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Alexandra Sheppard


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Alexandra Sheppard was born in North London, where she still lives with her family. Oh My Gods was her first YA novel in 2019. Alex is also the co-author of Fly High Crew and The Day We Saved The Future in collaboration with the Banjo Brothers and has contributed to Happy Here, an anthology of stories from Black British authors and illustrators. Her second YA novel, Friendship Never Ends, published to great acclaim in May 2023.

Bex Glendining (she/they) is a biracial queer, UK based illustrator, comic artist and colourist. Bex has worked as a cover artist, colourist and interior artist on projects such as Seen: Edmonia Lewis, Penultimate Quest, Rolled & Told, Lupina, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and When Life Gives You Mangoes. When not working they can usually be found building gundams, playing video games with friends or fussing Cookie, their very spoilt tortoise shell cat.
 

 
New and upcoming books
Novels
   Oh My Gods (2019)
   Friendship Never Ends (2023)
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Collections
   Happy Here (2021) (with others)
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Award nominations
2024 Waterstones Children's Book Prize (nominee) : Friendship Never Ends
2024 Jhalak Children's and YA Prize (longlist) : Friendship Never Ends


Alexandra Sheppard recommends
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When Our Worlds Collided (2022)
Danielle Jawando
"Hard-hitting yet still hopeful, this is an emotional powerhouse of a book."
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Love in Colour (2020)
Bolu Babalola
"Richly imaginative, unashamedly romantic and a total pleasure to read. I didn't want it to end."

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