Jonathan Meres
Jonathan Meres left school at the age of 16 to join the merchant navy and spent the next 7 years sailing around the world. Since then he has worked as an ice cream van driver and in Harrods, got a band together, appeared in a pop video and been a stand up comedian. He's won a Time Out Award for Comedy and been nominated for The Perrier Award at The Edinburgh Festival. He began writing full time in 1994: his bestselling World of Norm series is a comedy about a small boy whose life is very unfair...
Books
Diary of a Trainee Rock God
Author: Jonathan Meres
Illustrator: Jake McDonald
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Interest age: 7+
Reading age: 8+
Darren's uncool Dad has set him three musical clues. If he solves the puzzles, he'll get an electric guitar for his birthday, the first essential step to becoming a rock god...
Fame Thing
Author: Jonathan Meres Illustrator: Jake McDonald
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Interest age: 10-14
Reading age: 8+
The 'bad boy' reputation of teen footballing sensation Dean Johnson is already known when he moves into a huge house in a quiet village. But should you really believe everything you read in the papers? Funny, intelligent and revealing.
Grandpa Was an Astronaut
Author: Jonathan Meres
Illustrator: Hannah Coulson
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Interest age: 4+
Reading age: 7+
Sherman is fascinated by the moon - all the more so because he knows someone who has actually been there, his Grandpa!
The World of Norm
Author: Jonathan Meres
Illustrator: Donough O’Malley
Publisher: Orchard Books
Interest age: 8+
Reading age: 8+
A funny illustrated book likely to find favour with fans of Wimpy Kid, Big Nate and Tom Gates.