Rosemary Hayes
Rosemary Hayes lives and works in Cambridgeshire. She has written numerous books for children including historical and contemporary fiction and fantasy – many of which have been shortlisted for awards. She is also a reader for an authors’ advisory service and enjoys helping unpublished writers to hone their skills.
Rosemary lived in Australia for six years, and her first children's novel >Race Against Time, set in Australia, was runner-up for the Kathleen Fidler Award.
Rosemary's first Frances Lincoln book, Mixing It, about the relationship between a Muslim girl and a non Muslim boy against a background of terrorism, was shortlisted for the South Lanarkshire Book Award. Her next book, Payback, is based on the actual experiences of a young Muslim woman who was brave enough to defy her family and reject the husband chosen for her.
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This is the story of a cabin boy and a soldier marooned on the Australian mainland after a mutiny and shipwreck of the Batavia in 1629, who became Australia's very first European settlers. Category: Fiction 10+, Fiction 13+Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books |
Paperback £6.99
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An young teenage boy who is being looked after by his granny while his parents are away ends up looking after her. Category: Fiction 10+Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books |
Paperback £6.99
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A terrorist bomb throws a girl and a boy from different cultural backgrounds together. Category: Fiction 10+Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books |
Paperback £5.99
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Gripping story of a Muslim girl in London whose father intends to repay a debt to a distant relative in Pakistan - and she is the repayment. Category: Fiction 10+Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books |
Paperback £6.99
