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Alan Gibbons

アラン・ギボンズ

Aran Gibonzu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1953-08-14 （Warrington, Lancashire, England）
Nationality
English, British
Languages
English
Residence History
Warrington, Cheshire → Crewe, Cheshire → Liverpool, England

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Educational consultant, Former primary school teacher, Councillor
Active Years
1988-2024
Affiliations
Liverpool City Council, Campaign for the Book
Memberships
National Union of Teachers (NUT), Labour Party (former)
Nominations
Shortlisted for Carnegie Medal (2001, 2003), Shortlisted for Booktrust Teenage Prize

Awards

Blue Peter Book Award
2000
Work: Shadow of the Minotaur
Category: The Book I Couldn't Put Down
Organization: BBC
Result: winner
Fred and Anne Jarvis Award
2016
Organization: National Union of Teachers
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Shadow of the Minotaur

2000 Children's literature

A fantasy adventure novel for children featuring mythological elements.

CourageFriendshipMythology

The Edge

2002 Young adult fiction

Story focusing on the lives of working-class children and teenagers.

RacismPovertySocial justice

Bibliography

  • Whose Side Are You On? (1988)
  • Pig (1990)
  • Our Peculiar Neighbour (1990)
  • The Jaws of the Dragon (1991)
  • S. O. S. Save Our Santa (1992)
  • A Dagger in the Sky (1992)
  • Chicken (1993)
  • Not Yeti (1994)
  • Grandad's Ears (1994)
  • City of Fire (1995)
  • Ganging Up (1995)
  • The Climbing Boys (1995)
  • A Street of Tall People (1995)
  • When My Ship Came in (1995)
  • Playing with Fire (1996)
  • Total Football: Some You Win... (1997)
  • Total Football: Under Pressure (1997)
  • Total Football: Divided We Fall (1998)
  • Total Football: Injury Time (1998)
  • Power Play (1998)
  • Last Man Standing (1998)
  • Twin Strikers (1999)
  • Final Countdown (1999)
  • A Fight to Belong (1999)
  • The Guv'nor (1999)
  • The Legendeer: Shadow of the Minotaur (2000)
  • The Legendeer: Vampyr Legion (2000)
  • The Legendeer: Warriors of the Raven (2001)
  • Julie and Me and Michael Owen Make Three (2001)
  • Treble Trouble (2002)
  • The Cold Heart of Summer (2002)
  • The Edge (2002)
  • Deathriders (2003)
  • Caught in the Crossfire (2003)
  • The Dark Beneath (2003)
  • The Defender (2004)
  • The Lost Boys' Appreciation Society (2004)
  • The Night Hunger (2004)
  • Blood Pressure (2005)
  • Hold On (2005)
  • Teach Me to Write Fiction (2005)
  • Teach Me to Write Non Fiction (2005)
  • Teach Me to Write Poetry (2005)
  • The Greatest (2006)
  • Setting of a Cruel Sun (2006)
  • Rise of the Blood Moon (2006)
  • Scared to Death (2007)
  • The Darkwing Omnibus (2007)
  • The Legendeer Trilogy (2008)
  • The Demon Assassin (2008)
  • Renegade (2009)
  • Witch Breed (2010)
  • The Number Seven Shirt (2008)
  • Moving on (2009)
  • The Dying Photo (2010)
  • Dark Spaces (2009)
  • Rib Ticklers (2010)
  • An Act of Love (2011)
  • Raining Fire (2013)
  • Hate (2014)
  • End Game (2014)
  • Read On series (2013-2014)
  • Weirdibeasts: Weird School Day (2015)
  • Weirdibeasts: Weird Snowy Day (2016)
  • Weirdibeasts: Weird Spooky Day (2016)
  • Street Corner Dad (2015)
  • The ISIS Trap (2016)
  • The Lion Roars (2016)
  • Forget Me Not (2016)
  • The Beautiful Game (2017)
  • Winds of October (2017)
  • 100 Ways to Write a Book (2022)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Fast-moving storiesRealistic depiction of social issues
Recurring Motifs
RacismPovertySocial justiceWorking-class life

Legacy

English writer of children's books and young adult fiction, known for over 60 books. Prominent campaigner for libraries and local councillor in Liverpool. His works often address social issues like racism and poverty.

Trivia

  • Has written over 60 books
  • Father of four children (eldest son died in a motorcycle accident in 2018)
  • Led campaigns against library closures
  • Proposed National Libraries Day