Joanna Nadin
Joanna Nadin grew up in the small Essex town of Saffron Walden. Before becoming a writer she was a lifeguard, a newsreader on the radio, and Special Adviser to the Prime Minister. Joanna continues to freelance as a political speechwriter. Joanna now lives in Bath and spends her spare time with her daughter. Her 'plan B' job would be to run a vintage clothing shop with a tearoom attached!
Authored Books
Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster
Author: Joanna Nadin
Illustrator: Jess Mikhail
Publisher: Usborne
Boys as well as girls will race through these stories giggling all the way!
Eden
Author: Joanna Nadin
Publisher: Walker Books
Older teens and young adults will lose themselves in this atmospheric book, by the thrice-nominated Queen of Teen, which captures the buzz of being a London student, the lure of home and the dangerous temptations of young adulthood.
My So-Called Life
Author: Joanna Nadin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
'Why is life never like it is in books? Nothing interesting ever happens to me...Even my name sucks. In other words, my life is earth-shatteringly normal.'
Penny Dreadful is a Record Breaker
Author: Joanna Nadin
Illustrator: Jess Mikhail
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
This book brings together three hilarious stories about unlikely heroine Penny.
Penny Dreadful Causes a Kerfuffle
Author: Joanna Nadin Illustrator: Jess Mikhail
Publisher: Usborne Publishing
The likable Penny Dreadful (really called Penelope Jones) is back in this second installment of her chaotic adventures.
Joe All Alone
Author: Joanna Nadin
Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young readers
When Joe’s Mum leaves him alone in Peckham, to fly to Spain with Dean, her latest dodgy boyfriend, 13 year old Joe thinks it will be an adventure.
White Lies, Black Dare
Author: Joanna Nadin
Publisher: Little Brown Books
Determined to make friends in her new school, Asha partakes in a life-altering game of Truth or Dare. This fantastic story investigates the need to feel accepted and the lengths we go to fit in.