The Shade of Hettie Daynes (20 page)

He has written many books for young readers, including many for Random House Children’s Books.
Room 13
won the 1990 Children’s Book Award and
Timesnatch
won the Junior Category of the 1995 Earthworm Award.
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was shortlisted for the Whitbread Award and won the Sheffield Children’s Book Award. His books for older readers include
Stone Cold
, which won the 1994 Carnegie Medal, as well as the award-winning
Brother in the Land
. As well as writing, Robert Swindells enjoys keeping fit, travelling and reading.

Also by Robert Swindells

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Blitzed

In the Nick of Time

Nightmare Stairs

Room 13
and
inside the Worm (omnibus edition)

Timesnatch

THE SHADE OF HETTIE DAYNES
AN RHCP DIGITAL EBOOK 978 1 407 04197 1

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