Ruth Thomas (children's writer)
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Ruth Thomas | |
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Born | 4 January 1927 Wellington, Somerset, England |
Died | 25 August 2011 age: 84 |
Occupation | Author of children's fiction |
Nationality | English |
Notable works | The Runaways |
Notable awards | Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1988) |
Ruth Thomas (4 January 1927 – 25 August 2011)[1] was an English author of children's fiction. For her first novel, The Runaways, she won the 1988 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, an annual book award judged by a panel of British children's writers.[2]
Thomas was born in Wellington, Somerset, England, to two primary school teachers.[1]
Her books draw on her own experiences as a primary school teacher, at first in East London; during the 1980s in Kensal Green, north west London.[1]
Publications
- The Runaways (1987)
- The Class That Went Wild (1989)
- The Secret (1991)
- The New Boy (1992)
- Guilty! (1993)
- Hideaway (1994)
- The Paper Bag Baby (2002)
References
- ^ "Guardian children's fiction prize relaunched: Entry details and list of past winners" Archived 27 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine. guardian.co.uk 12 March 2001. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
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