a recently orphaned boy starting his first term at Eton.Young Bond: SilverFin ─ A James Bond Adventure
Charlie Higson
Shortlisted, Blue Peter’s Vote for the Best Children’s Book of the Last 10 Years, Blue Peter Book Awards 2012
Meet Bond. James Bond. But not as you will have seen him before... James is a recently orphaned boy starting his first term at Eton. He is popular and adept at school but his only stumbling block is the bully George Hellebore, son of the boorish Lord Hellebore.Publisher: Puffin
When James goes to stay in rural Scotland with his Aunt and Uncle, he befriends ‘Red’ Kelly, who is in Scotland to investigate the mysterious disappearance of his young cousin, last seen fishing in Lord Hellebore’s nearby estate.
James sets out on a path of investigation which soon leads him to Hellebore’s castle and the terrifying experiments happening within…
This book weaves a fascinating back history for the world’s most famous spy and contains plot twists and action that will delight boys and girls too.
Charlie HigsonCharlie Higson
Charlie Higson is the author of the phenomenally successful Young Bond and The Enemy series.
Charlie is a man of many talents. He is a successful actor, comedian and writer for television and radio, but has been writing books for children since 2005.
After studying at the University of East Anglia, Charlie formed a band, The Higsons. He then became a decorator before turning to the world of television and going into partnership with his friend Paul Whitehouse. His successes include Saturday Live, the Harry Enfield Television Programme, The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, Shooting Stars, Randall and Hopkirk Deceased, the film Suite 16, Swiss Toni and of course, the Fast Show. He lives in London with his wife and three sons.
http://www.charliehigson.co.uk/Alex Rider Mission 3: Skeleton Key
Walker BooksAlex Rider’s back, and he’s in trouble. Real trouble.Alex Rider Mission 3: Skeleton Key
Anthony Horowitz
Shortlisted, Blue Peter’s Vote for the Best Children’s Book of the Last 10 Years, Blue Peter Book Awards 2012
An utterly relentless and gripping page-turning thriller of a ride, Skeleton Key is the third in the Alex Rider series of books by Anthony Horowitz.Publisher: Walker Books
Alex Rider’s back, and he’s in trouble. Real trouble. Having promised himself, and MI6 that he would be hanging up his spy hat for good, Alex is reluctantly drawn back in to the secret world of international espionage, intrigue and grave danger, all through the seemingly harmless guise of a sunny and strawberry-filled two week stint as an inquisitive ball-boy at the Wimbledon tennis championships.
But, as the tennis players limber up on Centre Court, strawberries are the last thing Alex has on his plate. With a nose for sniffing out trouble, and an inability to turn his back on a baddie, Alex is unwittingly lured into the path of a Chinese Triad gang, an angry (and hungry!) great white shark, hapless CIA agents, and a death-defying, world-changing plan involving two warring Russians, a swamp and a pound of nuclear explosives, all set in the beautiful back-drop of Caya Esqueleto.
Anthony HorowitzAnthony Horowitz
Anthony Horowitz is a screenwriter and children's novelist. Born in 1955 in North London, he was educated at Rugby School and York University, and published his first book, Enter Frederick K Bower, in 1978.
He created the television series Foyle's War, Murder in Mind, Midsomer Murders, Crime Traveller and Menace, and has written episodes for many more, including Agatha Christie's Poirot, Murder Most Horrid and Robin of Sherwood. He has also written a horror film, The Gathering, starring Christina Ricci.
