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Tanya Landman

Tanya Landman

Tanya studied English Literature at university, and then worked in a bookshop running the children’s section, an arts centre and a zoo. Since 1992 she has been a writer of books for all ages – including adventures, retellings of Greek myths, detective stories, graphic novels, and historical fiction set in Britain and North and South America. Buffalo Soldier, published by Walker Books, won the Carnegie Medal in 2015. She lives in north Devon with her two sons, Isaac and Jack, Edgar – a ferocious Siamese cat, and two eternally optimistic Labradors, Hobson and Sally.

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  • Apache

    Apache

    Author: Tanya Landman
    Publisher: Walker Books
    Interest age: 12+
    Reading age: 10+

    Siki already has a fierce hatred for the Mexican warriors but when her little brother Tazhi is brutally slain in front of her, she vows to become an apache warrior and avenge his death.

  • Buffalo Soldier

    Buffalo Soldier

    Author: Tanya Landman
    Publisher: Walker Books
    Interest age: 13+
    Reading age: 11+

    A moving, gritty and convincing teenage historical drama where love and loyalty take on prejudice and greed.

  • Hell and High Water

    Hell and High Water

    Author: Tanya Landman
    Publisher: Walker Books
    Interest age: 11-16
    Reading age: 11+

    A historical adventure following one boy's fight for justice at a time when corruption, prejudice and brutality were commonplace - and society seemed to value wealth and status above honesty and integrity.

  • The front cover of Jane Eyre: A Retelling

    Jane Eyre

    Author: Tanya Landman
    Publisher: Barrington Stoke
    Interest age: 12-14
    Reading age: 12+

    Charlotte Brontë's classic story is given a new lease of life in this smart, loving and accessible retelling for a new generation.

  • The Goldsmith's Daughter

    The Goldsmith's Daughter

    Author: Tanya Landman
    Publisher: Walker Books
    Interest age: 10+
    Reading age: 10+

    Landman’s latest novel is much more than a mere account of the bloody encounter between the Aztecs and the invading Spanish Conquistadors.

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