Annie Dalton (born 17 January 1948) is a British children's

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, perhaps best known for writing the '' Agent Angel'' series, formerly known as the ''Angels Unlimited'' series, and now retitled The Angel Academy.

Biography

Annie Dalton was born in

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, 17 January 1948. She grew up as an only child in the English countryside during the 1950s. Her father was not always around, but when he was, he would tell her fantastic stories, often with her as the principal character. Her father left the family for good. Dalton missed him and his stories, which led her to the fantasy section at her local library, thus sparking lifelong love of fiction.Harpercollins Children's Books , Authors , Annie Dalton
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/ref> Dalton went on to study at

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and soon started writing. Dalton now lives in

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. She has three children, Anna, Reuben and Maria (the inspiration for the first ''Angels Unlimited'' book, ''Winging It''), and two grandchildren, Sophie and Isabelle.

Awards and nominations

Dalton's books ''Night Maze'' and ''The Real Tilly Beany'' were shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. ''The After Dark Princess'' won the Nottinghamshire Book Award, while ''Naming the Dark'' and ''Swan Sister'' were on the shortlist for the Sheffield Children's Book Award.

Selected bibliography

Afterdark :*'' The Afterdark Princess'' (1990) :*'' The Dream Snatcher'' (1998) :*'' The Midnight Museum'' (2001) :*'' The Rules of Magic'' (2004) *''

Out of the Ordinary ''Out of the Ordinary: True Tales of Everyday Craziness'' is British journalist Jon Ronson's fourth book. The essays in ''Out of the Ordinary'' were first published in ''The Guardian''. The pieces in ''Out of the Ordinary'' are mostly about Ron ...

'' (1988) *'' Night Maze'' (1989) *''The Real Tilly Beany'', the first of the '' Tilly Beany'' series (1991) *'' Naming the Dark'' (1992) *'' Swan Sister'' (1992) *''Winging It'', the first of the '' Agent Angel'' series (2001) *''Isabel: Taking Wing'' from the '' Girls of Many Lands'' series (2002) *''Lilac Peabody and Sam Sparks'', the first of the '' Lilac Peabody'' series (2004) *'' Ferris Fleet the Wheelchair Wizard'' (2005) *'' How To Save A Dragon'' Sequel to Ferris Fleet (2011)

References

External links

Annie Dalton's Official Website

Annie Dalton at Harpercollins Children's Books

Annie Dalton at Fantastic Fiction
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