Nicola Penfold

  • 5 stars across 5 books
Nicola Penfold was born in Merseyside and grew up in Doncaster. She studied English at Cambridge, before completing a Computing Science masters at Imperial College London.  WHERE THE WORLD TURNS WILD was shortlisted for the first Joan Aiken Future Classics Prize in 2017. It was also selected for SCBWI's 2018 Undiscovered Voices anthology. Nicola lives with her husband, four children and two cats in North London, and escapes when she can to wilder corners of the UK for adventures.

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6th February 2020

Where The World Turns Wild

Animals, trees, flowers, our city forbids them all... Juniper Greene lives in a walled city from which nature has bee... MoreWhere The World Turns Wild

(23 reviews) Review
1st September 2022

Beyond the Frozen Horizon

The earth is thriving - with wilderness status protecting land and wildlife, and scientific organisations researching ne... MoreBeyond the Frozen Horizon

(14 reviews) Review
8th July 2021

Between Sea and Sky

In a near future where a series of environmental disasters has left much of the country underwater, Pearl lives on a flo... MoreBetween Sea and Sky

(8 reviews) Review
11th April 2024

When the Wild Calls

The journey winds through me, twisted and turned, like a difficult second spine. Having escaped their city, Juniper Gr... MoreWhen the Wild Calls

(4 reviews) Review
2nd July 2026

And Now We Run

We're running now, along the spine of the world, and behind us, just below, half the land is sliding away to nowhere. ... MoreAnd Now We Run

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    When the Wild Calls

    An enjoyable sequel that combines action, suspense and appreciation for the natural world.

    I was pleased to be able to return to this series and fi...

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    Where The World Turns Wild

    Ecoterrorists have bred a tick which passes on a fatal disease to humans. Humans have retreated to cities protected by pesticide-sprayed borderlands. ...

  • Between Sea and Sky

    Between Sea and Sky

    by Misty

    Really like this author. It has all the wildest that i can that think of . It was amazing....

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