Sue Mayfield

	Sue Mayfield Sue Mayfield (born 1963 in England) is a writer of fiction for children and young adults. Many of her works are about young people overcoming difficulties and the themes that are in her works are loss, friendship, and forgiveness. Previously a teacher, Mayfield has been regularly visiting several schools since 1990 to read her works and lead writing workshops and has also taught creative writing to adults. She facilitates others peoples' writing in healthcare settings and has worked in doctor's surgeries, hospitals, and museums. Awards Mayfield won the Heartland Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, in 2005 for Drowning Anna. Her novel ''Blue'' was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and sold over 15,000 copies. Bibliography Young adult fiction * ''Damage'' (2006) * ''Poisoned'' (2004) * ''Voices'' (2003) * ''Reckless'' (2002) * ''Blue'' (2001) * ''Patterns in the Sand'' (2004) * ''On Eagles' Wings'' (2004) Children's fiction * ''Shoot!'' (2003) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Carnegie Medal (literary Award) The Carnegie Medal is a British literary award that annually recognises one outstanding new English-language book for children or young adults. It is conferred upon the author by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP). CILIP calls it "the UK's oldest and most prestigious book award for children's writing". The Medal is named after the Scottish-born American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919), who founded more than 2,800 libraries in the English-speaking world, including at least one in more than half of British library authorities. It was established in 1936 by the British Library Association, to celebrate the centenary of Carnegie's birth and inaugurated in 1937 with the award to Arthur Ransome for ''Pigeon Post'' (1936) and the identification of two 'commended' books. The first Medal was dated 1936, but since 2007 the Medal has been dated by its year of presentation, which is now one or two years after publication. In 1955, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1963 Births Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the penumbral lunar eclipse and the annular solar eclipse, only 12 hours, 29 minutes after apogee. * January 19 – Soviet spy Ghe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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picture info	21st-century English Novelists The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius ( AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman empero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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