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Joanna Nadin

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!

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Books

  • Eden

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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!

    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

    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.

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