Keren David

  • 4 stars across 16 books

 Keren David is a journalist and YA star who has been shortlisted for The Bookseller's YA Book Prize, the UKLA award and the Branford Boase Award, and nominated five times for the Carnegie Prize.

 

 Keren David started out in journalism as a teenage messenger, she trained as a reporter, and then later worked for many national papers before moving to Amsterdam with her family where she studied art history, learned to cycle and failed to learn Dutch. In 2007 she returned to London, and took a creative writing evening class at City University. Her first book, the award-winning  When I Was Joe   started out as a plot-planning exercise on the course.

 

 Keren is Features Editor for a national newspaper, and a Visiting Lecturer at City University. She is working on a musical adaptation of her book  Lia's Guide to Winning the Lottery  .  Cuckoo   is Keren's seventh book.

 
7th April 2022

Say No to the Dress

Join a bridesmaid's hilarious journey to the altar in this sharp-witted story of family, friendship and emb... MoreSay No to the Dress

(12 reviews) Review
1st April 2019

The Disconnect

How will a group of teenagers react when they are offered £1,000 to give up their mobile phone? Acclaimed a... MoreThe Disconnect

(5 reviews) Review
23rd August 2018

True Sisters

Ruby has had a lot of foster siblings over the years, but none of them have been anything like Clara. After growing up i... MoreTrue Sisters

(4 reviews) Review
21st January 2021

What We're Scared Of

  Evie and Lottie are twin sisters, but they couldn't be more different. Evie's sharp and funny. ... MoreWhat We're Scared Of

(2 reviews) Review
2nd January 2014

Cuckoo!

A gorgeous story about accepting differences from the creator of Wanted: The Perfect Pet and The Perfect Present. Cuckoo... MoreCuckoo!

(2 reviews) Review
5th January 2017

The Liar's Handbook

River's life is blown apart when his mum invites her new boyfriend into their home and their lives. River is instantly s... MoreThe Liar's Handbook

(1 review) Review
31st March 2011

The Stranger

Charlotte is heading to a tiger sanctuary to do some voluntary work as part of her travels. But a fellow traveller worki... MoreThe Stranger

(1 review) Review
9th June 2012

Another Life

Kicked out of yet another boarding school, Archie couldn't be happier to find himself back in London with old friends an... MoreAnother Life

(0 reviews) Review
6th September 2012

When I Was Joe

When Ty witnesses a stabbing, his own life is in danger from the criminals he's named, and he and his mum have to go i... MoreWhen I Was Joe

(0 reviews) Review
7th May 2015

This is Not a Love Story

Kitty dreams of a beautiful life, but that's impossible in suburban London where her family is haunted by her father's u... MoreThis is Not a Love Story

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