Aidan Chambers

Aidan Chambers

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Aidan Chambers was a teacher of English and Drama in secondary schools for eleven years. In 1968 he became a freelance author of fiction and a writer about and speaker on reading and literature. He is best known for a sequence of six novels of adolescence, beginning with Breaktime published in 1978 and concluding with This is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn, published in 2005. The Carnegie Medal was awarded to the fifth book in the sequence, Postcards from No Man's Land (1999), and in 2002 he received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for the body of his work.
4th January 2007

Now I Know/The Toll Bridge

In "Now I Know" the body of a young man, crucified on a metal cross, is found dangling from a crane in a scrapyard and s... MoreNow I Know/The Toll Bridge

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24th November 2014

On the Edge

From Allison van Diepen, author of Light of Day, Snitch, and Street Pharm, comes a sexy, dangerous novel-perfect for fan... MoreOn the Edge

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2nd January 2014

The Kissing Game

Salvatore d’Amato is determined to get a kiss before his birthday - easier said than done. From the bestselling and much... MoreThe Kissing Game

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12th August 2004

Natural World: Seal

Follow a seal pup as it takes its first swim and sets off on an exhilarating journey through life in the ocean. Join the... MoreNatural World: Seal

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15th July 2013

The Present Takers

Lucy's life is being made hell by Melanie Prosser and her bullying sidekicks - the present takers - who threaten her eve... MoreThe Present Takers

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4th January 2007

This Is All

Subtitled The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn this is the story of Cordelia from the time she is 15 until she is 20. She is... MoreThis Is All

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25th October 2001

Reading Talk

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26th April 2012

Dying to Know You

Karl, aged seventeen, is hopelessly in love. But the object of his affections, Firella, demands proof, and poses him a s... MoreDying to Know You

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