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Berlie Doherty

(b.1943)

Berlie Doherty is a unique voice in children's literature. Twice winner of the Carnegie Medal, Berlie has been acclaimed for the "emotional honesty" of her writing. Junior Bookshelf describes her as a writer "who uses language as if it has been newly invented" .

Awards: Carnegie (1992) see all

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy

New and upcoming books

July 2026

Far From Home

Series

Starburster
   1. The Starburster (2004)
   2. The Humming Machine (2006)
   3. The Windspinner (2008)

Peak Dale Farm
1. A Calf Called Valentine (2009)
2. Valentine's Day (2009)

Street Child
Far From Home: The sisters of Street Child (2015)

Novels

   How Green You Are! (1982)
   The Making of Fingers Finnigan (1983)
   White Peak Farm (1984)
   The Children of Winter (1985)
   Granny Was a Buffer Girl (1986)
   Tough Luck (1987)
   Tilly Mint and the Dodo (1988)
   Spellhorn (1989)
   Requiem (1991)
   Dear Nobody (1991)
   Street Child (1993)
   Willa and Old Miss Annie (1994)
   The Vinegar Jar (1994)
   The Snake-Stone (1995)
   Daughter of the Sea (1996)
   Trickster Tales (1998)
   Sailing Ship Tree (1998)
   The Famous Adventures of Jack (2000)
   Zzaap and the Word Master (2001)
   Holly Starcross (2001)
   Jeannie of White Peak Farm (2003)
   Tricky Nelly Nickleby (2003)
   Deep Secret (2003)
   Abela (2007)
   A Beautiful Place for a Murder (2008)
   Treason (2011)
   Wild Cat (2012)
   The Company of Ghosts (2013)
   The Girl Who Saw Lions (2018)
   The Haunted Hills (2020)
   The Seamaiden's Odyssey (2024) (with Tasmin Rosewell)
   Far From Home (2026)

Collections

   Tilly Mint Tales (1984)
   Walking on Air (poems) (1993)
   Trouble At the North Pole And Other Stories (1996) (with others)
   Running on Ice (1997)
   Tales of Magic and Wonder (1997)
   Nightmare: Two Ghostly Tales (2009)
   Haunted (2011) (with others)
   War Girls (2014) (with others)
   Classic Fairy Tales (2016)

Anthologies edited

The Walker Book of Stories for 6+ Year Olds (2001) (with Dick King-Smith)

Plays show

Picture Books show

Chapter Books show

Non fiction show

Books containing stories by Berlie Doherty

The Young Oxford Book of Nightmares (2000)
edited by
Dennis Pepper

Ghostly Haunts (1994)
edited by
Michael Morpurgo

Love Hurts (1994)
edited by
Miriam Hodgson

Awards

	1992 Carnegie Medal : Dear Nobody
	1987 Carnegie Medal : Granny Was a Buffer Girl

Award nominations

2009 Blue Peter Book Award for Book of the Year (nominee) : Abela: The Girl Who Saw Lions

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