Michael Coleman (author) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Michael Coleman
Born	(1946-05-12) 12 May 1946 (age 79) Forest Gate, London, England
Occupation	Author
Language	English
Nationality	British
Alma mater	City University, London (Applied Mathematics)
Period	1964–68
Genre	Fiction and non-fiction for ages 0 - 14

Michael Coleman (born 12 May 1946) is a British author. He writes many books for children and young adults. His book, Weirdo's War, was nominated for the 1996 Carnegie Medal. This is a very important award for children's books. One of his books, Net Bandits, was even made into a film!

Coleman has written almost 100 books. These include books like Football Stories and The Ups and Downs of the Premier League. He also wrote Flaming Olympics 2008 with Quiz Book. He grew up in Forest Gate in London. His books include fifteen titles in the Angels FC series. He also wrote five books for "10 and older" readers. These are The Cure, Going Straight, Tag, and Weirdo's War.

About Michael Coleman

Coleman was born in Forest Gate, a part of east London. His family moved to Barking when he was very young. This area was still recovering from World War II. He lived in a house on Bevan Avenue for 20 years.

The area helped him love sports. There were grass lanes that looked like mini-stadiums. He used to pretend to play in famous sports events there. These included the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and soccer games at Wembley Stadium. He even won medals for school champion in running and long jump!

Coleman shared his feelings about writing about sports. He said his Foul Football series shows the magic of soccer. It tells the strange and wonderful history of the game. It also talks about the famous people in soccer. His Angels FC series is about a junior soccer team. It shows the fun and humor of the game for young players.

Michael Coleman was 46 years old when his first children's book came out. He didn't plan to be a writer at first. He used to teach computer science at a university. His first book was about computers and was quite boring. He added some jokes to it to make it more fun.

After that, he decided to try writing more. He focused on jokes instead of computers. He found that young people enjoy jokes more than adults. So, he started writing for kids. He has written 80 books since then and is still writing! He writes both true stories (non-fiction) and made-up stories (fiction).

He said his Foul Football series is his favorite non-fiction. This is because they are all about football. For fiction, he recently finished a series called The Bearkingdom. He described these books as "dark and scary." They are different from his other books.

More Fun Facts

Michael Coleman has a favorite footballer: Trevor Brooking. They were neighbors when Coleman was a child. He even played against him a couple of times! Michael Coleman is married and has four children. His favorite football team is West Ham.

Besides sports, his favorite subjects at school were Maths and Physics. His favorite author is Enid Blyton. He also loves the artists who drew the Roy of the Rovers comic strip. This comic was in the Tiger magazine.

Michael Coleman's Books

Here is a list of some of the books Michael Coleman has written:

Picture Books

• The Mum Who Was Made Of Money (Magi Publications)
• Lazy Ozzie (Magi Publications)
• Ridiculous! (Magi Publications)
• One, Two, Three, Oops! (Magi Publications)
• George and Sylvia: A Tale of True Love (Little Tiger Press)
• Hank The Clank (OUP)
• Hank Clanks Again (OUP)
• Hank Clanks Back (OUP)

Young Fiction

• Fizzy Hits the Headlines (Orchard Books)
• Fizzy Steals the Show (Orchard Books)
• Fizzy TV Star (Orchard Books)
• Fizzy in the Spotlight (Orchard Books)

Angels FC Series (all published by Orchard)

• Touchline Terror!
• Dirty Defending!
• Handball Horror!
• Gruesome Goalkeeping!
• Midfield Madness!
• Goal Greedy!
• Frightful Fouls!
• Dazzling Dribbling!
• Fearsome Free-Kicks!
• Awesome Attacking!
• Wicked Wingers!
• Shocking Shooting
• Suffering Substitutes!
• Crafty Coaching!

Junior Fiction

• Triv in Pursuit (The Bodley Head and Red Fox)
• Gizzmo Lewis, Fairly Secret Agent (Random House and Red Fox)
• Lexy Boyd and the Spadewell Sparklers (Random House and Red Fox)
• Madame Retsmah Predicts (Scholastic Publications)
• Shoot, Dad! (Scholastic)
• Danger Signs (Barrington Stoke)
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The Bearkingdom Trilogy (Orchard Books)

• The Howling Tower
• The Fighting Pit
• The Hunting Forest

Older Fiction

• Weirdo's War (Orchard Books); also called Barjo in France
• Tag (Orchard Books)
• Going Straight (Orchard Books); also called On The Run (USA) and Filer Droit (France)
• The Cure (Orchard Books)

Non-Fiction (all Scholastic)

• Flaming Olympics
• Flaming Olympics Quiz Book
• Top Ten Bible Stories
• Top Ten Fairy Stories
• Crashing Computers

The Foul Football Series (Scholastic)

• Foul Football
• Wicked World Cup
• Furious Euros
• Come On, England!
• The Ups and Downs of the Premier League
• Phenomenal FA Cup
• Legendary Leagues
• Prize Players
• Triumphant Teams
• Even Fouler Football
• Ultimate Fan's handbook
• Kickin' Quiz Book
• The World Cup Quiz Book

Internet Detectives (Macmillan Children's Books)

• Net Bandits
• Escape Key
• Speed Surf
• Cyber Feud
• System Crash
• Web Trap
• Virus Attack (with Alan Frewin Jones)
• Access Denied (with Alan Frewin Jones)

Junior Fiction Written as 'Fiona Kelly'

• Mystery Kids 3: Treasure Hunt (Hodder Children's Books)
• Mystery Kids 6: Funny Money (Hodder Children's Books)
• Mystery Kids 9: Wrong Number (Hodder Children's Books)

Older Fiction for Low-Reading-Age Children

• Double Trouble (Learning Development Aids)
• Grounds for Suspicion/Race against Time (10 minute thrillers) (Learning Development Aids)
• Thrilling Comprehension Support material for use with 5 & 10 minute Thrillers (Learning Development Aids)

See also

In Spanish: Michael Coleman (escritor) para niños