Adele Broadbent (born 17 April 1968) is a New Zealand children's author.
Biography
Broadbent was born in
Napier Napier may refer to:
People
* Napier (surname), including a list of people with that name
* Napier baronets, five baronetcies and lists of the title holders
Given name
* Napier Shaw (1854–1945), British meteorologist
* Napier Waller (1893–19 ...
, New Zealand, on 17 April 1968.
Work
Broadbent's early book publications include ''The Bike Race'' (2008), ''Ninjas!'' (2008), ''Not Exactly'' (2008), ''The Biggest Catch'' (2010) and ''The Winner Is'' (2010).
''Too Many Secrets'' (2010) was nominated in the 2011
New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards. The story was one of Broadbent's first novels for children and young adults.
One reviewer found the main character, Rebecca, too selfish to be likeable at first, but then became engrossed in the mysteries Rebecca encounters in her new home in the country.
''Just Jack'' (2011)
deals with the
1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake
Events
January
* January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics.
* January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa.
* January 22 – Si ...
as part of the plot.
The story borrows from Broadbent's own family stories, told by her grandfather.
''New Zealand Books'' calls Broadbent's writing in ''Just Jack'' "fresh, convincing and distinctive." It was named a
Storylines Notable Book in 2012, and a 2012 New Zealand Children's Book Awards Junior Fiction finalist.
''Trouble in Time'' was shortlisted for the
LIANZA Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award
The Esther Glen Award, or LIANZA Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award, is the longest running and the most renowned literary prize for New Zealand children's literature.
History
The prize was called into being in memory of New Zealand writer Alic ...
, and was named a
Storylines Notable Book in that year.
Books
*''Ninjas!'', 2008, New Zealand,
Wendy Pye Publishing
*''The Bike Race'', 2008, New Zealand, Wendy Pye Publishing
*''The Biggest Catch'', 2009, New Zealand, Wendy Pye Publishing
*''The Winner Is'', 2010, New Zealand, Wendy Pye Publishing
*''Too Many Secrets'', 2010, New Zealand,
HarperCollins Publishers
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*''Just Jack'', 2011, New Zealand, HarperCollins Publishers
*''The Last Herrick Secret'', 2012, New Zealand, AV Project
*''Trouble in Time'', 2014, New Zealand,
Scholastic
*''Between'', 2018, New Zealand, OneTree House
*IF ONLY, 2020, New Zealand, OneTree House ISBN 9780995117532
Further reading
*"The Incredibly Busy Adele Broadbent" in ''Magpies: Talking About Books For Children''
External links
Adele Broadbenton Facebook
Adele Broadbenton Twitter
References
1968 births
Living people
21st-century New Zealand women writers
New Zealand women children's writers
21st-century New Zealand writers
New Zealand children's writers
People from Napier, New Zealand
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