David Fickling Books
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David Fickling Books is an imprint of Random House
which has published books by authors including Philip Pullman
, Mark Haddon
, John Boyne
, Nick Ward and Linda Newbery
.
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
which has published books by authors including Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman CBE, FRSL is an English writer from Norwich. He is the best-selling author of several books, most notably his trilogy of fantasy novels, His Dark Materials, and his fictionalised biography of Jesus, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ...
, Mark Haddon
Mark Haddon
Mark Haddon is an English novelist and poet, best known for his 2003 novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.- Life and work :...
, John Boyne
John Boyne
John Boyne is an Irish novelist.- Biography :He was educated at Terenure College, before heading to trinity college, dublin, and studied Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, where he won the Curtis Brown prize. But it was during his time at Trinity that he began to get published...
, Nick Ward and Linda Newbery
Linda Newbery
Linda Newbery is a British author, who began writing as a young adult author but has now broadened her range to encompass all ages. Now a full-time writer, she published her first novel Run with the Hare in 1988, while still working as an English teacher in a comprehensive school.Linda is a regular...
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List of Books Published
Date | Title | Author | ISBN |
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2006 | |||
January 5 | The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a 2006 novel from the point of view of an innocent young boy, written by Irish novelist John Boyne. Unlike the months of planning Boyne devoted to his other books, he said that he wrote the entire first draft of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas in two and a half... |
John Boyne John Boyne John Boyne is an Irish novelist.- Biography :He was educated at Terenure College, before heading to trinity college, dublin, and studied Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, where he won the Curtis Brown prize. But it was during his time at Trinity that he began to get published... |
ISBN 9780385609401 |
January 19 | Pants | Giles Andreae Giles Andreae Giles Andreae is a British poet, creator of the personae "Purple Ronnie" and "Edward Monkton". He is an artist and greeting card writer.-Life:... and Nick Sharratt Nick Sharratt Nick Sharratt is a British illustrator and author of children's books, and was chosen to be the Official Illustrator for World Book Day 2006... |
ISBN 9780385610391 |
Shark in the Park | Nick Sharratt Nick Sharratt Nick Sharratt is a British illustrator and author of children's books, and was chosen to be the Official Illustrator for World Book Day 2006... |
ISBN 9780385608121 | |
March 2 | A Swift Pure Cry A Swift Pure Cry A Swift Pure Cry is a 2006 novel by Siobhan Dowd about a teenager named Shell who lives in County Cork, Ireland. It won the 2007 Branford Boase Award and the Eilís Dillon Award.-Characters:... |
Siobhan Dowd Siobhan Dowd Siobhan Dowd was a British writer and activist.-Biography:Siobhan Dowd was born in London to Irish parents... |
ISBN 9780385609692 |
April 6 | The Penderwicks | Jeanne Birdsall Jeanne Birdsall Jeanne Birdsall is an American author awarded with the National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2005 for her debut novel The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy. She was raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, and, while she decided to... |
ISBN 9780385610346 |
May 4 | Set in Stone Set in Stone (novel) Set in Stone is a children's fantasy novel written by Linda Newbery. It won the Costa Children's Book of the Year Prize for 2006.... |
Linda Newbery Linda Newbery Linda Newbery is a British author, who began writing as a young adult author but has now broadened her range to encompass all ages. Now a full-time writer, she published her first novel Run with the Hare in 1988, while still working as an English teacher in a comprehensive school.Linda is a regular... |
ISBN 9780385607483 |
July 6 | Kat Got Your Tongue | Lee Weatherly | ISBN 9780385607803 |
August 31 | Into the Woods | Lyn Gardner | ISBN 9780385610353 |
October 5 | Uneversaurus | Aidan Potts | ISBN 9780385608923 |
November 2 | Blue Skies and Gunfire | K. M. Peyton K. M. Peyton Kathleen Wendy Herald Peyton, who writes as K.M. Peyton is a British author.Born in Birmingham, Peyton has written more than fifty novels, including the much loved Flambards and its sequels for which she won both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Award... |
ISBN 9780385610414 |
2007 | |||
February 1 | Monster Blood Tattoo: Foundling | D. M. Cornish D. M. Cornish David M. Cornish is a fantasy author and illustrator from Adelaide, South Australia. His first book is Foundling, the first part of the Monster Blood Tattoo trilogy. The second book named Lamplighter was released in May 2008... |
ISBN 9780385611480 |
Sadie the Airmail Pilot | Kellie Strom | ISBN 9780385605069 | |
March 1 | Butterfingers | J M Trewellard | ISBN 9780385612081 |
