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Tom Becker (writer)
Tom Becker (born 19 January 1981), real name Thomas Trevelyan Beckerlegge, is a British children's writer. He studied history at Jesus College, Oxford. He won the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize for his first novel, ''Darkside (novel), Darkside'', at the age of 25. Published books * Darkside (novel), Darkside (2007) * Lifeblood (novel), Lifeblood (2007) * Nighttrap (2008) * Timecurse (2009) * Blackjack (novel), Blackjack (2010) * The Traitors (novel), The Traitors (2012) * While The Others Sleep (novel), While The Others Sleep (2013) Awards and nominations * 2007 Darkside (novel), Darkside won the Waterstone's Children's Book PrizeWaterstone's Children's Book Prize * 2008 Darkside (novel), Darkside longlisted for the Manchester Book Award [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College (in full: Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street. The college was founded by Elizabeth I on 27 June 1571 for the education of clergy, though students now study a broad range of secular subjects. A major driving force behind the establishment of the college was Hugh Price (or Ap Rhys), a churchman from Brecon in Wales. The oldest buildings, in the first quadrangle, date from the 16th and early 17th centuries; a second quadrangle was added between about 1640 and about 1713, and a third quadrangle was built in about 1906. Further accommodation was built on the main site to mark the 400th anniversary of the college, in 1971, and student flats have been constructed at sites in north and east Oxford. There are about 475 students at any one time; the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
