Ali Sparkes (born 1966) is a British
children's
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author.
Books
Her books include ''
The Shapeshifter
''The Shapeshifter'' is a series of books by Ali Sparkes. The series follows the life of a boy named Dax Jones and is primarily set in England, firstly in the Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial coun ...
'' 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
''Dark Summer'' is a 1992 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. It was the ninth book featuring Sydney homicide detective Scobie Malone, and begins with the discovery of a corpse in Scobie's swimming pool. The dead man was an informer involve ...
'', ''
Frozen in Time
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L ...
'', ''Wishful Thinking'', ''Destination Earth'', the ''Monster Makers'' series, and the ''S.W.I.T.C.H'' series.
Her debut book ''
The Shapeshifter: Finding the Fox'' was nominated for the 2007
Bolton Children's Book Award The Bolton Children's Book Award is an annual award given to works of children's literature published in paperback during the previous year. The award is sponsored by Bolton Literacy Trust, The University of Bolton and Page Nation.
List of prize wi ...
. She has also won two
Blue Peter Book Award
The Blue Peter Book Awards were a set of literary awards for children's books conferred by the BBC television programme ''Blue Peter''. They were inaugurated in 2000 for books published in 1999. The Awards have been managed by reading charity, ...
s: "Book I Couldn't Put Down" and "Book Of The Year", for her book ''Frozen in Time''.
Her 2015 novel ''
Car-Jacked
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'' was a 2017
Red House Children's Book Award
The Federation of Children's Book Groups Children's Book Award is a set of annual literary prizes for children's books published in the U.K. during the preceding calendar year. It recognises one "Overall" winner and one book in each of three cate ...
nominee.
Personal life
Sparkes is from
Southampton
Southampton () is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire, S ...
and attended
Bitterne Park School
Bitterne Park School is a large mixed secondary comprehensive school in the Bitterne Park suburb of Southampton, Hampshire, in the south of England.
The school last received an Ofsted inspection on 29 and 30 November 2017, in which it was ra ...
.
She previously worked as a journalist for the ''
Southern Daily Echo
The ''Southern Daily Echo'', more commonly known as the ''Daily Echo'' or simply ''The Echo'', is a regional tabloid newspaper based in Southampton, covering the county of Hampshire in the United Kingdom. The newspaper is owned by Newsquest, on ...
'' and for
BBC Radio Solent
BBC Radio Solent is the BBC's local radio station serving Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight.
It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios on Havelock Road in Southampton.
According to RAJAR, the station has a ...
.
References
External links
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Living people
1966 births
English children's writers
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