Sally Nicholls
Sally Nicholls is a prize-winning British children's book author. Nicholls was born and grew up in Stockton-on-Tees, England. On finishing school, Nicholls chose to travel around the world. Nicholls' first three novels all have death as the central theme.
Books
All Fall Down
Author: Sally Nicholls
Publisher: Marion Lloyd Books
Interest age: 11-14
Reading age: 10+
Growing up in a medieval Yorkshire village, Isabel's life is utterly predictable – until the pestilence, which has been devastating Europe, crosses the Channel and begins to spread northwards. An utterly absorbing, compelling and meticulously researched novel.
An Island of Our Own
Author: Sally Nicholls
Publisher: Scholastic
Interest age: 12+
Reading age: 12+
This is a beautiful tale of hardship and family love.
Close Your Pretty Eyes
Author: Sally Nicholls
Publisher: Marion Lloyd Books
Interest age: 13+
Reading age: 13+
Olivia is moving into her sixteenth home. Her previous homes have been cruel, dull, frightening and awkward - but never haunted.
Shadow Girl
Author: Sally Nicholls
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Interest age: 10+
Reading age: 8+
The story examines relationships between teenager and adult, and coming to terms with past experience. Another Barrington Stoke winner!
The Button Book
Author: Sally Nicholls Illustrator: Bethan Woollvin
Publisher: Andersen Press
This creative picture book invites children to press a series of buttons – drawn onto the pages and powered by the reader's imagination! – to reveal different sounds or actions. Lots of early learning experiences are packed into this imaginative tale, which is sure to become a firm favourite.
Things A Bright Girl Can Do
Author: Sally Nicholls
Publisher: Andersen Press
Interest age: 12-17
Reading age: 12+
Offering a historical snapshot of a society in turmoil, this comprehensive coming-of-age novel is a thought-provoking and highly engaging story of love, life and hope, with strong themes of feminism, social class and the First World War.
Ways to Live Forever
Author: Sally Nicholls
Publisher: Marion Lloyd Books
Interest age: 11+
Reading age: 10+
This debut novel from a very young and exceptionally talented new writer is striking in its simplicity, but tackles a traumatic and extraordinarily difficult subject with warmth, humour, sensitivity and brutal honesty.