His books for children include the Alex Rider series about the teenage secret agent. There are nine books in the series including Snakehead (2007), shortlisted for the 2008 Booktrust Teenage Prize. He has also written The Power of Five series, Diamond Brothers series of mystery stories and the Groosham Grange series.
http://www.anthonyhorowitz.com/about/Diary of a Wimpy Kid
PuffinThis book and its sequels have a fast growing fan base, which has no doubt been boosted by the recent film adaptation. Greg Heffley is a normal American kid and his diary, complete with hilarious cartoons, records a year in his life, following his relationships with his nerdy best friend Rowley, annoying brothers Roderick and Manny and long-suffering parents. This book is easy to read and laugh-out- loud funny.Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney
Winner, Blue Peter’s Vote for the Best Children’s Book of the Last 10 Years, Blue Peter Book Awards 2012
Greg Heffley is a normal American kid, albeit one with a habit of getting into (and out of) trouble. His diary, complete with hilarious cartoons, records a year in his life and follows his relationships with his nerdy best friend Rowley, annoying brothers Roderick and Manny and long-suffering parents.Publisher: Puffin
Greg is constantly trying to boost his popularity but his attempts at bodybuilding, cartooning and money-making - all recounted in the same deadpan tone - inevitably fall flat.
This laugh-out-loud book was a New York Times bestseller and is sure to appeal to children on this side of the Atlantic - it will undoubtedly raise a smile from their parents too!
Jeff Kinney Photo: PuffinJeff Kinney
Jeff Kinney was born in 1971 in Maryland and attended the University of Maryland in the early 1990s. It was there that he ran a comic strip called ‘lgdoof’ in the campus newspaper and where he knew he wanted to be a cartoonist. After failed attempts to gain work as a professional cartoonist, he landed a job as a web developer for Pearson Education and has since worked on the massively popular virtual world of Pop Tropica and the very successful educational website Funbrain.com.
Jeff spent six years writing the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid, which he then published in daily instalments on Funbrain.com. Publisher Abrams in the US, noticing the phenomenal popularity of the cartoons, then published it in book form turning Jeff’s long-held dream into a reality. In 2009, Jeff Kinney was voted one of TIME magazine's Top 100 Most Influential People. Jeff lives with his family in southern Massachusetts, USA.
http://www.jeffkinneyvirtuallylive.co.uk/Private Peaceful
HarperCollins Children's BooksPassionate, beguiling and moving, the book is also an unflinching examination of the horrors of war and the injustice surrounding the execution of soldiers by firing squad, on the – often false – grounds of desertion or cowardice.Private Peaceful
Michael Morpurgo
Shortlisted, Blue Peter’s Vote for the Best Children’s Book of the Last 10 Years, Blue Peter Book Awards 2012
Set in the First World War, Private Peaceful charts eight hours in the life of Tommo, a young soldier at the Front, as he looks back over the formative events of his life: his father’s early death, his relationship with his loving mother and brothers, Big Joe and Charlie, and their beloved schoolfriend Molly – all set among an evocative and beautifully realised rural landscape.Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Passionate, beguiling and moving, the book is also an unflinching examination of the horrors of war and the injustice surrounding the execution of soldiers by firing squad, on the – often false – grounds of desertion or cowardice.
(Credit Richard Cannon)Michael Morpurgo
Children's Laureate 2003-2005
Award-winning children's writer Michael Morpurgo was born in 1943 in St Albans, Hertfordshire. He is the author of many award-winning books for children, including Kensuke's Kingdom, My Friend Walter and Private Peaceful. Many of his books have been successfully adapted for the stage or for film and television including War Horse and Private Peaceful (due to be released in 2012)
As well as writing, Michael runs the charity Farms for City Children with his wife Claire. In 2003 he became the third Children's Laureate (2003-2005), taking on a role he helped to establish together with the late Poet Laureate Ted Hughes. During his time as laureate he toured extensively, concentrating on sharing the power of stories.
