Ann Turnbull
Ann Turnbull (born 1943) is a British writer of fiction for children and young adults.[1] Her work includes Pigeon Summer, a novel set in a Midlands mining town during the Great Depression of the 1930s which is about a young girl named Mary Dyer, and No Shame, No Fear, a novel for young adults that depicts the persecution of Quakers during the 1660s, and is set in both Shropshire and London and was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize .[2] Pigeon Summer was nominated for the Nestle Smarties Book Prize and No Shame, No Fear was nominated for the Whitbread Book Award. She has written a number of picture books but the best known is The Sand Horse which is illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Bibliography
Older fictionQuaker trilogy
Other novels
Middle years fictionPigeon Summer trilogy
Other novels
part of the 6 Chelsea Walk series (originally published as Historical House) Short story collection
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Younger fictionNovels
Picture books
Chapter books
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References
- "Ann Turnbull - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- "2004 Guardian Children's Fiction prize". Retrieved 26 May 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Ann Turnbull at Library of Congress, with 16 library catalogue records
- Bibliography