- Joe Craig
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name = Joe Craig
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birthdate = Birth date and age|1980|12|31|df=y
birthplace =London ,England
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occupation = Novelist
genre = Spy, Adventure, Thriller,Children's Books
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notableworks = The Jimmy Coates series
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website = http://www.joecraig.co.uk/Joe Craig (born
31 December 1980 inLondon ) is an English children'snovelist andmusician .Craig is a cousin of actor
Daniel Craig . He attendedUniversity College School in NorthLondon before studyingphilosophy atEmmanuel College, Cambridge . There, he wrote for theCambridge Footlights and, most significantly, composed scores for dozens of theatrical productions.This led him, on graduation, to write the music for "Told You So", a musical adaptation of
Aesop's fables .He quickly moved away from the
theatre , however, to write pop material and to perform as ajazz musician, before finding a new role as anauthor of novels forchildren and young adults. He is now best known for the "Jimmy Coates" series, which is sometimes compared to the work of Jack Heath (Six of Hearts) orAnthony Horowitz (Alex Rider ), and described in several reviews as 'The Bourne Identity for kids'. [ [http://www.harpercollinschildrensbooks.co.uk/books/default.aspx?id=40136 "Jimmy Coates" reviews] ]Books
*"Jimmy Coates: Killer", HarperCollins Children's Books, March 2005, ISBN 0007196857
Shortly after the
UK publication, Craig's first book was released in theUnited States under the title "Jimmy Coates: Assassin?" It was a finalist for the 2006Manchester Book Award , and won theBolton Children's Book Award 2006. [ [http://www.bolton.ac.uk/news/archive/june2006-5.html University of Bolton - Joe Craig Wins Book Award] ]* "Jimmy Coates: Target", HarperCollins Children's Books, May 2006, ISBN 0007196865
* "Jimmy Coates: Revenge", HarperCollins Children's Books, January 2007, ISBN 0007232853
* "Jimmy Coates: Sabotage", HarperCollins Children's Books, October 2007, ISBN 0007232861
* "Jimmy Coates: Survival", HarperCollins Children's Books, April 2008, ISBN 0007270992
* "Jimmy Coates: Power", HarperCollins Children's Books, due October 2008
* "Jimmy Coates: Blackout", HarperCollins Children's Books, due April 2009External links
* [http://www.joecraig.co.uk Joe Craig's Official Website]
* [http://turkeyonthehill.blogspot.com Joe Craig's Blog]
* [http://www.harpercollinschildrensbooks.co.uk/authors/default.aspx?id=6818 HarperCollins Children's Books - Joe Craig]References
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