Visit Michael's websiteHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
BloomsburyA gripping and electrifying novel, full of suspense, secrets, and - of course - magic.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
J K Rowling
Shortlisted, Blue Peter’s Vote for the Best Children’s Book of the Last 10 Years, Blue Peter Book Awards 2012
Harry Potter is due to start his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He is desperate to get back to school and find out why his friends Ron and Hermione have been so secretive all summer. But before he even gets to school, Harry survives a terrifying encounter with two Dementors, attends a court hearing at the Ministry of Magic and is escorted on a night-time broomstick ride to the secret headquarters of a mysterious group called 'The Order of the Phoenix' ...Publisher: Bloomsbury
This is a gripping and electrifying novel, full of suspense, secrets, and - of course - magic.
Credit J P MascletJ K Rowling
J K Rowling has written fiction since she was a child, and she always wanted to be an author. Her parents loved reading and their house in Chepstow was full of books. In fact, J K Rowling wrote her first ‘book’ at the age of six – a story about a rabbit called Rabbit. She studied French and Classics at Exeter University, then moved to Edinburgh – via London and Portugal. In 2000 she was awarded an OBE for services to children’s literature.
The idea for Harry Potter occurred to her on the train from Manchester to London, where she says Harry Potter ‘just strolled into my head fully formed’, and by the time she had arrived at King’s Cross, many of the characters had taken shape. During the next five years she outlined the plots for each book and began writing the first in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, which was first published in 1997.
http://www.jkrowling.com/Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend
Orion Children's BooksHenry has a chance to get his hands on FA Cup tickets, if he can be declared man of the match in a class football game.Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend
Francesca Simon
Shortlisted, Blue Peter’s Vote for the Best Children’s Book of the Last 10 Years, Blue Peter Book Awards 2012
The ever-popular Horrid Henry scores another winner of a story. Henry has a chance to get his hands on FA Cup tickets, if he can be declared man of the match in a class football game. The stakes are high and the tension even higher. How far will Henry go to get the tickets to the match of the century?Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Tony Ross’ great illustrations bring the characters and the drama of the match to life. This is a lot of fun to read together, too, with plenty of sound effects, chants and cheers to join in with. The surprise ending is sure to get you talking…
Lots for football fans and their families to recognise and enjoy!
Tony Ross
Tony Ross is one of the best-known creators of picture books. He trained at the Liverpool School of Art before working as a cartoonist, a graphic designer, at an advertising agency and as a University lecturer. His most popular books include his interpretations of fairy tales, the Dr Xargle books and the much-loved Little Princess series, which has been turned into a highly successful animated television series. Tony Ross has also illustrated many children’s fiction titles and in his extremely prolific career he has illustrated more than 1200 books.
(Copyright Francesco Guidicini)Francesca Simon
Francesca Simon was born in St Louis, Missouri, grew up in California, and went on to study Old and Middle English at Oxford and Medieval Studies at Yale. Following this, Francesca decided to work as a freelance journalist, writing for the Sunday Times, Guardian, Mail on Sunday, Telegraph, and Vogue (US). When her son Joshua was born in 1989, she started writing children’s books full time.
One of the UK’s best-selling children’s writers, Francesca has published over 50 books, including the immensely popular Horrid Henry series, which has now sold over 16 million copies. She lives in London with her husband, son, and Tibetan Spaniel, Shanti.
http://www.francescasimon.com/The Series of Unfortunate Events: Austere Academy
Egmont BooksThe unfortunate Baudelaire children have been enrolled into Prufrock Preparatory School under the safe keeping of Vice Principal Nero and his advanced computerThe Series of Unfortunate Events: Austere Academy
Lemony Snicket
Shortlisted, Blue Peter’s Vote for the Best Children’s Book of the Last 10 Years, Blue Peter Book Awards 2012
The unfortunate Baudelaire children have been enrolled into Prufrock Preparatory School under the safe keeping of Vice Principal Nero and his advanced computer, to keep them safe from the evil, scheming Count Olaf who wants to get his greedy claws into their family fortune.Publisher: Egmont Books
Unfortunately for the Baudelaire children Vice Principal Nero is a terrible violin player who subjects his students to six-hour violin recitals every day, the world’s most boring lessons and makes the orphans sleep in a crab-infested, fungus-ridden shack. Also he has employed the suspiciously turbaned Coach Genghis, the new sports teacher – but is he really who he says he is ...?
