Sophie McKenzie

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Sophie McKenzie
Born London, England
OccupationAuthor
NationalityBritish
Education City Literary Institute
Notable works Girl, Missing
Website
www.sophiemckenziebooks.com

Sophie McKenzie is a British author of books for young adults. [1] Many of her novels have won several awards, the most famous being Girl, Missing . Others include Blood Ties and The Set Up. McKenzie writes full-time and lives in London. Her books have mainly been published by Simon & Schuster.

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Biography

McKenzie grew up in London, and became a journalist after university. [2] After being made redundant from her job in 2003, she started a year long 'Writing for Children course' at the City Literary Institute in London. She finished her first novel, Girl, Missing at the beginning of 2005, it was then published by Simon & Schuster Children's Books in 2006.

Novels

Young Adult Fiction


Second Series

  • Split Second
  • Every Second Counts

Missing Series

  • Girl, Missing
  • Sister, Missing
  • Missing Me
  • Boy Missing-world book day book 2022

The Medusa Project

  • The Set-Up
  • The Hostage
  • The Thief (World Book Day Special)
  • The Rescue
  • Hunted
  • Double Crossed
  • Hit Squad

Blood Series

All About Eve

  • Six Steps To A Girl
  • Three's A Crowd
  • The One & Only

Crime Fiction Novels

Other fiction

Awards

Girl, Missing Series

Girl, Missing

  • Winner Richard and Judy Best Kids’ Books 2007 11+
  • Winner of the RHCBA 2007 12+
  • Winner of the John Lewis Sol hull Book Award 2008
  • Winner of the 2008 Sakura Medal Award given by the International School Libraries of Japan

Sister, Missing

Missing Me

  • Winner of the Ealing Readers Award 2013

Blood Ties Series

Blood Ties

  • Overall winner of the Red House Children's Book Award 2009
  • Winner of the North East Teenage Book Award 2010
  • Winner of the Southern Schools Book Award 2010
  • Winner of the Warwickshire Book Award 2010
  • Winner of the RED Book Award 2010

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References

  1. 1 2 WorldCat author listing
  2. "About Sophie McKenzie". www.sophiemckenziebooks.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-23.