Angus Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2009) Winner
Anne Cassidy
アン・キャッシディ
Anne Cassidy
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1952 （London, England）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Teacher, Bank worker
- Active Years
- 1989-2024
- Influenced By
- Ruth Rendell, Ian Rankin, Lawrence Block, James Lee Burke
- Nominations
- Whitbread Book Awards shortlist (Looking for JJ), Carnegie Medal shortlist (Looking for JJ)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Booktrust Teenage Prize | Looking for JJ | — | Booktrust | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Angus Book Award | Forget Me Not | — | Angus Council | 受賞 |
Booktrust Teenage Prize
2004
Work:
Looking for JJ
Organization:
Booktrust
Result:
受賞
Angus Book Award
2009
Work:
Forget Me Not
Organization:
Angus Council
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Looking for JJ
2004 Crime fictionA story about a girl reflecting on her past crime.
CrimeRedemptionYouth
Adaptations
- [Play]
Bibliography
- Big Girls' Shoes
- A Family Affair
- Accidental Death
- Missing Judy
- Love Letters
- The Story of My Life
- Just Jealous
- Heart Burn
- Finding Jennifer Jones
- Ben's Rocket
- No Virgin
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Crime fiction for young adultsTense narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- Crime and its consequencesFamily issues
Legacy
British writer best known for crime fiction for young adults, described as 'Ruth Rendell for teenagers'.
In Popular Culture
- Described as Ruth Rendell for teenagers.
Trivia
- Worked in a bank for five years, then as a teacher, before starting to write in 1989.