Sophie McKenzie is a British author of books for young adults.WorldCat author listing
/ref> Many of her novels have won several awards, the most famous being '' Girl, Missing''. Others include '' Blood Ties'' and ''The Set Up''. McKenzie writes full-time and lives in London. Her books have mainly been published by

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Biography

McKenzie grew up in London, and became a journalist after university. After being made redundant from her job in 2003, she started a year long 'Writing for Children course' at the

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in London. She finished her first novel, '' Girl, Missing ''at the beginning of 2005, it was then published by Simon & Schuster Children's Books in 2006.

Novels

Young Adult Fiction

*''Falling Fast'' *''Burning Bright'' *''Casting Shadows'' *''Defy The Stars'' *''Truth Or Dare''

Second Series

*''Split Second'' *'' Every Second Counts''

Missing Series

* '' Girl, Missing'' *'' Sister, Missing'' *'' Missing Me'' *'' Boy Missing-world book day book 2022''

The Medusa Project

*'' The Set-Up'' *'' The Hostage'' *'' The Thief'' (World Book Day Special) *'' The Rescue'' *'' Hunted'' *'' Double Crossed'' *'' Hit Squad''

Blood Series

*'' Blood Ties'' *'' Blood Ransom''

All About Eve

*''Six Steps To A Girl'' *''Three's A Crowd'' *''The One & Only''

Crime Fiction Novels

*''Trust In Me'' *''Close My Eyes'' (2013) `According to

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, in 1438 libraries as of January, 2014.

Other fiction

*'' The Fix'' *''Time Train To The Blitz'' *''Arthur's Sword''

Awards

Girl, Missing Series

Girl, Missing

* Winner Richard and Judy Best Kids’ Books 2007 11+ * Winner of the RHCBA 2007 12+ * Winner of the John Lewis Sol hull Book Award 2008 * Winner of the 2008 Sakura Medal Award given by the International School Libraries of Japan

Sister, Missing

Missing Me

* Winner of the Ealing Readers Award 2013

Blood Ties Series

Blood Ties

* Overall winner of the Red House Children's Book Award 2009 * Winner of the North East Teenage Book Award 2010 * Winner of the Southern Schools Book Award 2010 * Winner of the Warwickshire Book Award 2010 * Winner of the RED Book Award 2010

References

External links

author bio on her web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:McKenzie, Sophie Year of birth missing (living people) Living people British writers of young adult literature