Mal Peet

Mal Peet (* in Norfolk ) is a British children 's and teen book author.

Mal Peet studied English and American Literature at the University of Warwick. He married Elspeth Graham and began writing together with her children's books and illustrate it. In 2003, his first book was called " Keeper" published, which won the Branford Boase Award. Peet now lives with his wife and three children in Devon.

Works

  • "Cloud Tea Monkeys " (with Elspeth Graham), illustrated by Alan Marks - Sherborne: Ragged Bears - 1999
  • " Keeper" - Walker - 2003
  • " Tamar " - Walker - 2005
  • " The Penalty " - Walker - 2006
  • " Exposure" - Walker - 2008
  • "Cloud Tea Monkeys " (with Elspeth Graham), illustrated by Juan Wijngaard - Walker - 2010
  • "Life: An Exploded Diagram" - Walker - 2011

Awards and nominations

  • Branford Boase Award (2004 ) - " Keeper"
  • Hampshire Book Award (2004 ) - ( Nominated ) - " Keeper"
  • Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (2005 ) - ( Bronze award ) - (Category: 9- 11- year-old ) - " Keeper"
  • Carnegie Medal (2005 ) - " Tamar "
  • Wirral Paperback of the Year (2006 ) - " Tamar "
  • Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2009 ) - " Exposure"
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