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Abi Elphinstone
Abi Elphinstone grew up in the wilds of Scotland where she spent most of her childhood building dens, hiding in tree houses and scrambling across highland glens. After being coaxed out of her tree house, she studied English at Bristol University and then worked as a teacher in Africa, Berkshire and London.
THE DREAMSNATCHER is her debut children's book and when she's not writing about Moll and Gryff in her writing shed at the bottom of the garden, she's off having adventures around the world: hang-gliding over Rio De Janeiro, abseiling into jungle caves, snowmobiling over Icelandic glaciers, motorbiking through Burma...
Abi keeps a catapult in her handbag and if she could have a daemon, it would be a wildcat with attitude.
THE DREAMSNATCHER is her debut children's book and when she's not writing about Moll and Gryff in her writing shed at the bottom of the garden, she's off having adventures around the world: hang-gliding over Rio De Janeiro, abseiling into jungle caves, snowmobiling over Icelandic glaciers, motorbiking through Burma...
Abi keeps a catapult in her handbag and if she could have a daemon, it would be a wildcat with attitude.
Genres: Children's Fiction
Series
Unmapped Chronicles
1. Rumblestar (2019)
aka Casper Tock and the Everdark Wings
2. Jungledrop (2020)
aka The Bickery Twins and the Phoenix Tear
3. The Crackledawn Dragon (2021)
aka Zeb Bolt and the Ember Scroll
1. Rumblestar (2019)
aka Casper Tock and the Everdark Wings
2. Jungledrop (2020)
aka The Bickery Twins and the Phoenix Tear
3. The Crackledawn Dragon (2021)
aka Zeb Bolt and the Ember Scroll
Novels
Collections
A Wisp of Wisdom (2016) (with Adèle Geras, Elizabeth Laird, Sarah Lean, Gill Lewis, Geraldine McCaughrean, Tom Moorhouse, Beverley Naidoo, Ifeoma Onyefulu and Piers Torday)
Picture Books
Abi Elphinstone recommends
Sea (2017)
(Huntress Trilogy, book 1)
Sarah Driver
"Moonsprites. Terrodyls. Beastchatter. The Huntress is a heart-thumpingly brilliant adventure. Paver meets Pullman. A real gem."
The 1,000-year-old Boy (2018)
Ross Welford
"Boasts all the ing redients of a great book: brave kids, bold storytelling and a blistering plot. Full of humour and heart."
The Storm Keeper's Island (2018)
(Storm Keeper Quartet, book 1)
Catherine Doyle
"Flickers with a rare and wonderful magic ... Unforgettable."
A Pinch of Magic (2019)
(Pinch of Magic, book 1)
Michelle Harrison
"A SPELLBINDING STORY, STEEPED IN MAGIC. I ADORED IT."
The Viper's Daughter (2020)
(Wolf Brother, book 7)
Michelle Paver
"Michelle is in a league of her own with this series and what luck for us all that she hasn't finished with Torak, Renn and Wolf's world yet."
The Christmas Carrolls (2021)
(Christmas Carrolls, book 1)
Mel Taylor-Bessent
"The Christmas Carrolls is just fabulous! I laughed solidly throughout the whole thing. It’s gloriously festive, brilliantly funny and utterly endearing, too. Holly’s inventions made me chuckle, as did Mr Bleurgh, while Holly and Archie’s friendship was a joy to read. Also, you wrote one of the most beautiful descriptions of Christmas Eve I’ve ever read. The story is warm and wonderful and I loved it."
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