A humorous collection of character sketches from a town with no soul. Compton Rosehay (aka Stalemate) is not what it seems, and nor are its inhabitants. The book was shortlisted for The Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Beefeater Children's Novel Award.
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Jan Mark was born in Welwyn, Herts in 1943. She grew up in Ashford, Kent and attended Canterbury College of Art. She taught in a secondary school in Gravesend for six years, before becoming a full-time writer. Her book THEY DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY THERE was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Whitbread Children's Award. She has won th
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