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Theresa Breslin

Theresa Breslin

Theresa Breslin is the author of over 30 books for children and young adults, and is particularly well-known for her critically-acclaimed historical fiction. She won the CILIP Carnegie Medal in 1994 and her work has been filmed for television and broadcast on radio. Before taking up writing full time, she worked as a librarian.

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  • Prisoner of the Inquisition

    Prisoner of the Inquisition

    Author: Theresa Breslin
    Publisher: Corgi Children's
    Interest age: 12+
    Reading age: 11+

    Zarita, only daughter of the town magistrate, lives a life of wealth and privilege

  • Remembrance

    Remembrance

    Author: Theresa Breslin
    Publisher: Corgi
    Interest age: 13+
    Reading age: 12+

    Events of World War I are seen through the eyes of a group of teenagers from two Scottish families with very different social backgrounds.

  • Spy for the Queen of Scots

    Spy for the Queen of Scots

    Author: Theresa Breslin
    Publisher: Doubleday Children's Books
    Interest age: 12+
    Reading age: 12+

    Beautiful young aristocrat Jenny is the closest friend of Mary, the young Queen of Scots. When she overhears a whispered plot against Mary she sets out to become a spy to keep her friend safe, little realising how much danger she will soon encounter.

  • The Medici Seal

    The Medici Seal

    Author: Theresa Breslin
    Publisher: Random House
    Interest age: 12+
    Reading age: 9+

    A carefully reasoned and historically informed novel about growing up and making choices

  • The Traveller

    The Traveller

    Author: Theresa Breslin Illustrator: Nelson Evergreen
    Publisher: Barrington Stoke
    Interest age: 8+
    Reading age: 6+

    Long ago, on a harsh winter’s night, a traveller stopped at an inn seeking directions to the castle of Aleslan.

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