Elen Caldecott
Categories:
Author of:
- Cats and Curses,
- Crowns and Codebreakers,
- Dogs and Doctors,
- The Great Ice-Cream Heist,
- How Ali Ferguson Saved Houdini,
- How Kirsty Jenkins Stole the Elephant,
- Marsh Road Mysteries: Diamonds and Daggers,
- The Mystery of Wickworth Manor,
- Operation Eiffel Tower,
- Spooks and Scooters,
- Writing for Young People
Biography
Dr Elen Caldecott?is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Lancaster University, UK. She is the author of 12 novels and dozens of early readers for young people. Her debut novel,?How Kirsty Jenkins Stole the Elephant?(Bloomsbury, 2009) was shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Prize. Her most recent novel The Blackthorn Branch (Andersen 2022) was longlisted for the 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing. Her website is https://elencaldecott.com/