Pete Johnson (author), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Pete Johnson (author)

British children's writer

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1956

Place of Birth: Winchester, England, United Kingdom

Profession: writer, children's writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Pete Johnson (author)

  • Pete Johnson (born 29 April 1965) is a British children's writer with more than fifty books to his name.
  • Inspired by the author, Dodie Smith – a fan letter led to a correspondence for over twenty years – his earlier books were for teenagers.
  • But, his first breakout hit was The Ghost Dog in 1996; an eerie tale about the power of imagination which won both the Stockton Children's Book of the Year Award and The Young Telegraph Book of the Year.
  • This book is still widely used in schools.
  • Other horror stories followed including, The Creeper (2001) which also won The Stockton Children's Book of the Year Award and The Vampire Blog (2010) which won The Brilliant Book Award.
  • His anti-bullying novels Traitor (2002) and Avenger (2004) have also earned special praise and several prizes.
  • Although, in more recent years, he has achieved his greatest success with comedies such as, Trust me I’m a Troublemaker, 2005 winner of The Calerdale Children’s Book Award and shortlisted for the Lincolnshire Young People’s Award.
  • Help I’m a Classroom Gambler (2006), winner of both The Sheffield and Leicester Children's Book Awards.
  • And The Bad Spy’s Guide (2007) shortlisted for The Blue Peter Book Award (Book I couldn't put down category) How to Train Your Parents (2003), his biggest international success, is now translated into twenty-nine languages.
  • The lead character Louis the Laugh has since appeared in four stand-alone sequels.
  • My Parents Are Out of Control (2013), shortlisted for The Roald Dahl Funny Prize.
  • My Parents are Driving me Crazy (2015), How to Update Your Parents (2016) – which deals with the impact of the internet on family life and How to Fool Your Parents (2017). He has also written best-selling comedies for Barrington Stoke, including, Diary of an (Un) Teenager (2004) and Awesome (2013). Pete Johnson was made a Reading Champion by The Book Trust in recognition of all his work in promoting reading in schools and libraries.
  • He lives near St Albans. As part of celebrations marking twenty years of The Stockton Children's Book Award in March 2018, Pete Johnson has been invited to return – he is the first author to win this award and the only writer to win it twice.

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