THE AUTHORS
Philip Ardagh
Roald Dahl Funny Prize winner Philip Ardagh has written over 100 books, both fiction and non-fiction, including Grubtown Tales, Henry’s House and the Eddie Dickens adventures, which have been translated into over 30 languages. He collaborated with Sir Paul McCartney on the ex-Beatle’s first children’s book, High in the Clouds, and writes for radio and TV, as well as being a regular reviewer of children’s books for the Guardian.
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Frank Cottrell Boyce won the 2004 Carnegie Medal for his first children’s book, Millions. His screenplay of the same name was made into a film by Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle in the same year. He has since written three novels for children, including Framed, which was shortlisted for the 2005 Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year Award.
Anthony McGowan
Anthony McGowan’s novels for young adults include Hellbent, Henry Tumour, which won the 2006 Booktrust Teenage Prize and the 2007 Catalyst Award, and The Knife That Killed Me, which was shortlisted for the 2008 Booktrust Teenage Prize and longlisted for the 2008 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. His latest book is Einstein’s Underpants – And How They Saved the World. Anthony was born in Manchester, brought up in Leeds and lives in London.
Linda Newbery
Linda Newbery has published more than thirty titles, ranging from a picture book, Posy, to young adult novels, including The Shell House and Sisterland. She has twice been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, and won the 2006 Costa Children’s Book Prize for her novel Set in Stone. The Sandfather was UK IBBY’s nomination to the international Honour List for 2010.
Mal Peet
Mal Peet is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novels Tamar, which won the 2005 Carnegie Medal, Keeper, winner of the 2003 Branford Boase Award, and The Penalty. His latest novel, Exposure, won the 2009 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. He lives in Devon with his wife and fellow-writer Elspeth Graham.
Marcus Sedgwick
Marcus Sedgwick has written numerous award-winning books, including Floodland, winner of the 2000 Branford Boase Award, My Swordhand is Singing, which won the 2007 Booktrust Teenage Prize, and Revolver, which was nominated for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. His latest young adult novel, White Crow, was published in July 2010. He lives near Cambridge and has a teenage daughter, Alice.
Eleanor Updale
Having worked as a BBC TV and radio producer for many years, Eleanor Updale now writes fiction for all the family. Her Montmorency series has won international prizes, including the Blue Peter Award for “The Book I Couldn’t Put Down”. Her most recent book, Johnny Swanson, is a tale of murder and deception, set in 1929. She lives in London.
Matt Whyman
Bestselling author Matt Whyman is also well-known for his work as an advice columnist for numerous teenage magazines. His young adult novels include Boy Kills Man, which was shortlisted for the 2004 Booktrust Teenage Prize, as well as Inside the Cage and Goldstrike.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the authors’ imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.
This collection first published 2010 by Walker Books Ltd
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Anthology © 2010 Marcus Sedgwick
Introduction © 2010 Marcus Sedgwick
“Jesus Wept” © 2010 Anthony McGowan
“The Burning Glass” © 2010 Marcus Sedgwick
“Vienna, 1912” © 2010 Mal Peet
“The Blue-Eyed Boy” © 2010 Linda Newbery
“Eclipsed” © 2010 Matt Whyman
“One Giant Leap” © 2010 Philip Ardagh
“The Y2K Bug” © 2010 Eleanor Updale
“At the Ball Game” © 2010 Frank Cottrell Boyce
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