Ellie Phillips Ellie Phillips trained as a journalist before becoming a children's writer. Her childhood home was a flat above her parents' bookstore where she spent a lot of time sitting under the shop counter, reading the stock and wishing there were more novels like Forever by Judy Blume. She lives in Sheffield with her partner, eight year old son and hamster, Edmund. Dads, Geeks and Blue Haired Freaks is her first book for young adults and she is currently working on a second, also featuring Sadie and her chaotic family.