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Sophie McKenzie
Children's Author
| Rosemary Canter |
Sophie McKenzie is a teen fiction writer who has also produced books for younger children. Her first book, the thriller Girl, Missing, was published in 2006. It has won a number of awards and was chosen as one of the first Richard and Judy children’s book club winners. When she’s not writing herself, Sophie works as a creative writing teacher. She is also available for author events in schools, and at festivals and conferences. Sophie has one son and lives in London. You can find out more about her on her website: www.sophiemckenzie.net LATEST PUBLICATION: TRAIN TIME TO THE BLITZ (26 APRIL 2010): This is a nail-biting adventure that whisks readers back in time to the daily chaos and heroism of 1940s London during the Blitz bombings. A fast-paced and gripping journey through time to the war-torn streets of 1940s East-End London, by one of the most exciting talents in children's publishing. THE MEDUSA PROJECT: THE THIEF/WALKING THE WALLS (4 MARCH 2010): Fourteen years ago, four babies were implanted with the Medusa gene - a gene for psychic abilities. Now teenagers, Nico, Ketty, Ed and Dylan have each developed their own distinct and special skill. Brought together by government agents, they make up The Medusa Project - a secret crime-fighting force. On their way to a distant boot camp, the four teens are attacked and forced to carry out a high risk diamond theft ... |
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| BLOOD TIES 2008 Simon & Schuster | Theo gives his bodyguard the slip once too often. Rachel receives a weird text from her father. So begins a highly dangerous search to unravel unanswered questions about their past. Linked by the firebombing of a research clinic, Theo and Rachel fear they may be targets of an extremist group and end up running for their lives. |
| THREE'S A CROWD 2008 Simon & Schuster | Luke and Eve head off on their first holiday together. But they’re staying with Eve’s dad in his Spanish hotel and as soon as they arrive, Luke knows things aren’t going to go to plan… Eve’s dad treats his daughter like a little girl. And he isn’t the only threat looming on the horizon! Will Luke be able to overcome his jealousy and trust Eve, or is this going to end as the holiday from hell? |
| SIX STEPS TO A GIRL 2007 Simon & Schuster | The first book about Luke and Eve. Luke’s father has just died and, while the rest of the family are devastated, Luke himself unable to grieve. At the funeral Luke sees the beautiful Eve – the perfect distraction from his messed-up family life. There’re two problems though – Eve’s a year older than Luke, and already has a boyfriend. Luke soon despairs of ever getting Eve to notice him. Then he meets Ryan and hears about his ‘Six Steps’ method to guaranteed success with any girl. Luke determines to put it to the test. Step-by-step, he begins to get closer to Eve, but what’s going to happen when her boyfriend finds out? |
| GIRL, MISSING 2006 Simon & Schuster | Lauren was adopted when she was three. She doesn’t know anything about her life before then, and her adoptive parents aren’t talking. Now fourteen, she is desperate to know more about her mysterious past. One day she comes across details of a little girl, on a missing children’s website, who was stolen from her family just weeks before Lauren herself was adopted. Is the little girl her? Together with her friend Jam, Lauren sets out to find out the truth about her past – a journey that takes her to America and into terrible danger… |
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| ALSO BY SOPHIE MCKENZIE: | THE FIX ARTHUR'S SWORD SHORT STORIES: THE LIE T4J(part of collection - 'you're the best') |
