A handy guide to help you pick which author/series to try next. 1 The purpose of this leaflet is to help you pick what you would like to read next. It is often a problem if you have read all of the books by your favourite author, or just finished a good series, you can be unsure of what to pick up next. This leaflet has been created from Miss Lang’s knowledge and has had a lot of input from the invaluable book ‘Who Next—A Guide To Children’s Authors’ (available to look at as a reference item in the School Library) and using the website www.fantasticfiction.co.uk. This leaflet is intended to be a thorough guide to assist you in using the School Library so it is aimed at boys of secondary school age. It is not an exhaustive list but hopefully a useful tool and a pointer in the right direction. Some authors are recommended but do not have a dedicated page—this is due to the School Library only holding a few titles. Only authors stocked by the School Library are recommended. 2 Authors are listed alphabetically from the first page with other ideas on how to choose, as well as information on the Carnegie Shadowing Scheme at the back. If you like an author and want to read their books in order there is no better resource than www.fantasticfiction.co.uk which lists authors’ work within series and in order rather than retail websites such as Amazon which often list by publication date—which the publishing of hardbacks and paperbacks can throw 3 Douglas Adams 1952-2001 Most famous for: ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ series Writes: Fantasy Want to try some of Douglas Adams work? The order of the Hitchhikers Guide series: 1. The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1979) 2. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980) 3. Life, the Universe and Everything (1982) 4. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (1984) 5. Mostly Harmless (1992) 6. And Another Thing... (2009) (with Eoin Colfer) 4 Authors to try next: Isaac Asimov Eoin Colfer Tom Holt Terry Pratchett Want to find out more? www.douglasadams.com 5 Alison Allen-Gray Writes: Family, mystery, science fiction Want to try some of Alison Allen-Gray’s work? So far Alison has written 2 novels, both of which the School Library has: Unique (2004) Lifegame (2009) 6 Authors to try next: Alan Gibbons Marcus Sedgwick Scott Westerfield 7 David Almond Most famous for: The Fire Eaters, Skellig, My Name is Mina Writes: Family, fantasy, friends, ghost/supernatural, social issues Want to try some of David Almond’s work? All of David’s books are stand alone novels—apart from ‘Skellig’—for which he wrote a prequel—’My Name is Mina’. Awards Carnegie Medal: Skellig Whitbread Children's Award: Skellig, The Fire-eaters Smarties Award Silver Medal: Kit’s Wilderness Smarties Gold Award:The Fire-eaters 8 Awards Nominations and Commendations. ‘Kit’s Wilderness’ was highly commended for the Carnegie Medal and was shortlisted for the Guardian Award. ‘The Fire-eaters’ was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. ‘Clay’ was shortlisted for the Costa Children’s Book award and the Carnegie Medal. Authors to try next: Tim Bowler Sonya Hartnett Louis Sachar Marcus Sedgwick Robert Swindells Want to find out more? www.davidalmond.com 9 Bernard Ashley Writes: Adventure, slavery, social issues, thrillers, war 10 Authors to try next: Jim Eldridge Alan Gibbons Keith Gray Andy McNab and Robert Rigby Mal Peet Malcolm Rose Robert Swindells Want to find out more? www.bashley.com 11 Malorie Blackman Children’s Laureate 2013-2015 Most famous for: ‘Noughts and Crosses’ Series Writes: Dystopia, family, romance, social issues, thrillers Want to try some of Malorie Blackman’s work? As well as stand alone novels there is the ‘Noughts and Crosses’ Series 1. Noughts and Crosses (2001) aka Black & White 2. An Eye for An Eye (2003) 3. Knife Edge (2003) 4. Checkmate (2005) 5. Double Cross (2008) 12 Authors to try next: Kevin Brooks Gennifer Choldenko Mark Haddon Elizabeth Laird Andy Mulligan Kate Thompson About the awards Malorie has won. The following is taken from Random House publishing’s website: “The novels in her Noughts & Crosses sequence have won several awards, including the Children's Book Award, and she has won many other awards for her books for the Random House list. Both Hacker and Thief! won the Young Telegraph/Gimme 5 Award - Malorie is the only author to have won this award twice - while Hacker also won the WH Smith Mind-Boggling Books Award in 1994. Her work has appeared on screen, with Pig-Heart Boy, which was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, being adapted into a BAFTA -award-winning TV serial. In 2005, Malorie was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her