Ruth Thomas (children's writer)

This article is about the children's writer. For the novelist and short story writer, see Ruth Thomas (novelist).

Ruth Thomas
Born4 January 1927
Wellington, Somerset, England
Died25 August 2011 age: 84
OccupationAuthor of children's fiction
NationalityEnglish
Notable worksThe Runaways
Notable awardsGuardian Children's Fiction Prize (1988)

Ruth Thomas (4 January 1927 – 25 August 2011)[1] was an English author of children's fiction. For her first novel, The Runaways, she won the 1988 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, an annual book award judged by a panel of British children's writers.[2]

Thomas was born in Wellington, Somerset, England, to two primary school teachers.[1]

Her books draw on her own experiences as a primary school teacher, at first in East London; during the 1980s in Kensal Green, north west London.[1]

Publications

  • The Runaways (1987)
  • The Class That Went Wild (1989)
  • The Secret (1991)
  • The New Boy (1992)
  • Guilty! (1993)
  • Hideaway (1994)
  • The Paper Bag Baby (2002)

References

  1. ^ a b c Julia Eccleshare (23 September 2011). "Ruth Thomas obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Guardian children's fiction prize relaunched: Entry details and list of past winners" Archived 27 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine. guardian.co.uk 12 March 2001. Retrieved 4 August 2012.


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