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.
Books
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
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
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
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
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.