Gillian Shields

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The United Kingdom

gender

female

genre

Young Adult

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Gillian Shields was born and brought up in Yorkshire, in the north of England. As she grew up, she had two passions:books and theater. Gillian’s love of books led her to read English at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. After university she studied acting in London. She then taught in a drama school, the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, for several years, becoming Vice Principal. She recently taught English and Drama at Beechwood Sacred Heart, a girls’ boarding school.

Having children gave Gillian an excuse to carry on reading children’s books, as well as a motivation to write them. She has a son and a daughter, and is married to Brian, who works for the New York Times Media Group.

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Books by Gillian Shields

Average rating: 3.57 · 6,427 ratings · 804 reviews · 40 distinct works

	Immortal (Immortal, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 4,254 ratings — published 2009 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Betrayal (Immortal #2) 3.82 avg rating — 1,317 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Eternal (Immortal, #3) 3.85 avg rating — 385 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	My rating:
	DogFish by Gillian Shields, Dan Taylor (illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Library Lily by Gillian Shields, Francesca Chessa (Illustrator) 3.43 avg rating — 67 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Actual Real Reality of Jennifer James,The 3.48 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	My rating:
	When the World Is Ready for Bed by Gillian Shields, Anna Currey (Illustrator) 3.62 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Misty to the Rescue (Mermaid S.O.S., #1) by Gillian Shields, Helen Turner (Illustrator) 3.87 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	My rating:
	When the World Was Waiting for You. by Gillian Shields by Gillian Shields, Anna Currey (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Tom's Tree by Gillian Shields, Gemma Raynor (Illustrator) 3.71 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	My rating:

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Series by Gillian Shields

Immortal (4 books)
by Gillian Shields

3.56 avg rating — 5,967 ratings

Mermaid S.O.S. (12 books)
by Gillian Shields, Helen Turner (Illustrator)

3.83 avg rating — 103 ratings

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October 2009, Gillian Shields
" Quick Start SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words? GS: Books, family, dogs, friends, chocolate, Sussex, Sicily, books . . . SS: What is your motto or maxim? GS: If you can't have what you want, try to want what you have. