Helen Dennis
Helen Dennis was born in Brighton and loves living near the sea. Her mum gave her a library card when she was six weeks old, which made her, at the time, Brighton Library's youngest member! By the age of seven, she was sure she wanted to be a writer. Helen wrote her first (unpublished) book at the age of eleven. It was inspired by The Hobbit and set in outer space. After university, Helen taught at the largest junior school in Europe as head of English and, later, assistant headteacher. Many of the characters in her stories are inspired by children she has taught, but her biggest inspiration comes from her daughter, Meggie, who patiently listens to all her story ideas and also corrects her spellings.
Books
Author: Helen Dennis
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Interest age: 9-13
Reading age: 9+
River Boy is washed up on the banks of the River Thames, unable to find his voice or memory. The only things he can draw on are his visions and mysterious symbols. An exciting first book in a trilogy.
Author: Helen Dennis
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Interest age: 11+
Reading age: 9+
This is the second in the Rivers of Ink series, with Jed and Kassia on the run from the evil corporation NOAH. It is relentlessly fast-paced and full of interesting characters.
Author: Helen Dennis
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Interest age: 9+
Reading age: 10+
When Brodie Bray receives a mysterious coded message through the post, she founds herself suddenly drawn into a strange new world of secret codes and ciphers.