Nothing Special   »   [go: up one dir, main page]
Goodreads Choice Awards 2024 Opening Round
Sally Gardner

Sally Gardner’s Followers (607)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo

Add New
Videos

Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner - Book Trailer
Add a comment

More videos…

Sally Gardner


Born
The United Kingdom
Website

Twitter
TheSallyGardner

Genre
Children's


AKA Wray Delaney

Sally Gardner grew up and still lives in London. Being dyslexic, she did not learn to read or write until she was fourteen and had been thrown out of several schools, labeled unteachable, and sent to a school for maladjusted children. Despite this, she gained a degree with highest honors at a leading London art college, followed by a scholarship to a theater school, and then went on to become a very successful costume designer, working on some notable productions.

After the births of twin daughters and a son, she started first to illustrate and then to write picture books and chapter books, usually with fairytale- or otherwise magical subject matter. She has been called 'an idiosyncratic genius' by London’s Sunday Times. ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.83 · 41,631 ratings · 5,554 reviews · 108 distinct works • Similar authors
Maggot Moon
by
3.81 avg rating — 9,811 ratings — published 2012 — 70 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
I, Coriander
3.83 avg rating — 8,140 ratings — published 2005 — 47 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Red Necklace (French Re...
3.79 avg rating — 8,160 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Silver Blade (French Re...
3.92 avg rating — 2,146 ratings — published 2009 — 25 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Tinder
by
3.87 avg rating — 2,047 ratings — published 2013 — 14 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Snow Song
4.01 avg rating — 1,941 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Door That Led to Where
3.59 avg rating — 1,401 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Operation Bunny (Wings & Co...
3.97 avg rating — 1,213 ratings — published 2012 — 27 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Weather Woman
3.99 avg rating — 1,143 ratings — published 2022 — 6 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Three Pickled Herrings ...
4.07 avg rating — 421 ratings — published 2013 — 21 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
More books by Sally Gardner…

Series by Sally Gardner

The Red Necklace The Silver Blade
(2 books)
by
3.82 avg rating — 10,306 ratings

Operation Bunny The Three Pickled Herrings The Vanishing of Billy Buckle The Matchbox Mysteries The Magic Carpet Thief
(6 books)
by
3.99 avg rating — 1,968 ratings

The Smallest Girl Ever The Invisible Boy Boy with the Magic Numbers The Boy Who Could Fly The Boy with the Lightning ... The Strongest Girl in the W...
(6 books)
by
3.87 avg rating — 948 ratings

Quotes by Sally Gardner  (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)

“There is nothing to fear except the power you give to your own demons.”
― Sally Gardner, The Red Necklace
87 likes
Like

“You see, the what ifs are as boundless as the stars.”
― Sally Gardner, Maggot Moon
tags: what-if, wondering
85 likes
Like

“It had struck me that the world was full of holes, holes which you could fall into, never to be seen again. I couldn't understand the difference between disappearance and death. Both seemed the same to me, both left holes. Holes in your heart holes in your life.”
― Sally Gardner, Maggot Moon
tags: death, sadness, vanishing
33 likes
Like

Polls

37903
What book would you like to read for September's group read. Group read starts September 1st and will end on September 30th.

 
  9 votes 29.0%

 
  6 votes 19.4%

 
  5 votes 16.1%

 
  3 votes 9.7%

 
  2 votes 6.5%

 
  2 votes 6.5%

 
  2 votes 6.5%

 
  1 vote 3.2%

 
  1 vote 3.2%

 
  0 votes 0.0%

 
  0 votes 0.0%

 
  0 votes 0.0%

 
  0 votes 0.0%

31 total votes
More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
Eat, Sleep, Read! : The Best Books of All Time! 11 48 May 23, 2010 08:40AM  
Wild Things: YA G...: YA Reading Challenge #4: Report Points Here! 228 148 Jul 05, 2010 08:44PM  
Wild Things: YA G...: YA Reading Challenge #4: Tasks and Discussion 205 227 Jul 18, 2010 08:11PM  
The Seasonal Read...: 5.3 - T.H.A.N.K.S.G.I.V.I.N.G 12 156 Nov 24, 2010 01:00PM  
The Seasonal Read...: This topic has been closed to new comments. Fall Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks (do NOT delete any posts in this thread) 2785 1194 Nov 30, 2010 09:03PM  
Challenge: 50 Books: Mara's 50 for 2010 53 132 Jan 04, 2011 10:31PM  
Wild Things: YA G...: Reading Challenge #9: Report Points Here 294 94 Oct 06, 2011 08:51PM  
The Seasonal Read...: Fall Challenge 2011: Reading Plans 52 317 Oct 25, 2011 08:07PM  
Wild Things: YA G...: June 2011 40 41 Nov 30, 2011 04:37PM  


Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Sally to Goodreads.




Quantcast