Dominic Barker

Dominic Barker (born 1966) is a British children's author.

Biography

Dominic Barker was born in Southport in 1966. He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in English and then spent two years as part of a comedy double act before deciding to become a teacher. He currently lives in Barcelona.

Bibliography

• Mickey Sharp series:
  • Sharp Stuff (1999)
  • Sharp Shot (2001)
  • Sharp Returns (2003)
  • Sharp Beats (2008)
• Blart series:
  • Blart: The Boy Who Didn't Want to Save the World (2006)
  • Blart II: The Boy Who was Wanted Dead or Alive - Or Both (2007)
  • Blart III: The Boy Who Set Sail on a Questionable Quest (2008)

• Adam and the Arkonaughts (2010)

• Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble(2011)
  • Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble: How to Catch a Criminal (2011)

Awards and nominations

• 2000 Sharp Stuff shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award^[1]
• 2007 Blart: The Boy Who Didn't Want to Save the World won the Stockton Children's Book of the Year^[2]
• 2011 Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble: How to Catch a Criminal included in the Richard and Judy's Children's Book Club^[3]

References

1. ^ Branford Boase Award
2. ^ "'Oscars' for children's books". The Northern Echo. 2007-03-02. http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/search/display.var.1231486.0.oscars_for_childrens_books.php. Retrieved 2008-04-08. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Richard & Judy#Children's Book Club

External links

• Author profile at Bloomsbury.com
• Dominic Barker at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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