Nigel Hinton (born 1941 in London) is an English novelist, primarily of fiction for teenagers.

Career

Hinton worked in advertising for two years, then taught English for nine years at the

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, Kent. He then worked as a professional actor and did some teaching part-time before deciding to concentrate on writing. He has published at least twenty three novels from ''Collision Course'' (1976) to ''The Norris Girls'' (2017), including the ''

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'' trilogy for teenagers and the ''Beaver Towers'' stories for younger children. His novel ''The Finders'' won the Federation of Children's Book Groups Award, and ''Collision Course'' won the Dutch Silver Pen Award. His novel ''Out of the Darkness'' won the Lancashire Book Award and the Stockport Book Award. His novel ''Time Bomb'', set in 1949 in the area in which he grew up, won the 2006 Rotherham Book Award. In 2014 his short novel ''Partners In Crime'' won the Coventry Inspiration Book Award. He has adapted some of his novels for dramatic production, notably ''

'' which was made into a BBC television series, and '' Buddy's Song'' which was made into a feature film. Both features starred

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as Buddy's father Terry. He has also written a number of original scripts for television and theatre. Hinton's work is used much by schools, and ''Buddy'' has been one of the best selling for teenagers. Teachers particularly appreciate his novels because they appeal to a wide range of pupil ability including those who do not normally like reading. However, ''The Norris Girls'', written for girls, is different from the usual boy appeal of his novels; it is based partly on

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and all the protagonists are female although the writing style is otherwise the same. Regarding music, Hinton co-wrote the song " Take Me Home" for

's 1987 album ''

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''. He also contributed to the soundtrack of ''Buddy's Song'' by co-writing nine songs, all performed by Chesney Hawkes who played Buddy in the film. He co-wrote the song "Always Heading Home" for Roger Daltrey's 2018 album ''As Long As I Have You''. He has also written a number of songs for the UK Americana band The Orange Circus Band including the song "I Miss You".

List of works

Teenage fiction

*'' Collision Course'' (1976) (Text was modernised from 2004 e.g. the X films became 18 films and the £1 notes are just notes. By 2009 the vinyl records became playlists and the payphones are now mobiles. The chocolate machine outside the sweet shop and the conductor on the bus which are both essential to the plot remain present). * ''

Getting Free Getting Free is a novel by British author Nigel Hinton Nigel Hinton (born 1941 in London) is an English novelist, primarily of fiction for teenagers. Career Hinton worked in advertising for two years, then taught English for nine years ...

'' (1978) * ''

'' (1982) * '' Buddy's Song'' (1987) * '' Buddy's Blues'' (1995) * '' Out of the Darkness'' (1998) * ''

Ship of Ghosts Ship of Ghosts is a novel by British author Nigel Hinton Nigel Hinton (born 1941 in London) is an English novelist, primarily of fiction for teenagers. Career Hinton worked in advertising for two years, then taught English for nine year ...

'' (1999) * '' Partners in Crime'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2005) * ''Until Proven Guilty'' (2006) * ''

2 Die 4 2 Die 4 is a novel by British author Nigel Hinton first published in 2009. It follows the story a fourteen year boy named Ryan who bought a high tech mobile phone but it negatively affected him and made scary things happen. Concept The author ...

'' (2009) * ''

Walk the Wild Road ''Walk the Wild Road'', earlier titled ''The Road from Home'', is a novel by Nigel Hinton. It is set in 1870 and tells the story of a boy forced to leave his home in Prussian Poland for a new life in America. It was first published in Octobe ...

'' (2009) (originally published as ''The Road from Home''. Adopted the current title in 2011) * '' On the Edge'' (2014) * ''Daredevil'' (2015) * ''The Norris Girls'' (2017) ;Series contributed to * '' Ghost Game'' (2011) part of the Heroes series

Children's fiction

* ''

Beaver Towers ''Beaver Towers'' is a children's fantasy novel by British author Nigel Hinton Nigel Hinton (born 1941 in London) is an English novelist, primarily of fiction for teenagers. Career Hinton worked in advertising for two years, then taught E ...

'' (1980) * '' Beaver Towers: the Witch's Revenge'' (1981) * '' Beaver Towers: the Dangerous Journey'' (1986) (Originally published as ''Run to Beaver Towers''. Adopted the current title in 1997). * ''

The Finders The Finders may refer to: * The Finders (movement), intentional community and cult founded in Washington, D.C. *The Finders ''(Ninjago)'', characters in ''Ninjago'' * ''The Finders'' (novel), 1993 novel See also *Finder (disambiguation) Finder m ...

'' (1993) * '' Beaver Towers: the Dark Dream'' (1997)

Adult fiction

* ''

The Heart of the Valley ''The Heart of the Valley'' is a novel by British author Nigel Hinton. It was first published in 1986 and was his first and to date only book written for adults. The story focuses on the nature of an English valley especially the dunnocks. Plot ...

'' (1986)

Fiction for people learning English

* ''Blood Ties'' (2000)

Television

* ''

'' (1986) * ''Cafe des Reves'' (BBC Education French Series) * ''Clementine'' (BBC Education French Series) * ''Isabel'' (BBC Education Spanish Series) * ''The Reaper'' (ITV PLayhouse)

Film script

* '' Buddy's Song'' (1990)

Music

;Album contributed to * '' Buddy's Song'' (co-wrote) (1991) (Released in the United States as ''The One and Only'') Performed by Chesney Hawkes. ;Singles contributed to * " Take Me Home" (Roger Daltrey song) (co-wrote) (1987) * "Always Heading Home" (Roger Daltrey song) (co-wrote) (2018) * "I Miss You" (The Orange Circus Band song) (2018)

References

External links

Official website

Nigel Hinton blog on Blogspot.co.uk

Author's Twitter page

Bibliography

Beaver Towers website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hinton, Nigel 1942 births 20th-century English novelists 21st-century English novelists Writers from London Living people People educated at Dulwich College English male novelists 20th-century English male writers 21st-century English male writers