Sophie Anderson (author)

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Sophie Anderson
Born Swansea, Wales
Notable works
Notable awards Indie Book Award (2020)
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Sophie Anderson is a Welsh author. Among other honors, her books have been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal three times.

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Biography

Anderson was born and raised in Swansea. She attended the University of Liverpool. [1] She is married and has four children. They live in the Lake District. [1]

Awards and honors

The House With Chicken Legs is a Junior Library Guild selection. [2] Both Kirkus Reviews and The Guardian named it one of the best children's books of 2018. [3] [4] [5] Waterstones also named it the Children's Book of the Month for May 2018. [6]

In 2019, The Guardian and The Times named The Girl Who Speaks Bear one of the best children's books of the year. [7] [8] The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books also named it one of the best children's books of 2020. [9]

In 2020, The Times and the Wales Arts Review named The Castle Of Tangled Magic one of the best children's books of the year. [10] [11] The School Librarian also included it on their August 2021 list of the "Best New Books for Gifted and Talented Readers". [12]

In 2022, The Guardian named The Thief Who Sang Storms one of the year's best children's books. [13]

Awards for Anderson's writing
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2018The House With Chicken LegsFirst Book Award (Edinburgh International Book Festival)Nominee [14]
2019 Blue Peter Book Award for Best StoryShortlist
Branford Boase Award Shortlist [15] [16]
British Book Award for Children's Fiction Book of the YearShortlist [17]
Carnegie Medal Shortlist [18] [19]
Waterstones Children's Book Prize Shortlist [20] [21]
2021The Girl Who Speaks Bear Carnegie Medal Shortlist [22] [23]
Indie Book Award for Children's FictionWinner [24]

Publications

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