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Jo Cotterill

Jo Cotterill

Jo Cotterill has had several careers - actor, musician, teacher, fireworks technician - but is now a full-time writer in Oxfordshire. She has published over thirty books for children and young people, including the award-winning Looking at the Stars, A Library of Lemons, and the superhero comic/novel Electrigirl.

Jo loves going into schools and talking about books and reading, and can be found making cards and writing music when she's not spending time with her two young daughters.

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  • A Library of Lemons

    A Library of Lemons

    Author: Jo Cotterill
    Publisher: Piccadilly
    Interest age: 8-11
    Reading age: 8+

    Believable, memorable, charming and moving, fans of Jacqueline Wilson's domestic dramas will enjoy this bittersweet story of a family finding their feet in the next chapter of their lives.

  • A Storm of Strawberries

    A Storm of Strawberries

    Author: Jo Cotterill
    Publisher: Piccadilly Press
    Interest age: 10-13
    Reading age: 10+

    Twelve-year-old Darby is excited – it is the weekend of the family's chocolate hunt. However, beloved sister Kaydee has suddenly brought home a friend for the weekend. Plus her parents (who run the family's strawberry farm) seem distracted, increasingly preoccupied with news that a major storm is brewing. Does no one realise how important the event is to Dar…

  • Electrigirl

    Electrigirl

    Author: Jo Cotterill Illustrator: Cathy Brett
    Publisher: Oxford
    Interest age: 8+
    Reading age: 8+

    An exciting graphic fantasy novel about a girl who develops amazing superpowers - but who values her family and friends even more.

  • Hopewell High: All Too Much

    Hopewell High: All Too Much

    Author: Jo Cotterill Illustrator: Maria Garcia Borrego
    Publisher: Bloomsbury
    Interest age: 9+
    Reading age: 9+

    An absorbing school story that looks at the pressures and mental health challenges for young people when trying to live up to expectations. Part of a series that provides age-appropriate stories for struggling and reluctant readers.

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    Jelly

    Author: Jo Cotterill
    Publisher: Piccadilly Press
    Interest age: 9-12
    Reading age: 9+

    Angelica – Jelly for short – is the ‘Funny One’ at school, known for her clever impressions and comedy sketches. But being funny is a fine line and behind all the humour, Jelly’s hiding anxieties about her weight. If they’re laughing with her, they’re not laughing at her, right? And she has another secret too, a secret hobby: writing poetry.

  • Looking at the Stars

    Looking at the Stars

    Author: Jo Cotterill
    Publisher: Bodley Head
    Interest age: 12+
    Reading age: 12+

    Amina is headstrong and outspoken - traits seen as rebellion in the dictatorship she lives in. Ending up in an aid camp, her storytelling talent helps her, and those around her, keep hope.

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