Lauren St John
Lauren St John | |
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Born |
December 1966 Gatooma, Rhodesia (now Kadoma, Zimbabwe) |
Occupation | Author |
Notable work | The White Giraffe |
Notable awards | 2011 Blue Peter Book Award |
Lauren St John is an author born in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. She is best known for her children's novels including The White Giraffe and Dead Man's Cove which won her a Blue Peter Book Award in 2011.
Life and career
Lauren St John was born in December 1966 in Gatooma, Rhodesia (now Kadoma, Zimbabwe).[1] When she was eleven, St John and her family moved to a nature reserve called Rainbow End's farm in Gadzema. It was later the focus of her memoir, Rainbow's End[2] and many of her children's books are influenced by the nature reserve in which she grew up.[3]
After studying journalism in Harare St John moved to London where she was the golf correspondent for The Sunday Times for almost a decade.[4]
In 2011, St John won the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award for her book Dead Man's Cove, about an eleven year old girl called Laura Marlin who becomes a detective. It is the first in a series of books.[5] Dead Man's Cove was also shortlisted for a Galaxy National Book Award for Children's Book of the Year.[2] The book was optioned by Centurion Television in 2016.[6]
As well as writing, St John has also done work with the wildlife charity, Born Free Foundation. She became involved after contacting the Foundation while she was running a school conservation project called Animals Are Not Rubbish in 2009.[3]
Bibliography
Children's fiction
Early Readers series
- Shumba's Big Adventure (2013) ISBN 1444008021
- Anthony Ant Saves the Day (2015) ISBN 1444008048
- A Friend for Christmas (2016) ISBN 1444008064
- Mercy and the Hippo (2017) ISBN 1444008099
Animal Healer series
- The White Giraffe (2006) ISBN 0803732112
- Dolphin Song (2007) ISBN 1842555332
- The Last Leopard (2008) ISBN 1842556673
- The Elephant's Tale (2009) ISBN 1842556193
- Operation Rhino (2015) ISBN 144401272X
Laura Marlin mysteries
- Dead Man's Cove (2010) ISBN 1444000209
- Kidnap in the Caribbean (2011) ISBN 1444000217
- Kentucky Thriller (2012) ISBN 1444000225
- Rendezvous in Russia (2013) ISBN 9781444009446
- The Midnight Picnic (2014) ISBN 9781444012286
- The Secret of Supernatural Creek (2017) ISBN 1510102647
Wolfe and Lamb Mysteries
- Kat Wolfe Investigates (2018) ISBN 9780374309589
Stand-alone novels
- The Snow Angel (2017) ISBN 9781786695895
Young adult fiction
The One Dollar Horse series
- The One Dollar Horse (2012) ISBN 1444002694
- Race the Wind (2013) ISBN 1444002708
- Firestorm (2014) ISBN 1444002716
Stand-alone books
- The Glory (2015) ISBN 9781444012750
Adult fiction and non-fiction
Fiction
- The Obituary Writer (2013) ISBN 1409127184
Non-fiction
References
- ↑ "Lauren St John". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- 1 2 "About Lauren". laurenstjohn.com. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- 1 2 ≠"How We Met: Virginia McKenna & Lauren St John". The Independent. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ↑ "Lauren St.John books and biography". www.waterstones.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ↑ "Mystery tale wins Blue Peter book prize". BBC News. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ↑ "Lauren St John moves to MCB in four-book deal". The Bookseller. Retrieved 13 September 2017.