Lisa Thompson (1) (1973–)
Autor(a) de The Goldfish Boy
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About the Author
Thompson was born and raised in the London Borough of Havering (Hornchurch, Upminster), England. After leaving school at age 16, she worked in insurance for a couple of years. In 1991, she joined the BBC, eventually becoming a radio broadcast assistant. She left the BBC in 2002 and later became a mostrar mais freelance radio broadcast assistant with an independent production company. At age 43, Thompson debuted her first book.Thompson's debut novel, The Goldfish Boy, was published by Scholastic in 2017. A review in Kirkus wrote that the book "strikes the perfect balance, seemingly without compromise, between an issue-driven novel and one with broad, commercial appeal." The Goldfish Boy was a national bestseller and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.The following year, Thompson published The Light Jar. The book was described in The Guardian as a "a thoughtful and hugely empathetic book". It was followed by The Day I Was Erased (2019) and The Boy Who Fooled the World (2020).Thompson's 2019 novella, Owen and the Soldier, was published by Barrington Stoke and became the first dyslexia-friendly title to be shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards. That same year, Thompson contributed a short story to Return to Wonderland, a collection of new stories set in Lewis Carroll's fictional world.Thompson lives with her husband Stuart and their two children, Ben and Isobel. (Publisher Provided) mostrar menos
Obras por Lisa Thompson
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Thompson, Lisa
- Data de nascimento
- 1973-05-05
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- England
- País (no mapa)
- England
- Local de nascimento
- Hornchurch, Essex, England, UK
Membros
Críticas
Listas
Review 2 (1)
Prémios
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Associated Authors
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 10
- Membros
- 596
- Popularidade
- #42,151
- Avaliação
- 4.1
- Críticas
- 23
- ISBN
- 430
- Línguas
- 7
Seventh grader Matthew has been struggling with an intense fear of germs and illness for years (he's afraid to leave his house and compulsively washes his hands over and over). Because he's always inside looking out his window, people call him "Goldfish Boy." But when a toddler neighbor is kidnapped he tries to overcome his phobia to help find the missing child.
I think the Kirkus review summed up my feelings: "Thompson strikes the perfect balance, seemingly without compromise, between an issue-driven novel and one with broad, commercial appeal. This empathetic debut is a middle-grade whodunit with a very special heart."
...which is to say this story is both compelling and enjoyable. It had some really funny moments. All of the characters felt fully human. I loved that the book's villains had understandable motivations.
I'm looking forward to booktalking this for 5th and 6th graders.… (mais)