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Melvin Burgess


UK flag (b.1954)

Melvin Burgess began to train as a journalist and has had jobs as diverse as bricklaying and silk-screen printing. An Enterprise Allowance Scheme gave him the chance to develop his writing, and his children's books are now highly regarded. Melvin won the 1997 Guardian Award and the Carnegie Medal for his powerful novel, JUNK. He lives in Manchester.
 

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction
 
Series
Bloodtide
   1. Bloodtide (1999)
   2. Bloodsong (2005)
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Novels
   The Cry of the Wolf (1990)
   Burning Issy (1992)
   An Angel for May (1992)
   The Baby and Fly Pie (1993)
   Loving April (1995)
   The Earth Giant (1995)
   Junk (1996)
     aka Smack
   Kite (1997)
   Tiger, Tiger (1998)
   Old Bag (1999)
   The Ghost Behind the Wall (2000)
   Billy Elliot (2001)
   Lady (2001)
   Doing It (2003)
   Sarah's Face (2006)
   Nicholas Dane (2009)
   Kill All Enemies (2011)
   Hunger (2013)
   The Hit (2013)
   Sara's Face (2017)
   The Lost Witch (2018)
   Count (2021)
   Loki (2022)
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Collections
   Shining on (2006) (with others)
   Krispy Whispers (2013)
   War Girls (2014) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Copper Treasure (1998)
   The Birdman (2000)
   Robbers on the Road (2002)
   Persist (2015)
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Melvin Burgess recommends
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And the Stars Were Burning Brightly (2020)
Danielle Jawando
"An utter page turner from a storming new talent. Passionate, committed and shines a ray of light into the darkest places - the YA novel of 2020!"
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Storm-Wake (2018)
Lucy Christopher
"A magical experience… Reading [Storm-wake] made me wonder what I’d fight hardest for--my dreams, or for real life."
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Eden Summer (2016)
Liz Flanagan
"A thriller of the heart written from the heart."

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Anthologies containing stories by Melvin Burgess
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Losing It (2010)
edited by
Keith Gray

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Awards
Carnegie Medal Best Book winner (1997) : Junk


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