Stephen Davies was born 28 July 1976 and is a British children's author. He lived in
Burkina Faso
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in
Africa
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from 2001 to 2014 and since then has lived in Battersea, London.
Books
Picture books:
* ''The Goggle-Eyed Goats'' (illustrated by Christopher Corr, Andersen Press, 2012)
* ''Don't Spill the Milk'' (illustrated by Christopher Corr, Andersen Press, 2013)
* ''All Aboard for the Bobo Road'' (illustrated by Christopher Corr, Andersen Press, 2016)
The Sophie books are adventure stories set on the edge of the
Sahara desert
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:
* ''Sophie and the Albino Camel'' (illustrated by Dave Shelton, Andersen Press, 2006)
* ''Sophie and the Locust Curse'' (illustrated by Dave Shelton, Andersen Press, 2007)
* ''Sophie and the Pancake Plot'' (illustrated by Dave Shelton, Andersen Press, 2008)
The following are adventure stories for young adults:
* ''The Yellowcake Conspiracy'' (Andersen Press, 2007)
* ''Hacking Timbuktu'' (Andersen Press, 2009)
* ''Outlaw'' (Andersen Press, 2011)
* ''Blood & Ink'' (Andersen Press, 2015)
* ''The Perfect Battle of Leah Baxter'' (Andersen Press, 2019)
Hilda series:
* ''Hilda and the Hidden People'' (2017)
* ''Hilda and the Great Parade '' (2018)
* ''Hilda and the Nowhere Space '' (2019)
Stephen Davies also writes historical fiction. His bestselling book is ''Survivor: Titanic'' (Scholastic, 2018)
Awards
*Africa Geographic 'Travel Writer of the Year', 2003
*Glen Dimplex New Writers Award,
Glen Dimplex New Writers Award
Children's Category, 2006
References
External links
Stephen Davies official website
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1976 births
Living people
People educated at Plymouth College
Alumni of Collingwood College, Durham