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Pete Johnson

(b.1965)

When Pete Johnson was eight he wrote a fan letter to Dodie Smith because he had loved 101 Dalmatians so much. She wrote back and the two began exchanging letters, which inspired Pete to become a writer. He sent his first story to a publisher when he was 11. It was rejected!Pete worked as a film critic for Radio One before becoming a teacher in a secondary school. It was teaching which gave him the ideas for his first book, Secrets from the School Underground. He asked his students to advise him about his style, and they gave him loads of hints on how to toughen his writing up and, especially, how important it is not to use clichés.

Genres: Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult Romance

Series

Friends Forever
   Break Out (1991)
   No Limits (1991)
   Discovery (1992)
   Everything Changes (1992)

Mind Reader
   1. The Crystal (1998)
     aka Mind Reader
   2. Superhero (1999)
     aka Blackmail
   3. Ghostly Whisper (2017)

Louis the Laugh
   1. How to Train Your Parents (2003)
   2. My Parents Are Out Of Control (2013)
   3. My Parents Are Driving Me Crazy (2015)
   4. How to Update Your Parents (2016)
   5. How to Have Totally Awesome Parents (2017)
     aka How to Fool Your Parents
   6. How to Change Your Parents into Superstars (2020)

(Un)Teenager
1. Diary of an (Un)teenager (2004)
2. Return of the (Un)Teenager (2011)

2-power
   1. The Korski Code (2007)
   2. The Canine Conspiracy (2007)
   3. The Midnight Menace (2008)

Spook School
   1. Curse of the Rat-beast (2009)
   2. Lair of the Mothman (2009)
   3. Horror from the Deep (2010)
   4. Revenge of the Stink Monster (2010)

Jamie's Amazing Cape Adventure
   1. Detective Brother (2010)
   2. Werewolf Brother (2019)
   3. Alien Brother (2020)

Vampire
   1. The Vampire Blog (2010)
   2. The Vampire Hunters (2011)
   3. The Vampire Fighters (2012)

Novels

   Secrets from the School Underground (1986)
   Catch You on the Flip Side (1987)
   The Cool Boffin (1988)
   We, the Haunted (1989)
   I'd Rather Be Famous (1989)
   The Dead Hour (1993)
   Ten Hours to Live (1995)
   Missing on Holiday (1995)
   The Ghost Dog (1996)
   I Love Peanut Head (1996)
   The Vision (1996)
   My Friend's a Werewolf (1997)
   Headless Ghost (1998)
   Secret Friend (1998)
   The Phantom Thief (1998)
   The Protectors (1998)
   Troublemaker (1998)
   Eyes of the Alien (1999)
   Marcio Marc (2000)
   Girl Gang (2000)
   Runaway Teacher (2000)
   Bug Brother (2000)
   The Warning (2000)
   The Creeper (2000)
   The Frighteners (2001)
   Last Resort (2001)
   Rescuing Dad (2001)
   Traitor (2002)
   Pirate Brother (2002)
   Faking It (2003)
   Avenger (2004)
   Trust Me, I'm a Troublemaker (2005)
   The Best Holiday Ever! (2005)
   The Hero Game (2005)
   Ghost Trouble (2006)
   Help! I'm a Classroom Gambler (2006)
   The Ex-Files (2006)
   How Embarrassing Is That? (2007)
   The Bad Spy's Guide (2007)
   How to Get Famous (2008)
   Liar (2008)
   The TV Time Travellers (2009)
   Shut It! (2009)
   Hero? (2010)
   Invisible Brother (2010)
   Awesome (2013)
   Six Hours (2014)
   The Vampire Bewitched (2014)
   Mate Match (2016)

Collections

One Step Beyond (1990)

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Books containing stories by Pete Johnson

Death Walks Tonight (1996)
Horrifying Stories
edited by
Anthony Horowitz

The Puffin Book of Horror Stories (1994)
edited by
Anthony Horowitz

Love Hurts (1994)
edited by
Miriam Hodgson

Award nominations

2007 Blue Peter Book Award for Book of the Year (nominee) : The Bad Spy's Guide

Pete Johnson recommends

This Is Not My Life (2016)
Diane Schoemperlen
"This is an important book. In this scaring, painfully, honest account of both a relationship and a prison system 'goes bad' we are bleeding heart that breaks though concrete.I am awe of her courage"

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