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!
Books
Eden
Author: Joanna Nadin
Publisher: Walker Books
Interest age: 13+
Reading age: 11+
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.
Joe All Alone
Author: Joanna Nadin
Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young readers
Interest age: 10+
Reading age: 10
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.
My So-Called Life
Author: Joanna Nadin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Interest age: 13+
Reading age: 13+
'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 Causes a Kerfuffle
Author: Joanna Nadin Illustrator: Jess Mikhail
Publisher: Usborne Publishing
Interest age: 7+
Reading age: 7+
The likable Penny Dreadful (really called Penelope Jones) is back in this second installment of her chaotic adventures.
Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster
Author: Joanna Nadin
Illustrator: Jess Mikhail
Publisher: Usborne
Interest age: 7+
Reading age: 7+
Boys as well as girls will race through these stories giggling all the way!
Penny Dreadful is a Record Breaker
Author: Joanna Nadin
Illustrator: Jess Mikhail
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Interest age: 7+
Reading age: 7+
This book brings together three hilarious stories about unlikely heroine Penny.
The Worst Class in the World Dares You!
Author: Joanna Nadin Illustrator: Rikin Parekh
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Interest age: 7-10
Reading age: 7+
This is the third book in a hilarious series about the disorderly pupils of Class 4B, labelled 'the worst class in the world' by their brusque headteacher. With two side-splittingly funny short stories, it will delight mischievous children and strike fear into all teachers.
White Lies, Black Dare
Author: Joanna Nadin
Publisher: Little Brown Books
Interest age: 13+
Reading age: 13+
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.