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Lauren St John

Lauren St John

Lauren St John was born in Gatooma, Rhodesia, now Kadoma, Zimbabwe. Aged 11, she and her family moved to Rainbow's End farm and game reserve, the subject of her acclaimed memoir, and she grew up surrounded by animals, including eight horses, two warthogs and a pet giraffe. After nearly a decade as golf correspondent to The Sunday Times, followed by a sojourn in the US, riding the tour buses of alt. country stars like Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle and the Dixie Chicks, she wrote the bestselling White Giraffe series. Dead Man's Cove, the first in her new mystery series about 11-year-old detective, Laura Marlin, won the 2011 Blue Peter Favourite Story and Book of the Year Awards.

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  • Kidnap in the Caribbean

    Kidnap in the Caribbean

    Author: Lauren St John
    Publisher: Orion Children's Books

    The second Laura Marling mystery has all the elements of an old fashioned adventure story, action packed with friends rallying to fight an evil enemy

  • The White Giraffe

    The White Giraffe

    Author: Lauren St John Illustrator: David Dean
    Publisher: Hachette

    Devastated by her parents' death, Maxine is sent to South Africa and a grandmother she didn't know existed. When she glimpses the legendary white giraffe one night, the connection between them is instantaneous.

  • The Snow Angel

    The Snow Angel

    Author: Lauren St John Illustrator: Catherine Hyde
    Publisher: Zephyr, Head of Zeus

    Twelve-year-old Makena was born for the mountains, and she dreams of following in his footsteps. However, the arrival of the Ebola virus shatters her world and her life becomes a struggle to survive. A story of resilience, kindness and the power of nature. 

  • The One Dollar Horse

    The One Dollar Horse

    Author: Lauren St John
    Publisher: Orion Children's Books

    Casey Blue lives with her father in a tower block in Hackney, London , but despite her urban existence, she dreams of one day becoming an equestrian champion.

  • Kat Wolfe Investigates

    Kat Wolfe Investigates

    Author: Lauren St John
    Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books

    Kat Wolfe loves her new home in idyllic Bluebell Bay, especially as it comes with a  resident wildcat. But when she starts pet-sitting for pocket money, she finds that beneath the town's perfect surface lie some dark and dangerous secrets.

  • Dolphin Song

    Dolphin Song

    Author: Lauren St John
    Publisher: Hachette

    Martine's school trip to follow the famous sardine run up the coast of South Africa turns to catastrophe when their boat is caught up in a terrible storm.

  • Dead Man's Cove

    Dead Man's Cove

    Author: Lauren St John
    Publisher: Orion Children's Books

    When mysterious uncle Calvin rescues Laura Marlin from her gloomy life in an orphanage, she can't believe her luck! But she soon realises that her Cornish paradise is full of mysteries...

  • Kentucky Thriller

    Kentucky Thriller

    Author: Lauren St John
    Publisher: Orion Children's Books

    Laura Marlin’s third adventure begins when she discovers an abandoned horsebox containing missing Kentucky Derby winner, Gold Rush.

  • The Glory

    The Glory

    Author: Lauren St John
    Publisher: Orion

    Part gripping adventure, part love story, this powerful novel travels through an exhilarating yet terrifying landscape.

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