Rachel Anderson
Rachel Anderson (born 1943) is an English journalist and author best known for her children's books. Her work often features the positive portrayal of characters with learning disabilities, and themes of social injustice and alienation. For the novel Paper Faces, published by Oxford in 1991, Anderson won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, a once-in-a-lifetime book award judged by a panel of British children's writers.
Books
Asylum
Author: Rachel Anderson
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Interest age: 13-16
Reading age: 13+
Driven by drought, starvation and conflict, Rosa and Sunday have both undertaken perilous journeys across continents – only to end up in Hawk Rise, a decaying tower block scheduled for demolition.
Big Ben
Author: Rachel Anderson Illustrator: Jane Ray
Publisher: Barn Owl Books
Interest age: 8+
Reading age: 10
Matthew wants to write about his older brother Ben who has Down syndrome for a school project on individuals who the students admire.