Sophie McKenzie

Sophie McKenzie is a best-selling author of books for young adults,^[1] which have won several awards. McKenzie writes full-time and lives in London.

Life

McKenzie grew up in London, and became a journalist after university.^[2] After being was made redundant from her job in 2003, she started a year long Writing for Children course at the City Literary Institute in London. She finished her first novel, Girl, Missing at the beginning of 2005, it was then published by Simon & Schuster Children's Books in 2006.^[1]

Novels

Young Adult Fiction

The Flynn Series

• Acting Friends (prequel)
• Falling Fast
• Burning Bright
• Casting Shadows
• Defy The Stars

Second Series

• Split Second
• Every Second Counts

Missing Series

• Girl, Missing
• Sister, Missing
• Missing Me

The Medusa Project

• The Set-Up
• The Hostage
• The Rescue
• Hunted
• Double Crossed
• Hit Squad

Blood Series

• Blood Ties
• Blood Ransom

All About Eve

• Six Steps To A Girl
• Three's A Crowd
• The One & Only

Crime Fiction Novels

• Trust In Me
• Close My Eyes (2013) `According to WorldCat, in 1438 libraries as of January, 2014.^[1]

Other Fiction

• The Fix
• Time Train To The Blitz
• Arthur's Sword

Awards

Girl, Missing Series

Girl, Missing

• Winner Richard and Judy Best Kids’ Books 2007 12+
• Winner of the RHCBA 2007 12+
• Winner of the John Lewis Solihull Book Award 2008
• Winner of the 2008 Sakura Medal Award given by the International School Libraries of Japan

Missing Me

• Winner of the Ealing Readers Award 2013

Blood Ties Series

Blood Ties

• Overall winner of the Red House Children’s Book Award 2009
• Winner of the North East Teenage Book Award 2010
• Winner of the Southern Schools Book Award 2010
• Winner of the Warwickshire Book Award 2010
• Winner of the RED Book Award 2010

Hit Squad

• Winner RHCBA 2013

References

External links

• author bio on her web site