Gillian Cross

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Gillian Claire Cross (born December 24, 1945)[1] is a British author of children's books. She won the 1990 Carnegie Medal for Wolf and the 1992 Whitbread Children's Book Award for The Great Elephant Chase. She also wrote The Demon Headmaster book series, which was later turned into a television series by the BBC in January 1996; a sequel series was produced in 2019.

Personal life and education

Gillian Clare Arnold was born in London on 24 December 1945 to James Eric and Joan Emma Arnold.[2] As a girl, she attended the North London Collegiate School. She married Martin Cross on May 10, 1967.[1]

Later, she received a Bachelor of Arts with first-class honours from Somerville College, Oxford in 1969, and a Master of Arts from the same university in 1972.[2] In 1974, she received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Sussex.[2]

Cross and her husband had four children.[1]

Career

Before becoming a full-time writer, Cross held several different jobs, including acting as an assistant to a Member of Parliament.

In 1979, she published her first book, The Runaway. Three years later, she inaugurated The Demon Headmaster series of eight books (1982 to 2019). The same year, she also completed The Dark Behind the Curtain, a horror story illustrated by David Parkins and published by Oxford University Press.[3] It was highly commended for the 1982 Carnegie Medal[4][lower-alpha 1] from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject. A Map of Nowhere, published in 1988, was highly commended for the 1988 Carnegie.[4][lower-alpha 1] Two years later, she won the Medal two years later for Wolf,[5] which was also runner-up for the 1991 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In early 2014, she became a patron for the Leamington Spa-based charity Cord, after their work in Sudan inspired her latest novel, After Tomorrow.[6]

In the 2024 Dorset Council election, Gillian Cross contested Beacon ward as a Labour Party candidate.[7]

Awards and honours

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In 1987, The Horn Book Magazine has included two of Cross's books on their list of the best fiction of the year: Roscoe’s Leap (1987) and The Great American Elephant Chase (1993).[11]

Awards for Cross's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
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1982 Template:Sort Carnegie Medal Highly commended [2][4]
1983 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize Runner-up [2]
1984 On the Edge Best Books for Young Adults Selection [2]
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1990 Wolf Carnegie Medal Winner [1][5][12]
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1992 Template:Sort Nestlé Smarties Book Prize for 9 – 11 Years Winner [1]
Nestlé Smarties Book Prize for Overall Winner [1]
Whitbread Award for Children's Novel Winner [12][13]
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2001 Best Books for Young Adults Selection [14]
2011 Where I Belong Carnegie Medal Nominee Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2013 After Tomorrow Guardian Children's Fiction Prize Longlist [15]
2014 Bolton Children's Book Award Winner Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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Little Rebels Children's Book Award Winner [16]

Bibliography

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  • The Runaway (1979)
  • The Iron Way (1979)
  • Revolt at Ratcliffe's Rags (1979)
  • A Whisper of Lace (1981)
  • The Dark Behind the Curtain (1982)
  • The Demon Headmaster series:
    1. The Demon Headmaster (1982)
    2. The Prime Minister's Brain (1985)
    3. The Revenge of the Demon Headmaster (1994)
    4. The Demon Headmaster Strikes Again (1996)
    5. The Demon Headmaster Takes Over (1997)
    6. Facing the Demon Headmaster (2002)
    7. Total Control (2017)
    8. Mortal Danger (2019)
  • Born of the Sun (1983)
  • On the Edge (1984)
  • Swimathon! (1986)
  • Chartbreak (1986);[lower-alpha 1] US title, Chartbreaker
  • Roscoe's Leap (1987)
  • A Map of Nowhere (1988)
  • Rescuing Gloria (1989)
  • Wolf (1990)
  • The Monster from Underground (2009)
  • Twin and Super-Twin (1990)
  • The Mintyglo Kid (1991)
  • Gobbo the Great (1991)
  • Rent-a-Genius (1991)
  • Save Our School (1991)
  • The Great Elephant Chase (1992);[lower-alpha 1] US title, The Great American Elephant Chase
  • The Tree House (1993)
  • The Furry Maccaloo (1993)
  • Beware Olga! (1993)
  • What Will Emily Do? (1994)
  • New World (1994)
  • The Crazy Shoe Shuffle (1995)
  • Posh Watson (1995)
  • Pictures in the Dark (1996)
  • The Roman Beanfeast (1996)
  • The Goose Girl (1998)
  • Tightrope (1999)
  • Down with the Dirty Danes! (2000)
  • Calling a Dead Man (2001); US title, Phoning a Dead Man
  • The Treasure in the Mud (2001)
  • Dark Ground trilogy, or The Lost trilogy:
    1. The Dark Ground (2004)
    2. The Black Room (2005)
    3. The Nightmare Game (2006)
  • Sam Sorts It Out (2005)
  • Brother Aelred's Feet (2007)
  • Where I Belong (2007)
  • After Tomorrow (2013)
  • Shadow Cat (2015)

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Notes

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References

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External links

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