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Melvin Burgess
(b.1954)Melvin Burgess began to train as a journalist and has had jobs as diverse as bricklaying and silk-screen printing. An Enterprise Allowance Scheme gave him the chance to develop his writing, and his children's books are now highly regarded. Melvin won the 1997 Guardian Award and the Carnegie Medal for his powerful novel, JUNK. He lives in Manchester.
Awards: LA Times (2004), Carnegie (1997) see all
Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction
Novels
The Cry of the Wolf (1990)
Burning Issy (1992)
An Angel for May (1992)
The Baby and Fly Pie (1993)
Loving April (1995)
The Earth Giant (1995)
Junk (1996)
aka Smack
Kite (1997)
Tiger, Tiger (1998)
Old Bag (1999)
The Ghost Behind the Wall (2000)
Billy Elliot (2001)
Lady (2001)
Doing It (2003)
Sarah's Face (2006)
Nicholas Dane (2009)
Kill All Enemies (2011)
Hunger (2013)
The Hit (2013)
Sara's Face (2017)
The Lost Witch (2018)
Count (2021)
Loki (2022)
Burning Issy (1992)
An Angel for May (1992)
The Baby and Fly Pie (1993)
Loving April (1995)
The Earth Giant (1995)
Junk (1996)
aka Smack
Kite (1997)
Tiger, Tiger (1998)
Old Bag (1999)
The Ghost Behind the Wall (2000)
Billy Elliot (2001)
Lady (2001)
Doing It (2003)
Sarah's Face (2006)
Nicholas Dane (2009)
Kill All Enemies (2011)
Hunger (2013)
The Hit (2013)
Sara's Face (2017)
The Lost Witch (2018)
Count (2021)
Loki (2022)
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And the Stars Were Burning Brightly (2020)
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"An utter page turner from a storming new talent. Passionate, committed and shines a ray of light into the darkest places - the YA novel of 2020!"
Storm-Wake (2018)
Lucy Christopher
"A magical experience… Reading [Storm-wake] made me wonder what I’d fight hardest for--my dreams, or for real life."
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