Theresa Breslin
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Theresa Breslin is a Scottish author, primarily of young adult fiction. She began writing while working as a librarian, and has published 25 books, five of which have also been sold as audiobooks.
She was started writing when she was a teenager. She started writing when a nearby steel mill closed. She was inspired by this and wanted to start writing a book about it. This is how her career started.
One particular book that has won a medal was Whispers in the Graveyard. Her idea of the book was from lots of places. She got them from real life situations, her own curiousness and newspapers.
Her novel Whispers in the Graveyard, about a dyslexic boy, won the Carnegie Medal in 1994.
Divided City is her 8th book for the Doubleday list.
The Medici Seal is her latest novel, (August 2006) for which her research was extensive, with trips to study da Vinci’s most famous works, including the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. The Medici Seal is a tale of intrigue, murder and betrayal which follows the journey of Matteo as he travels with Leonardo da Vinci across Italy on the Borgia’s business. Matteo carries with him a secret – a secret that both the Borgia and the Medici families would kill to obtain. A gloriously rich and authentic story of the Renaissance, The Medici Seal, is also both the personal story of Matteo, a boy becoming a man, and a fascinating glimpse into the world of da Vinci.
Books
- Across The Roman Wall
- Blair Makes A Splash - 4 Stories
- Blair, The Winner! - 4 Stories
- Bodyparts
- Bullies At School
- Death Or Glory Boys
- Different Directions
- Divided City
- The Dream Master
- Dream Master - Arabian Nights
- Dream Master - Gladiator
- Dream Master - Nightmare!
- Duncan Of Carrick
- A Homecoming For Kezzie
- Kezzie
- The Medici Seal
- Missing
- Name Games
- New School Blues
- Prisoner in Alcatraz
- Remembrance
- Saskia's Journey
- Simon's Challenge
- Starship Rescue
- Time To Reap
- Whispers In The Graveyard
Honours
- Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Children’s Literature - for Whispers in the Graveyard
- Awarded Honorary Membership of the Scottish Library Association for distinguished services to Children’s Literature and Librarianship
- Scottish Writers CD ROM (Project Manager) – Bafta nomination
- Selected for the American Library Association’s Best Books for Young Adults, and New York Public Library’s Books for the Teen Age 2003.
- Civic Award from Strathkelvin
- Winner of the Scottish Book Trust Best of the Decade Award
- Winner of Young Book Trust’s Kathleen Fidler Award for
- Winner of the Sheffield Children’s Book Award - longer novel
- The Children’s Book Award (twice)
- The Angus Book Award
- The Lancashire Book Award
- The Moray Book Award
- North-East Book Award
- The Sheffield Book Award (twice)
- South Lanark Book Award
- The Stockton Book Award
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