Michael Lawrence (writer)

Michael Lawrence
Born Autumn 1943
Huntingdonshire, England
Period 1994-
Genre Young Adult
Website
www.wordybug.com

Michael Lawrence is an English writer for children and young adults. He is best known as the author of the Withern Rise trilogy (known as The Aldous Lexicon outside the United States) and the Jiggy McCue series of sixteen books.

Biography

Michael Lawrence was born in Huntingdonshire, England. His family moved to Sudbury, Middlesex when he was four. In his teens he attended Ealing School of Art before working in London as a graphic designer and photographer. Later, Lawrence became an art and antiques dealer, but when he sold a novel (When the Snow Falls, published in 1995), he decided to concentrate on writing for young people.[1] When the Snow Falls was later rewritten and recast for older readers as A Crack in the Line, the first novel in The Withern Rise Trilogy. He also co-authored The Poppykettle Papers with Robert Ingpen,[2] and his book Young Dracula and Young Monsters was the basis for the CBBC television series Young Dracula.

Bibliography

Jiggy McCue

Jiggy's Genes

Withern Rise/Aldous Lexicon

Other

References

  1. "From There to Here". Author's official website. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  2. "The poppykettle papers". www.worldcat.org. OCLC. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  3. "The Poltergoose (review)". School Library Journal. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  4. "Reviews:Top summer reads". BBC Online (CBBC Newsround). 22 August 2005. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  5. "The Poltergoose (review)". Booklist. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  6. "The Killer Underpants: A Jiggy McCue Story (review)". Booklist. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  7. "The killer underpants (review)". School Library Journal. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  8. "The Toilet of Doom (review)". Booklist. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  9. "The toilet of doom (review)". School Library Journal. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  10. "Top books for boys - Times Online". The Times (London). May 15, 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  11. Nelson, Rachel Ayers (2012). "Lawrence, Michael: Murder and Chips (Jiggy McCue).(Children's review)". School Librarian 60 (4): 227. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  12. "Book Review: "A Crack in the Line" by Michael Lawrence". MuggleNet. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  13. "A Crack in the Line (review)". School Library Journal. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  14. "A Crack in the Line (review)". Booklist. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  15. Cox, Ernie (November 2005). "Lawrence, Michael. A crack in the Line (review)". Kliatt: 20. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  16. "Small Eternities (review)". Booklist. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  17. "SMALL ETERNITIES (review)". School Library Journal. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  18. "Book Review: "Small Eternities" by Michael Lawrence". MuggleNet. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  19. "The Underwood See (review)". Booklist. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  20. "A Crack in the Line (review)". School Library Journal. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  21. "A Crack in the Line (review)". Horn Book Guide. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

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