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Robert Swindells was born in Bradford in 1939 and continues to live in Yorkshire. He left school at 15 and worked in a variety of jobs, including primary school teaching, before becoming a full-time writer. His widely acclaimed novels often reflect his political passions, such as BROTHER IN THE LAND, which is set in the aftermath of a nuclear war. He has won the Red House Children's Book Prize several times and in 1993 he won the prestigious Carnegie Medal for STONE COLD, a young adult novel about homelessness.
"Gripping . . . Swindells deftly explains the atmosphere of
war-torn London . . . without bogging down the pace of the book. .
. . well worth reading." --Publishers Weekly on Shrapnel
"Simply told but missing no opportunity to turn the screw of
suspense." --School Librarian on Room 13 and Inside the Worm
"Suspense sprinkled with schoolgirl humor enlivens this fast-paced
story to its final twist." --School Library Journal on Nightmare
Stairs
"Swindells' historical thriller is not just a mystery but a
slice-of-life 'after the war' drama as well." --Booklist on A Skull
in Shadows Lane
"Swindells' novel shows the excitement of the war at home."
--Booklist on Blackout
"[Readers] are given a realistic look at survival in 1940s London
and the hardships of living through war." --School Library Journal
on Blitzed
"A dark compelling story of religious intolerance . . . absolutely
unmissible." --Bookseller
"Plots which grip the reader from the opening paragraph." --Sunday
Times on Ruby Tanya
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