Appearing:
Gateshead (Nov 14th) | Sunderland (Nov 15th)
Author Website
www.theresabreslin.co.uk
Theresa Breslin was born in Central Scotland where she still lives with her husband Tom. She has four grown up children.
Theresa worked for many years as a librarian with a special interest in children’s literature. Her involvement with libraries and the young people who use them have been a great inspiration to her. Her work on the mobile library when a local steelworks faced closure led her to write her first book.
Theresa is a traditional storyteller in the sense that she enjoys not only reading and writing stories but also telling them in lively workshop sessions and school visits. This gives her ample opportunity to discuss her ideas with the most important people - the children who read her books.
Theresa Breslin’s writing combines a powerful sense of drama with memorable characters and superb storytelling. These qualities have won her one of the most prestigious awards, The Carnegie Medal for Whispers in the Graveyard.
She has also been shortlisted for many others including The Children’s Book Award for The Dream Master and The Children's Book Of The Year Award for Kezzie.
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Dream Master: Arabian Nights
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Dream Master: Gladiator
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Publisher
Random House Children's Books