Another hilarious instalment in the exploits of the unfortunate Baudelaire children, narrated with Snicket’s trademark deadpan style.
Lemony SnicketLemony Snicket
Lemony Snicket is the pseudonym novelist Daniel Handler used while writing his sequence of darkly comic children's books known as A Series of Unfortunate Events. The 13 novels in the series relate the hard-luck history of the Baudelaire orphans, Violet, Klaus and Sunny. Snicket narrates their piteous adventures and misfortunes at the hands of evil Count Olaf, a master of disguises and truly bad actor.
The first book in the series, The Bad Beginning, was published in 1999. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, a 2004 feature film based on the books, starred Jim Carrey and featured appearances by Meryl Streep, Jude Law, and many other celebrities. Handler is a longtime resident of San Francisco, and his style has been compared to Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. He also has published novels for older teens and adults, including The Basic Eight (1999) and Watch Your Mouth (2000).
Handler has said that the name 'Lemony Snicket' is not intended to be a tribute to the cartoon character Jiminy Crickett; Handler claims the pseudonym was made up on the spur of the moment while researching material for one of his other books, and that the name predates A Series of Unfortunate Events... Handler is an opera fan and performed in operas as a boy.
http://www.lemonysnicket.com/Mr Stink
HarperCollins Children's BooksIrreverant and charming, this is a hilarious and surprisingly touching story about secrets, love and life.Mr Stink
David Walliams
Shortlisted, Blue Peter’s Vote for the Best Children’s Book of the Last 10 Years, Blue Peter Book Awards 2012
Mr Stink, the filthy old tramp who is a permanent resident of a particular bench in the park, certainly lives up to his name.Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
However, his overwhelmingly awful whiff doesn't stop Chloe making friends with him and his dog and when it looks as though they may be run out of town she knows she has to do something fast and hides them in the garden shed.
As Chloe's family is quietly falling apart, Mr Stink unwittingly becomes the source of their redemption after a surprise TV appearance on Question Time.
Irreverant and charming, this is a hilarious and surprisingly touching story about secrets, love and life.
Quentin Blake
Children's Laureate 1999-2001
Quentin Blake was born in 1932 and studied at Cambridge and Chelsea Art College before becoming an illustrator. His first drawings were published in Punch at the age of 16, and he has since illustrated hundreds of books by many different authors. His best-known collaborations include those with Joan Aiken, Michael Rosen and of course, Roald Dahl. He has won many major prizes for writing and illustration and in 2005 was awarded a CBE for services to Children's Literature.
Quentin was the inaugural Children's Laureate (1999-2001), an experience he recorded in his book Laureate's Progress. During his time in the role, he celebrated children's books and children's book illustration with a range of projects and exhibitions, and conceived the idea for the House of Illustration, the world's first centre dedicated to the art of illustration in all its forms.
Visit Quentin's website
David WalliamsDavid Walliams
David Walliams is an actor and writer best known for his work with Matt Lucas in the multi-award-winning sketch show Little Britain. His debut children's novel, The Boy in the Dress, was published in 2008 to unanimous critical acclaim. Since then, his second book, Mr Stink, has gone on to receive similar plaudits, while growing an already devoted fanbase. The Boy in the Dress was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, and Mr Stink was one of Amanda Craig’s Children’s Books of the Year in the Times.
http://www.davidwalliamsnews.com/Candyfloss
Random House Children's BooksMany youngsters will relate to the story of Floss, who loves both her parents dearly and desperately wants them to get back together.Candyfloss
Jacqueline Wilson
Shortlisted, Blue Peter’s Vote for the Best Children’s Book of the Last 10 Years, Blue Peter Book Awards 2012
Many youngsters will relate to the story of Floss, who loves both her parents dearly and desperately wants them to get back together, although deep down she knows this will never happen.Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Mum has a new partner and a baby but Dad still lives in the dingy flat above the café where he serves the best chip butties in the world. Floss lives with Mum but when she goes to Australia for six months, Floss can't bear to leave Dad on his own so moves into the café to keep him company.
