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About Chris Westwood

Chris Westwood was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, the son of a coal miner and a school teacher. His first published writing was for the London music paper Record Mirror, where he worked as a staff reporter for three years. His first children's book, A Light In The Black, was a runner-up for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. His second, Calling All Monsters, was optioned for film three times by Steven Spielberg. After a break from writing, spending seven years caring full-time for his father, Chris returned with Ministry of Pandemonium, the first in a series of novels set in a secret, alternative London. He now lives part of the time in East London, and the rest of the time in a world of his own.

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Workaholics Day

A book to enjoy! Ministry of Pandemonium by Chris Westwood from Frances Lincoln Children's Books

5 months ago

Try reading this

Read a Book Day. Why not try Ministry of Pandemonium by Chris Westwood.

5 years ago

Strange

Read about the strange and interesting in Ministry of Pandemonium by Chris Westwood from Frances Lincoln Children's Books

5 years ago

Out Now!

Out now! The Great and Dangerous by Chris Westwood, illustrated by Chris Westwood. Published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books.

12 years ago

Out Now!

Out now! Ministry of Pandemonium by Chris Westwood, illustrated by Chris Westwood. Published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books.

13 years ago

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