Ben Brooks (born 1992 in

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) is an English writer best known for writing the novels '' Grow Up'', ''Fences'', ''An Island of Fifty'', ''The Kasahara School of Nihilism,'' ''Upward Coast and Sadie'', ''Lolito, Everyone Gets Eaten,'' and ''Hurra.'' Writing for children, he has published ''

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'' and New York Times bestseller ''Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different'', ''Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different 2'', ''Stories for Kids Who Dare to be Different'', ''The Impossible Boy'', and ''The Greatest Inventor''. His first non-fiction book for adults, ''Things They Don't Want You to Know'', was published by Quercus in September 2020. He contributed the story "Kimchi or a Partial List of Misappropriated Hood Ornaments" to

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's '' Boys Don't Cry,'' accompanying the release of 2016 album ''

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Awards

* 2014

Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize The Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize was a promotional initiative and literary award for British writers of outstanding works of fiction. History Fiction Uncovered was established as a promotional tool in 2010 by The Literary Platform, supported b ...

for ''Lolito'' * 2015

Somerset Maugham Award The Somerset Maugham Award is a British literary prize given each year by the Society of Authors The Society of Authors (SoA) is a United Kingdom trade union for professional writers, illustrators and literary translators, founded in 1884 to ...

for ''Lolito'' * 2018

British Book Award The British Book Awards or Nibbies are literary awards for the best UK writers and their works, administered by ''The Bookseller''. The awards have had several previous names, owners and sponsors since being launched in 1990, including the Na ...

as 'Children's Book of the Year' for ''Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different''

References

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