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Linda Newbery


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Linda Newbery is a British author, who began writing as a young adult author but has now broadened her range to encompass all ages. Now a full-time writer, she published her first novel Run with the Hare in 1988, while still working as an English teacher in a comprehensive school.Linda is a regular tutor for the Arvon Foundation and is a member of the Society of Authors and the Scattered Authors' Society.
 

Awards: Costa (2006)

Genres: Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
 
Series
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Cat Tales
   1. The Cat with Two Names (2000)
   2. The Cat Who Wasn't There (2009)
   3. Shop Cat (2009)
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Moving on
   1. No Way Back (2001)
   2. Break Time (2001)
   3. Windfall (2002)
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Barney the Boat Dog
   1. Very Brave Dog (2011)
   2. Runaway Horse! (2011)
   3. Rescue Dog (2011)
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Novels
   Run with the Hare (1988)
   Hard and Fast (1990)
   Some Other War (1990)
   The Kind Ghosts (1991)
   The Wearing of the Green (1992)
   Riddle Me This (1993)
   The Marmalade Pony (1994)
   The Shouting Wind (1995)
   Smoke Cat (1995)
   Ice Cat (1997)
   Whistling Jack (1997)
   Flightsend (1999)
   The Nowhere Girl (1999)
   Star's Turn (1999)
   Blitz Boys (2000)
   The Damage Done (2001)
   The Little Mermaid (2001)
   The Shell House (2002)
   Sisterland (2003)
   The Mystery of Mapplesham Market (2004)
   At the Firefly Gate (2004)
   Lost Boy (2005)
   Set in Stone (2006)
   Catcall (2006)
   Nevermore (2007)
   The Sandfather (2009)
   Lob (2010)
   Lucy and the Green Man (2010)
   The Treasure House (2012)
   Tilly's Promise (2014)
   Quarter Past Two On A Wednesday Afternoon (2014)
     aka Missing Rose
   The Brockenspectre (2014)
   The Key to Flambards (2018)
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Collections
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Until We Win (2017)
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Series contributed to
Historical House
   4. Polly's March (2004)
   6. Andie's Moon (2007)
   Girls for the Vote (2018)
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Picture Books show
 
Books containing stories by Linda Newbery
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You Never Did Learn to Knock (2006)
14 Stories About Girls And Their Mothers
edited by
Bel Mooney

Awards
2006 Costa Book Award for Children's Book : Set in Stone

Linda Newbery recommends
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Mr Peacock's Possessions (2018)
Lydia Syson
"Dazzling . . . A vividly realised, compelling novel."
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A Library of Lemons (2016)
Jo Cotterill
"A story of great warmth and emotional wisdom."

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