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About Aidan Chambers

Aidan Chambers was born in County Durham in 1934. After national service in the Royal Navy he became a teacher and then, for seven years, a monk. His young adult novels have been widely acclaimed, with POSTCARDS FROM NO-MAN'S LAND winning the prestigious Carnegie Medal and the US Michael L Printz Award. With his wife Nancy he ran Signal magazine and he has served as the president of the School Library Association. His devoted services to children's literature were recognised by his receipt of the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002.

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Make A Friend Day

A story all about friendship and friends. Dying to Know You by Aidan Chambers from Penguin Random House Children's UK.

6 days ago

Valentine's Day

With February comes Valentine's Day so why not get ahead by reading Dance On My Grave by Aidan Chambers from Penguin Random House Children's UK.

16 days ago

Valentine's Day

With February comes Valentine's Day so why not get ahead by reading Dying to Know You by Aidan Chambers from Penguin Random House Children's UK.

16 days ago

Valentine's Day

With February comes Valentine's Day so why not get ahead by reading Dying to Know You by Aidan Chambers from Definitions (Young Adult).

16 days ago

Valentine's Day

With February comes Valentine's Day so why not get ahead by reading Breaktime & Dance on My Grave by Aidan Chambers from Definitions (Young Adult).

16 days ago

Valentine's Day

With February comes Valentine's Day so why not get ahead by reading Dance On My Grave by Aidan Chambers from Penguin.

16 days ago

National Storytelling Week

Make a new friends, discover a new land or just escape in this brilliant story book Postcards from No Man's Land by Aidan Chambers from Definitions (Young Adult)

20 days ago

National Storytelling Week

Make a new friends, discover a new land or just escape in this brilliant story book Postcards from No Man's Land by Aidan Chambers from Penguin Random House Children's UK

20 days ago

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