NCBF
Sunderland (16th), North Tyneside (17th)

On the Web
www.helena-pielichaty.com

Helena Pielichaty (pronounced Pierre-li-hatty) was born in Stockholm, Sweden and moved to England when she was five. Her writing career started at the age of eleven when the Yorkshire Post published her poem, Litter, hailed, as Helena puts it, 'as a literary triumph by my grandma'.

Helena's writing career was then put on hold for twenty years while she did other things, such as working in a toffee factory, training to be a teacher, having two babies and watching football. She began writing for children towards the end of the last century.

Helena writes books which strike a wonderful balance between humour and sensitivity. She is never afraid to address difficult issues such as homelessness - Vicious Circle - , mental illness - Jade's Story - and bullying - Getting Rid of Karenna. Helena draws her characters with such applomb that these books should be a must read for all younger adults. Also take a look at Helena's hilarious Never Ever.

Alex's Back Oxford University Press ISBN:0192753797	Brody's Back Oxford University Press ISBN: 0192753789	Clubbing Together Oxford University Press ISBN:0192754300

Oxford also publishes Helena Pielichaty's Simone series. The series began with the bestselling Simone's Letters, a collection of funny and often touching letters charting Simone Wibberley's final year at primary school. This was followed by Simone's Diary where we join Simone in her first year of secondary school. Last, but not least, came Simone's Website, where the school project is to design a new web page for the school.

Publisher
Oxford Children's Books