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]
Ruth Thomas | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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
edit- 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
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