In her usual upbeat manner, Jacqueline Wilson tackles such thorny issues as debt, homelessness and bullying. She is neither pessimistic nor patronising but strikes a realistic balance in this latest addition to her comprehensive library.
Jacqueline WilsonJacqueline Wilson
Children's Laureate 2005-2007
Jacqueline Wilson was born in Bath in 1945, and spent her childhood in Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, where she still lives today. She started her writing career as a teenage journalist with D.C. Thompson, writing for the teenage magazine Jackie which was named after her. Today her popular books for children have sold millions of copies and have been translated into more than thirty languages.
Jacqueline's books include The Story of Tracy Beaker, which has become a hugely successful BBC TV series; Girls in Love, which together with its two sequels was filmed for ITV television; and Double Act, which she adapted for Channel 4 and which won the Royal TV Society's Best Children's Fiction Award. As the fourth Children's Laureate (2005-2007) she promoted the importance of sharing books, and reading aloud together.
Visit Jacqueline's website
http://www.jacquelinewilson.co.uk/
Nick SharrattNick Sharratt
Nick liked drawing from an early age. 'When I was nine,' he says, 'a picture that I'd drawn at school was pinned up in the hall, and the husband of one of the teachers saw it and offered me five pounds to do a similar picture for him. That's when I decided I was going to be a professional artist one day! I nearly always drew in felt tip pens then, and I liked drawing big crowd scenes. I'd start in the bottom left-hand corner of the paper and just let the picture grow, telling myself stories about each of the characters in turn as I drew them.'
Blue Peter Book of the Year
Winner
The Considine Curse
BloomsburyEver woken up to an eerie howl in the night and wondered what it was? This creepy tale about the Considine family might just have the answerThe Considine Curse
Gareth P Jones
Winner, Blue Peter Book of the Year, Blue Peter Book Awards 2012
Ever woken up to an eerie howl in the night and wondered what it was? This creepy tale about the Considine family might just have the answer.Publisher: Bloomsbury
On the day of her grandmother’s funeral, 14-year-old Mariel comes face-to-face with the rest of her family for the first time – including seven cousins she didn’t know existed. The welcome she gets isn’t exactly warm and it quickly becomes clear that the Considine cousins are not what you would call normal.
What with Elspeth whispering malicious poetry in her ear, and Gerald telling her to stay away, Mariel would happily just forget they existed and fly back to her friends in Australia. But, the cousins have a dark secret and Mariel’s curiosity gets the better of her – as will yours once you pick up this addictive adventure tale that’s perfect for 10-year-olds.
Gareth P JonesGareth P Jones
Gareth P Jones is the author of The Thornthwaite Inheritance which has been shortlisted for over eleven local book awards and won seven. His first novel for Bloomsbury, The Dragon Detective Agency: The Case of the Missing Cats was shortlisted for the Waterstone’s Book Prize. He has written three more Dragon Detective books as well as the interstellar crime adventure Space Crime Conspiracy. Gareth works as a TV producer and is a talented musician, creating songs for his books. He lives in London and has seven cousins who he never sees when the moon is full!
http://www.garethwrites.co.uk/home/
Gareth P Jones comments on his Blue Peter Best Book of the Year 2012 win:
I am beyond thrilled to have won the Blue Peter Book of the Year for The Considine Curse. Blue Peter is a national institution which I have watched since I was a child and so this is a tremendous honour. Getting a positive response to a book from just one person feels like a pat on the back, so winning a national award like this is like being whacked between the shoulder blades by an entire army... in a good way.Read an interview with Gareth P Jones
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