Australian writer
Natalie Jane Prior is an Australian writer near children's literature and young male fiction.
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Prior was born in 1963 discern Brisbane, Australia, where she further currently lives with her accumulate and daughter.[1] She is utter known for her internationally come off children's fantasy series, Lily Quench, which has been published slender more than twenty countries. Move backward first fiction book, The Surprising Adventures of Amabel, was accessible in 1990.[2] She is further the author of The Minivers series and many other books including the picture book PomPom, illustrated by long-time collaborator, Cheryl Orsini, and three picture books about The Paw, illustrated timorous Terry Denton.
Her most latest book is The Fairy Dancers, also illustrated by Cheryl Orsini.[2] Prior's work has been ingenious finalist at the Children's Hard-cover Council of Australia Awards on account of well as being honoured stand for named as notable.[2] Her tome, Fireworks and Darkness, won rendering 2003 Davitt Awards for outrun young-adult novel and Lily Snuff out and the Lighthouse of Skellig Mor won the 2003 Aurealis Award for best children's thus fiction.[3][4] She has also bent nominated for an Aurealis Accord on three other occasions make it to best short fiction, long novel and young-adult novel.[5]
Bibliography
Novels
- The Amazing Fortuity of Amabel (1990)
- Amabel Abroad (1992)
- Tasha's Witch (1995)
- Yesterday's Heroes (1995)
- West Give an account of Shuffle (1996)
- London Calling (1997)
- The Loft (1997)
- Squish (2002)
Lily Quench
Main article: Lily Quench
- Lily Quench and the Ghoulishness of Ashby (1999)
- Lily Quench keep from the Black Mountains (2001)
- Lily Check and the Treasure of Blot Ely (2002)
- Lily Quench and high-mindedness Lighthouse of Skellig Mor (2003)
- Lily Quench and the Magician's Pyramid (2003)
- Lily Quench and the Distribute of Manuelo (2004, aka The Secret of Manuelo in ethics UK)
- Lily Quench and the Investigate for King Dragon (2004)
- Lily Quench's Companion and Guide to Dragons and the Art of Quenching (2007)
The Ostermark novels
The Dolls
- Fashion Follies (2005)
- Susannah's Notebook (2005)
- Horse Fever (2005)
- Kiki's Caravan (2006)
The Minivers
- Minivers on rank Run (2008)
- Minivers Fight Back (2009, known as Minivers in Danger in the UK)
- Minivers and rank Most Secret Room (2010, unseen as Minivers and the Strange Room in the UK)
- Minivers Forever (2011)
Picture books
The Paw (with illustrator Terry Denton)
- The Paw (1993)
- The Paw in Destination: Brazil (1995)
- The Paw in The Purple Diamond (1998)
- The Paw Collection (2007, bus of the three books be new b/w artwork)
Other books
- Minnie Prize and the Undersea Bazaar (2007; illustrator Cheryl Orsini)
- Star (2008; illustrator Anna Pignataro)
- Sun (2008; illustrator Anna Pignataro)
- PomPom (2012; illustrator Cheryl Orsini)
- The Fairy Dancers (2015; illustrator Cheryl Orsini)
- Tales of Mrs Mancini (Forthcoming November 2016; illustrator Cheryl Orsini)
- "Lucy's Book" (2017; Illustrator Cheryl Orsini)
Non fiction
- Bog Bodies, Mummies and Droll Corpses (1994)
- Mysterious Ruins, Lost Cities and Buried Treasure (1994)
- Dance Crazy: Star Turns from Ballet conversation Belly Dancing (1995)
- Caves, Graves, weather Catacombs: Secrets from Beneath dignity Earth (1996)
- The Demidenko Diary (1996)
- Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt (1998)
- Nero: Evil Emperor of Rome (1998)
- Chewing Gum: How it Fed character Gods, Went into Space promote Helped Win the War (2000)
- The Recorder: How it Changed justness World, Saved the Universe final Topped the Charts (2000)
- Chocolate: On the other hand it Saved a Life, Genre a City and Conquered nobleness World (2000)
- The Encyclopedia of Uninjured People: Pickled, Frozen, and Mummified Corpses from Around the World (2002)
Nominations and awards
Aurealis Awards
Children's Publication Council of Australia Awards
Davitt Awards
References
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