distinguished contribution to the world of chil- dren's books. In 2008, she was then honoured with an OBE for her services to Children's Literature. Want to find out more? www.malorieblackman.co.uk 13 Pseudonymous Bosch Most famous for: ‘Secret’ series Writes: Adventure, magic, mystery Want to try some of Pseudonymous Bosch’s work? Secret Series 1. The Name of This Book Is Secret (2007) 2. If You're Reading This, It's Too Late (2008) 3. This Book Is Not Good for You (2009) 4. This Isn't What It Looks Like (2010) 5. You Have to Stop This (2011) 14 Authors to try next: Henry Chancellor Eoin Colfer Neil Gaiman Pittacus Lore Rick Riordan J K Rowling Angie Sage Want to find out more? www.pseudonymousbosch.com 15 Frank Cottrell Boyce Most famous for: ‘Cosmic’, ‘Framed’, ‘Millions’ Writes: Detective mysteries, family, humour, school Want to try some of Frank Cottrell Boyce’s work? All of the books by Frank that are stocked by the School Library are stand alone novels so can be read in any order. 16 Awards and nominations Frank’s books have received. 2011 Costa Children's Book Award, ‘The Unforgotten Coat’, shortlist 2010 Blue Peter Book Award: The Book I Couldn't Put Down, ‘Cosmic’, shortlist 2009 Carnegie Medal, ‘Cosmic’, shortlist 2008 Roald Dahl Funny Prize, ‘Cosmic’, 7-14 years shortlist 2008 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, ‘Cosmic’, shortlist 2007 Blue Peter Book Award: The Book I Couldn't Put Down, ‘Framed’, shortlist 2005 Whitbread Children's Book of the Year, ‘Framed’, shortlist 2005 Carnegie Medal, ‘Framed’, shortlist 2004 Carnegie Medal, ‘Millions’ Authors to try next: Sharon Creech Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams Mark Haddon Eva Ibbotson Paul Jennings Jeff Kinney Louis Sachar David Walliams 17 Kevin Brooks Most famous for: ‘Martyn Pig’ Writes: Crime, family, friends, social issues Want to try some of Kevin Brook’s work? Although Kevin has written some series, such as ‘Johnny Delgado’ and ‘PI John Craine’ all of his books in the School Library are stand alone novels. 18 Awards Kevin Brooks has won. ‘Martyn Pig won’ the Branford Boase Award in 2003 and was also shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. ‘Lucas’ was shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and Booktrust Teenage Prize, it won the North East Book Award. ‘Candy’ won the Angus Book Award in 2007. ‘I-boy’ won the Angus Book Award in 2012. Authors to try next: Malorie Blackman John Brindley Siobhan Dowd Sally Gardner Alan Gibbons Keith Gray Sonya Hartnett 19 Bob Cattell Most famous for: Glory Gardens Series Writes: Other cultures, sport Want to try some of Bob Cattell’s work? Glory Garden 1. Glory in the Cup (1995) 2. Bound for Glory (1995) 3. The Big Test (1996) 4. World Cup Fever (1996) 5. League of Champions (1997) 6. Blaze of Glory (1996) 20 Authors to try next: Rob Childs Dan Freedman Alan Gibbons Michael Hardcastle Tom Palmer 21 Lee Child Most famous for: Jack Reacher novels Writes: Crime, adventure, thriller Want to try some of Lee Child’s work? The majority of his books are part of his Jack Reacher series. 1. Killing Floor (1997) 2. Die Trying (1998) 3. Tripwire (1999) 4. The Visitor (2000) aka Running Blind 5. Echo Burning (2001) 6. Without Fail (2002) 22 Awards Lee Child has won a lot of awards and it is quite hard to keep up—so sorry if any are missing. His debut ‘Killing Floor’ won an Anthony Award. Other honours include Barry, Dilys and Macavity awards for Killing Floor (1997), WH Smith Thumping Good Read Award for Die Trying (1998), Dilys and Ian Flemming Steel Dagger awards for Without Fail (2002), another Ian Flemming Steel Dagger Award for Persuader (2003), Dilys Award for The Enemy (2004) and The Bob Kellogg Good Citizen Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Internet Writing Community in 2005. Most recently the Crime Writers Association award Lee the 2013 Diamond Dagger in July 2013. Authors to try next: David Baldacci Linwood Barclay Harlan Coben Michael Connelly Patricia Cornwell James Patterson Sarah Paretsky Kathy Reichs 23 Eoin Colfer Most famous for: Artemis Fowl series Writes: Detective mysteries, fantasy, humour, thrillers Want to try some of Eoin Colfer’s work? The library stocks some of Colfer’s stand alone novels such as ‘Half Moon Investigations’ but the first few in his popular Artemis Fowl series are listed below. 1. Artemis Fowl (1999) 2. The Arctic Incident (2002) 3. The Eternity Code (2003) 4. The Opal Deception (2005) 5. The Lost Colony (2006) 6. The Time Paradox (2008) 24 Awards Eoin has won multiple awards including a Bisto Book of the year award, a WH People’s Choice Award, an Irish World Literature Award, a Red House Children’s Book Award and a Carnegie Medal.