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Gillian Cross

Gillian Cross

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Gillian Cross was born on the edge of London and, for as long as she can remember, has loved reading books and stories. However, Gillian always wanted to write books of her own. When she was at school, she used to while away the long train journey home by telling her friends an interminable serial all about themselves.

Gillian has been writing children's books for over 20 years, and she has won not only the Carnegie Medal for Wolf but also the Smarties Prize and the Whitbread Children's Novel Award for The Great Elephant Chase. Gillian's Demon Headmaster series has been serialised on BBC television and was given a brand new funky look in 2004!

The climax of Gillian's amazing Dark Ground trilogy The Nightmare Game is set to publish this November - the final volume of an incredible adventure story packed with suspense and surprises.

Gillian and her husband live near Coventry. They have four children.


Find out more about Gillian Cross and her books at Gillian's website.

Pictures in the Dark

On the Edge

The Dark Ground

The Black Room

The Nightmare Game

The Great Elephant Chase

The Tree House

Born of the Sun

Calling a Dead Man

Chartbreak

The Dark Behind the Curtain

The Iron Way

A Map of Nowhere

Roscoe's Leap

The Demon Headmaster

The Demon Headmaster and the Prime Minister's Brain

The Revenge of the Demon Headmaster

The Demon Headmaster Strikes Again

The Demon Headmaster Takes Over

Facing the Demon Headmaster