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Sally Green
Born (1961-09-11) September 11, 1961 (age 62)
Lytham
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung Adult
Notable worksHalf Bad
Website
sallygreenwriter.com

Sally Green (1961[1]) is a British fantasy author, mostly known for the Half Bad series. The first book in the Half Bad series was adopted into a Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself.

Personal Live

Green grew up around Lytham[2] in England. She studied mining geology[3] and graduated in 1983[4]. She worked as an accountant until 2001[4].[5] Green is married and has son.[6] She lives in Cheshire, England.[7]

Books

Half Bad trilogy

Green has also published two short stories related to the Half Bad trilogy.

  • Half Lies (2014)
  • Half Truths (2015)

The Smoke Thieves trilogy

  • The Smoke Thieves (2018)
  • The Demon World (2019)
  • The Burning Kingdoms (2020)

Awards

  • Green won the 'Best Book for Teens' in the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.[8]
  • Green Is in the Guinness world book of Records for for most foreign language translations of a debut.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Sally Green: Lebenslauf, Bücher und Rezensionen bei LovelyBooks". LovelyBooks. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  2. ^ "Half Bad author Sally Green recalls her younger days in Lytham". Great British Life. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  3. ^ Webb, Sarah (2014-04-16). "Sally Green Talks Half Bad With Sarah Webb (Part 1)". Writing.ie. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  4. ^ a b "Sally Green: Interview". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  5. ^ Rosa.Reader (2015-03-27). "Sally Green: If there's one thing I know I can do it's 'edgy'". the Guardian. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  6. ^ "Half Bad author Sally Green recalls her younger days in Lytham". Great British Life. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  7. ^ "Sally Green". 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  8. ^ "Rob Biddulph wins Waterstones children's book prize 2015 with debut Blown Away". the Guardian. 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  9. ^ "Global Publishing Sensation 'Half Bad' Sets New Guinness World Records Title – Children's Book Council". Retrieved 2023-01-01.