Joan Lingard
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Joan Lingard (1932-) is a Scottish writer. She's the author of the Kevin And Sadie series of books, which have sold over 1 million copies. Joan Lingard was born in Edinburgh but grew up in Belfast where she lived until she was 18. She is the internationally renowned author of several novels. Joan Lingard has three grown daughters and five grandchildren, she now lives in Edinburgh with her Canadian husband. Joan Lingard received the prestigious West German award the "Buxtehuder Bulle" in 1986 for "Across the Barricades". "Tug Of War" has also received great success: shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal 1989, The Federation of Children's Book Group Award 1989, runner up in the Lancashire Children's Book Club of the year 1990 and shortlisted for the Sheffield Book Award. She has recently released a well received book; the eleventh auphon.
[edit] Works
- The Twelfth Day of July (1970)
- Across the Barricades (1972)
- Into Exile (1973)
- A Proper Place (1975)
- Hostages to Fortune (1976)
- The File on Fraulein Berg (1980)
- The Freedom Machine (1986)
- Rags and Riches (1988)
- Tug of War (1989)
- Can You Find Sammy the Hamster? (1990)
- Between Two Worlds (1991)
- Morag and the Lamb (1991)
- The Guilty Party (1992)
- Night Fires (1993)
- Lizzie's Leaving (1995)
- Dark Shadows (1998)
- A Secret Place (1998)
- Natasha's Will (2000)
- The Egg Thieves (2002)
- River Eyes (2002)
- Tortoise Trouble (2002)
- Tom and the Tree House (2002)
