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Emma Carroll

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About Emma Carroll

Once told by poet Ted Hughes her writing was ‘dangerous’, it took Emma Carroll twenty years of English teaching and a life-changing cancer diagnosis to feel brave enough to give her dream of being an author a try.

Nowadays, she’s a bestselling author and the 'Queen of Historical Fiction' (BookTrust). She has been nominated for and the winner of numerous national, regional and schools awards – including the Books Are My Bag Readers' Award, Branford Boase, CILIP Carnegie Medal, Young Quills, Teach Primary and the Waterstones Book Prize. Emma is one of very few authors to have been Waterstones Book of the Month twice. Emma’s home is in the Somerset hills with her husband and two terriers. She still can’t believe her luck that she gets to write dangerous books for a living.

Recent updates about Emma Carroll

World Circus Day

The Girl Who Walked On Air by Emma Carroll from Faber & Faber is a really exciting read!

19 days ago

April Events

A great book to read during the holidays Escape to the River Sea by Emma Carroll from Macmillan Children's Books

23 days ago

April Events

Seeing as it's Friday why not get the family weekend ready with Escape to the River Sea by Emma Carroll from Macmillan Children's Books 

27 days ago

National Siblings Day

Do you have one? Read Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll from Faber & Faber with your kids to get ready for #NationalSiblingsDay

29 days ago

National Siblings Day

It's #NationalSiblingsDay so why not read The Tale of Truthwater Lake by Emma Carroll from Faber & Faber

29 days ago

April Events

The Tale of Truthwater Lake by Emma Carroll from Faber & Faber is a great holiday read!

1 month ago

International Children's Book Day

Today is the day to read this brilliant book (not that you needed an excuse!), The Girl Who Walked On Air by Emma Carroll from Faber & Faber.

1 month ago

International Children's Book Day

Today is the day to read this brilliant book (not that you needed an excuse!), Escape to the River Sea by Emma Carroll from Macmillan Children's Books.

1 month ago

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