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Patrice Lawrence

Patrice Lawrence

Patrice Lawrence was born in Brighton and brought up in an Italian and Trinidadian household. Her first book for young adults, Orangeboy, was shortlisted for the Costa Children’s Book Award and won the Bookseller YA Prize and Waterstone’s Prize for Older Children's Fiction. Indigo Donut, her second book for teenagers, won the Crimefest YA Prize. Both books have been nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Patrice worked for more than 20 years for charities supporting equality and social justice. These themes (along with a serious amount of music) inform her stories. Patrice still lives in Brighton.

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Books

  • Diver’s Daughter

    Diver’s Daughter: A Tudor Story

    Author: Patrice Lawrence
    Publisher: Scholastic
    Interest age: 9-12
    Reading age: 9+

    This is a thrilling tale, with the expertly described Tudor world brought to hideous, harsh life with the same verve as Patrice Lawrence’s award winning teen books Indigo Donut and Orangeboy. 

  • The front cover of Eight Pieces of Silva by Patrice Lawrence

    Eight Pieces of Silva

    Author: Patrice Lawrence
    Publisher: Hodder
    Interest age: 12-14
    Reading age: 12+

    When Becks' stepsister doesn't come home after seeing their parents off at the airport, it's down to Becks to figure out where she might have gone. A brilliant read for a teenager.

  • Granny Ting Ting

    Granny Ting Ting

    Author: Patrice Lawrence Illustrator: Adam Larkum
    Publisher: A&C Black (imprint of Bloomsbury)
    Interest age: 6-9
    Reading age: 5-8

    Granny Ting Ting is a delightfully funny story that looks at the cultural differences between two cousins who live in different counties: perfect for early readers and children making the transition from picture books. 

  • Needle cover

    Needle

    Author: Patrice Lawrence
    Publisher: Barrington Stoke
    Interest age: 12-13
    Reading age: 8-9

    How come, if there’s any kind of ‘incident’ at school, at home, at the shopping centre, it’s always the Black kid in care who gets the blame?

  • Orangeboy

    Orangeboy

    Author: Patrice Lawrence
    Publisher: Hodder Children’s Books
    Interest age: 15+
    Reading age: 13+

    A boy that no one notices becomes a target on the run, when a tragic event prompts him to mix with a world of street gangs and drug dealers. This pacey crime thriller feels unique, realistic and truthful.

  • Rat

    Rat

    Author: Patrice Lawrence
    Publisher: Oxford University Press/Barrington Stoke
    Interest age: 9-14
    Reading age: 10+

    Al's mum is back in prison again - and Al thinks it's their neighbour's fault, so he plots revenge with his beloved pet rats, Venom and Vulture. A moving insight into the world of a young boy affected by poverty, neglect and crime, who eventually learns to trust. 

  • Rose, Interrupted

    Rose, Interrupted

    Author: Patrice Lawrence
    Publisher: Hodder
    Interest age: 13-17
    Reading age: 10+

    A dramatic, thoughtful and compelling coming-of-age novel, in which 17-year-old Rose must learn to navigate the unspoken rules of a world increasingly focused on social media.

  • The Elemental Detectives

    The Elemental Detectives

    Author: Patrice Lawrence
    Publisher: Scholastic
    Interest age: 9-11
    Reading age: 8-9

    A thrilling adventure, where two Black children battle Elemental spirits to save Georgian London from a sleeping sickness. Inventive and packed with adventure and accessible historical detail.

  • Toad Attack

    Toad Attack!

    Author: Patrice Lawrence Illustrator: Becka Moor
    Publisher: Barrington Stoke
    Interest age: 6-11
    Reading age: 6+

    Leo is astounded when he is hit on the head by a flying toad on his way to school. His best friend Rosa is excited because one of her two dads is a television presenter and plans to make a nature programme about the pale, yellow amphibians with bulging red eyes. However, the toads have an insatiable appetite and as the town of Upper Dab is besieged by these …

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