Charlie Small: Gorilla City | Charlie Small | ISBN 9780385611220 | |
Charlie Small: The Perfumed Pirates of Perfidy | Charlie Small | ISBN 9780385611237 | |
May 3 | More Pants | Giles Andreae Giles Andreae Giles Andreae is a British poet, creator of the personae "Purple Ronnie" and "Edward Monkton". He is an artist and greeting card writer.-Life:... and Nick Sharratt Nick Sharratt Nick Sharratt is a British illustrator and author of children's books, and was chosen to be the Official Illustrator for World Book Day 2006... |
ISBN 9780385610773 |
June 7 | The London Eye Mystery The London Eye Mystery The London Eye Mystery is a children's mystery novel by English author Siobhan Dowd. First published in 2007, it tells the story of how Ted, a boy with Asperger syndrome solves the mystery of how his cousin Salim seemingly vanishes from inside a sealed capsule on the London Eye... |
Siobhan Dowd Siobhan Dowd Siobhan Dowd was a British writer and activist.-Biography:Siobhan Dowd was born in London to Irish parents... |
ISBN 9780385612661 |
July 5 | Before I Die Before I Die Before I Die is a novel written by Jenny Downham. Tessa Scott is only 16, and she has just months left to live before she finally loses her battle with cancer. However, she has made a list of 10 things she wants to do before she dies, some which are dangerous and foolish, and others which will... |
Jenny Downham Jenny Downham Jenny Downham is a British novelist and an ex-actor. She has published two books, Before I Die, the fictional account of the last few months of a sixteen-year-old girl who has been dying of leukeamia for four years... |
ISBN 9780385613460 |
The Lost Art | Simon Morden | ISBN 9780385609647 | |
August 2 | Charlie Small: The Puppet Master | Charlie Small | ISBN 9780385611244 |
September 6 | The Inferior The Inferior The Inferior is a novel by Peadar Ó Guilín. It is unclear as to what genre it is written in, as it starts out like a fantasy novel but, as the book progresses, it develops characteristics generally attributed to science fiction novels. The book has been marketed as YA... |
Peadar Ó Guilín | ISBN 9780385610957 |
2008 | |||
January 3 | Winter Wood | Steve Augarde | ISBN 9780385605632 |
Charlie Small: The Daredevil Desperados of Destiny | Charlie Small | ISBN 9780385611251 | |
February 7 | Bog Child Bog Child Bog Child is a historical novel by Siobhan Dowd. The book was released by David Fickling Books on September 9, 2008. It was listed as one of Amazon's Best Book of the Year for 2008 and one of Publishers Weekly's Best Book of the Year for the children's fiction category in 2008. It also won the 2009... |
Siobhan Dowd Siobhan Dowd Siobhan Dowd was a British writer and activist.-Biography:Siobhan Dowd was born in London to Irish parents... |
ISBN 9780385614269 |
April 3 | Time's Chariot | Ben Jeapes Ben Jeapes Ben Jeapes is an English science fiction writer living in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.-Early life and education:According to the Biography section on his website, Jeapes was born in Belfast in 1965. He was educated at Hampton Dene Primary School, Hereford, Little Chalfont Primary School, Lorraine... |
ISBN 9780385614504 |
Once Upon a Time in the North Once Upon a Time in the North Once Upon a Time in the North, a fantasy novella by Philip Pullman functions as a prequel to Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy... |
Philip Pullman Philip Pullman Philip Pullman CBE, FRSL is an English writer from Norwich. He is the best-selling author of several books, most notably his trilogy of fantasy novels, His Dark Materials, and his fictionalised biography of Jesus, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ... |
ISBN 9780385614320 | |
Flightsend | Linda Newbery Linda Newbery Linda Newbery is a British author, who began writing as a young adult author but has now broadened her range to encompass all ages. Now a full-time writer, she published her first novel Run with the Hare in 1988, while still working as an English teacher in a comprehensive school.Linda is a regular... |
ISBN 9780385614078 | |
May 1 | Monster Blood Tattoo: Lamplighter Monster Blood Tattoo: Lamplighter Lamplighter is a young adult fantasy novel by D. M. Cornish, first published in 2006. It is the second in the Monster Blood Tattoo Series.... |
D.M. Cornish | ISBN 9780385611923 |
Grizzly Dad | Joanna Harrison | ISBN 9780385610193 | |
June 5 | The Penderwicks on Gardam Street | Jeanne Birdsall Jeanne Birdsall Jeanne Birdsall is an American author awarded with the National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2005 for her debut novel The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy. She was raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, and, while she decided to... |
ISBN 9780385613750 |
Red Spikes | Margo Lanagan Margo Lanagan Margo Lanagan in Waratah, New South Wales is an Australian writer of short stories and young adult fiction.Many of her books, including ye Young Adult fiction, were only published in Australia. Recently, several of her books have attracted worldwide attention. Her short story collection Black... |
ISBN 9780385613224 | |
2009 | |||
Mark Haddon Mark Haddon Mark Haddon is an English novelist and poet, best known for his 2003 novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.- Life and work :... |
ISBN 9781849920131 | ||