Ali Sparkes
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Ali Sparkes | |
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| Born | Alison Sparkes 1966 Southampton, England |
| Occupation | Author |
| Notable works | The Shapeshifter Car-Jacked |
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Ali Sparkes (born 1966) is a British children's author.
Books[]
Her books include The Shapeshifter series of 6 books, Out of this World (a prequel to The Shapeshifter and first released as Miganium), Unleashed, a series of 5 books (a spin-off/sequel series of The Shapeshifter, centered on some of the other Shapeshifter characters), Dark Summer, Frozen in Time, Wishful Thinking, Destination Earth, the Monster Makers series, and S.W.I.T.C.H. Her debut book The Shapeshifter: Finding the Fox was nominated for the 2007 Bolton Children's Book Award. She has also won two Blue Peter Book Awards: "Book I Couldn't Put Down" and "Book Of The Year", for her book Frozen in Time.[1][2]
Her 2015 novel Car-Jacked was a 2017 Red House Children's Book Award nominee.[3]
Personal life[]
Sparkes is from Southampton and attended Bitterne Park School.[4] She previously worked as a journalist for the Southern Daily Echo and for BBC Radio Solent.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Ali Sparkes wins Blue Peter book of the year award". BBC. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ Irvine, Lindesay (3 March 2010). "Ali Sparkes wins Blue Peter Book of the Year award". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Morpurgo and Crossan compete for Children's Book Award | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Donovan, Sion (22 June 2010). "Bright Sparke - Ali Sparkes interview". Hampshire Life. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
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- English children's writers
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