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Lisa Thompson
Born (1973-05-05) 5 May 1973 (age 51)
Hornchurch, London, England
Occupation Children's writer
Spouse(s) Stuart
Children Ben, Isobel

Lisa Thompson (born 1973) is an English children's book author.

Biography

Thompson was born and raised in the London Borough of Havering (Hornchurch, Upminster), England. After leaving school at age 16, she worked in insurance for a couple of years. In 1991, she joined the BBC, eventually becoming a radio broadcast assistant. She left the BBC in 2002 and later became a freelance radio broadcast assistant with an independent production company. At age 43, Thompson debuted her first book.

Writing

Thompson's debut novel, The Goldfish Boy, was published by Scholastic in 2017. A review in Kirkus wrote that the book "strikes the perfect balance, seemingly without compromise, between an issue-driven novel and one with broad, commercial appeal." The Goldfish Boy was a national bestseller and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.

The following year, Thompson published The Light Jar. The book was described in The Guardian as a "a thoughtful and hugely empathetic book". It was followed by The Day I Was Erased (2019) and The Boy Who Fooled the World (2020).

Thompson's first novella, Owen and the Soldier (2019), was published by Barrington Stoke and became the first dyslexia-friendly title to be shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards. That same year, Thompson contributed a short story to Return to Wonderland, a collection of new stories set in Lewis Carroll's fictional world.

Her second novella, The House of Clouds, was published in 2020, and in 2021 The Graveyard Riddle (which revisited characters from her first novel, The Goldfish Boy) was followed by her third novella, The Small Things.

The Rollercoaster Boy and The Treasure Hunters were released in 2022 and 2023 respectively, as were Sidney Makes a Wish and Carrie and the Roller Boots, two stories for younger children with illustrations by Jess Rose, which were her fourth and fifth titles for Barrington Stoke.

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Personal life

Thompson is married to Stuart and they have two children, Ben and Isobel.

Published works

Novels

Title Year Publisher
The Goldfish Boy 2017 Scholastic
The Light Jar 2018
The Day I Was Erased 2019
The Boy Who Fooled the World 2020
The Graveyard Riddle 2021
The Rollercoaster Boy 2022
The Treasure Hunters 2023

Novellas

Title Year Publisher
Owen and the Soldier 2019 Barrington Stoke
The House of Clouds 2020
The Small Things 2021

For younger children

Title Illustrations Year Publisher
Sidney Makes a Wish Jess Rose 2022 Barrington Stoke
Carrie and the Roller Boots 2023

Short stories

Title From Year Publisher
The Knave of Hearts Return to Wonderland (Various authors) 2019 Macmillan Children's Books

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Lisa Thompson para niños

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