Stephanie Burgis
Like her heroine Kat, Stephanie Burgis comes from a big,noisy, loving family. She grew up in Michigan, USA, where as a little girl she became addicted to reading and writing stories. At the age of ten, Stephanie’s favourite books were The Lord of the Rings and Pride and Prejudice, and, in her own words, ‘Writing the Kat books was my chance to finally combine fantasy adventure and nineteenth-century romantic comedy – the two kinds of story I love best.’
Before Stephanie became a full-time writer, she was a student of music, playing the French horn. She won a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to study in Vienna, Austria, and earned a Master’s degree in music history. Stephanie has had lots of different jobs, including teaching English to teenagers in Vienna and editing the website of an opera company in northern England.
Stephanie now lives in Wales with her husband, toddler son and their sweet border collie dog, Maya.
Books
A Most Improper Magick
Author: Stephanie Burgis
Publisher: Templar
Interest age: 10-12
Reading age: 10+
A 21st-century take on Jane Austen's world, entertainingly viewed through the eyes of a 12-year-old heroine who discovers she has inherited her mother's magical abilities.
A Reckless Magick
Author: Stephanie Burgis
Publisher: Templar
Interest age: 9-12
Reading age: 9+
Kat is stalked by a dangerous magical enemy - and finds everything she thought she knew about her late mother called into question.
A Tangle of Magicks
Author: Stephanie Burgis
Publisher: Templar
Interest age: 9-12
Reading age: 9+
Kat’s stepmother drags their family to the fashionable city of Bath to remove Kat’s sister Angeline from a most improper suitor. But unbeknownst to Stepmama, Regency-era Bath is full of notorious rakes, Napoleonic spies, and dangerous wild magic!
The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart
Author: Stephanie Burgis Illustrator: Freya Hartas (chapter headings)
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Interest age: 8-12
Reading age: 8+
When spirited young dragon Aventurine is tricked into drinking some enchanted hot chocolate, she is turned into a human girl. Dragons, magic and chocolate combine in this captivating fantasy adventure.