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Celia Rees
Celia was born and went to school in Solihull. She went to
University at Warwick and then taught English in secondary schools
for 17 years, which is when she began to write.
Celia has written different kinds of stories but
almost all of them include an element of fear. She writes for older
children and teenagers because she feels that there are fewer
restraints on what they can absorb. She gets her ideas and
inspiration from the world around her: newspaper stories, people
she meets, and places she visits.
Celia particularly likes museums and art galleries,
and it was while visiting the American Museum in Bath that she
first had the idea for Witch Child.
Celia now divides her time between writing, talking to
readers in schools and libraries, and teaching creative
writing.
Truth or Dare
When Josh finds a collection of unusual drawings hidden away in his grandmother's house, he begins to uncover the story of his uncle Patrick whose name is never mentioned. What was wrong with Patrick? A moving story of how little was understood about Asperger's syndrome a generation ago. (12+)
Published by Macmillan Children's Books
HAUNTS
It's Midsummer's Eve, just before dusk. Four children embark on the city's traditional ghost tour. But what they don't know is that evil lies not far away, hidden just under the city. Their journey takes them into a terrifying new world. (10+)
Published by Hodder Children's Books
The Bailey Game
A vicious game that no one can escape, the Bailey Game is about to start up again when a new girl arrives in the school. Alex knows that it's wrong but does she have the power to stop it? (12+)
Published by Macmillan Children's Books
The Cunning Man
Finn is sure that there is something unnatural about the Salt House. It looks harmless enough but in it all her nightmares of drowning recur. And then Finn meets Griffiths: his soulless eyes and his chilly aura bring new fears. Can the past really reach out to the present? (12+)
Published by Scholastic Ltd
Witch Child
“I am Mary. I am a witch.” So begins the dramatic diary of Mary who, having seen her grandmother tortured to death for being a witch, is taken to the safety of the New World by the Puritans. Here new dangers wait. Mary's story is a triumph of survival. (10+)
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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