Sylvia Sherry (née Blunt) (born 21 April 1932) is an

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author. She is best known for her book ''A Pair of Jesus Boots'', a popular

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for children and young adults set in the

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slums of

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. The book was adapted as ''Rocky O'Rourke'' for a

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drama serial in 1976. Four other Rocky O'Rourke books followed. Her earlier works use settings and characters drawn from

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and

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. Her former husband is the biographer

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Other works

*''A Pair of Desert Wellies'' *''A Snake in the Old Hut'' *''The Loss of the "Night Wind"'' *''The Haven-Screamers"'' *''Elephants Have Right of Way'' *''Dark River, Dark Mountain'' *''Street of the Small Night Market'', set in

's Chinatown *''Frog in a Coconut Shell''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sherry, Sylvia 1932 births Living people English children's writers