Ali Sparkes

Ali Sparkes (born 1966) is a British children's author.

Ali Sparkes
BornAlison Sparkes
1966
Southampton, England
OccupationAuthor
Notable worksThe Shapeshifter Car-Jacked
Website
www.alisparkes.com

Books

Her books include The Shapeshifter series of 6 books, Out of this World (a prequel to The Shapeshifter and first released as Miganium), Unleashed, a series of 6 books (a spin-off/sequel series of The Shapeshifter, centered on some of the other Shapeshifter characters), Dark Summer, Frozen in Time, Wishful Thinking, Destination Earth, the Monster Makers series, and S.W.I.T.C.H. Her debut book The Shapeshifter: Finding the Fox was nominated for the 2007 Bolton Children's Book Award. She has also won two Blue Peter Book Awards: "Book I Couldn't Put Down" and "Book Of The Year", for her book Frozen in Time.[1][2]

Her 2015 novel Car-Jacked was a 2017 Red House Children's Book Award nominee.[3]

Personal life

Sparkes is from Southampton and attended Bitterne Park School.[4] She previously worked as a journalist for the Southern Daily Echo and for BBC Radio Solent.[4]

In January 2012, Sparkes appeared as a contestant on the quiz show Eggheads in a team called The Incidentals, along with her parents, sister and family dentist. Sparkes won her head-to-head against C. J. de Mooi, securing her place in the final round, but her team ultimately lost.

gollark: "Oh, one sentence describing in very vague terms what's allowed and missing some exceptions is perfectly clear!"
gollark: I just cannot believe Kaini.
gollark: Probably it was just rushed out and God-Emperor TJ09 won't fix it for whatever reason.
gollark: Fine, mostly.
gollark: Well, the hub *is* somewhat broken.

References
  1. "Ali Sparkes wins Blue Peter book of the year award". BBC. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  2. Irvine, Lindesay (3 March 2010). "Ali Sparkes wins Blue Peter Book of the Year award". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. "Morpurgo and Crossan compete for Children's Book Award | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. Donovan, Sion (22 June 2010). "Bright Sparke - Ali Sparkes interview". Hampshire Life. Retrieved 31 May 2020.


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