Jan Mark was an astute writer of fiction for all ages. She won the Carnegie Medal twice, for Thunder And Lightnings and Handles; the Angel Literary Award for Feet And Other Stories and Zeno Was Here, and the Rank/Observer Prize for Aquarius. Thunder And Lightnings also won the Penguin Guardian Award for a first children’s book.
Jan died suddenly at the beginning of 2006 shortly after the publication of Voyager, a sequel to Riding Tycho.
Published posthumously was The Museum Book (Walker), an exploration of the history and meaning of museums of all kinds.
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Thunder and Lightnings
When Andrew’s family moves house, he strikes up an unexpected friendship with his neighbour Victor. There isn’t a thing Victor doesn’t know about the RAF […]
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Useful Idiots
Set in a highly realistic dystopic future, where the lowlands of Britain are flooded, this beautifully realised novel explores a world where archaeology is controlled […]
Aquarius
Viner lives in a land that constantly floods – his skill as a water diviner has lead to ridicule. But when he is kidnapped all […]
Hook Or By Crook
Fun and quirky tales of Medieval Merry England. Two stories combine in one gorgeous package with tons of extras such as riddles, quizzes and fun […]