Stephen Mark Davies
Encyclopedia
Stephen Davies is a British
children's author. As well as books for children, he writes regular letters for The Guardian Weekly
and occasional travel pieces for The Sunday Times
and Africa Geographic. He has lived in Burkina Faso
in Africa
since 2001 with his wife, Charlotte.
The following are adventure stories for young people aged 11 and older.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
children's author. As well as books for children, he writes regular letters for The Guardian Weekly
The Guardian Weekly
The Guardian Weekly is a weekly newspaper published by the Guardian Media Group and is one of the world's oldest international newspapers. It was founded with the aim of spreading progressive British ideas into America after the First World War...
and occasional travel pieces for The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
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and Africa Geographic. He has lived in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
since 2001 with his wife, Charlotte.
Books
The Sophie series is for boys and girls aged 8 and older. They are adventure stories set on the edge of the Sahara desert.- Sophie and the Albino Camel (illustrated by Dave SheltonDave SheltonDave Shelton is a retired American soccer player who played four seasons in the North American Soccer League.Shelton attended the Indiana University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1975 to 1977. He was the 1976 NCAA Most Outstanding Defensive Player as the Hoosiers finished runner-up...
, Andersen Press, 2006) - Sophie and the Locust Curse (illustrated by Dave SheltonDave SheltonDave Shelton is a retired American soccer player who played four seasons in the North American Soccer League.Shelton attended the Indiana University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1975 to 1977. He was the 1976 NCAA Most Outstanding Defensive Player as the Hoosiers finished runner-up...
, Andersen Press, 2007) - Sophie and the Crooked General (Andersen Press, 2008)
The following are adventure stories for young people aged 11 and older.
- The Yellowcake Conspiracy (Andersen Press, 2007)
- Hacking Timbuktu (Andersen Press, 2009)
- Outlaw (Andersen Press, 2011)
Awards
- Africa Geographic 'Travel Writer of the Year', 2003
- Glen Dimplex New Writers Award, Children's Category, 2006