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Kit de Waal was born in Birmingham to an Irish mother, who was a childminder and foster carer and a Caribbean father. She worked for fifteen years in criminal and family law, was a magistrate for several years and sits on adoption panels. She used to advise Social Services on the care of foster children, and has written training manuals on adoption, foster care and judgecraft for members of the judiciary. Her writing has received numerous awards including the Bridport Flash Fiction Prize 2014 and 2015 and the SI Leeds Literary Reader's Choice Prize 2014 and the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year. MY NAME IS LEON, her first novel was published in 2016 and shortlisted for the Costa Book Award. She has two children and lives in the West Midlands.

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Becoming Dinah Becoming Dinah
11th July 2019

Becoming Dinah

"A gripping, heart-wrenching coming-of-age story" - GuardianIn her first YA novel, Costa-shortlisted Kit de Waal respond... MoreBecoming Dinah

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Becoming Dinah Becoming Dinah
11th July 2019

Becoming Dinah

In her first YA novel, Costa-shortlisted Kit de Waal responds to classic Moby Dick by tearing the power away from obsess... MoreBecoming Dinah

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6th August 2026

GCSE Study Guide: My Name is Leon

Suitable for GCSE Grades 1-9.AQA exam board.Learn from the best with Penguin's Study Guide for My Name is Leon.Get to gr... MoreGCSE Study Guide: My Name is Leon

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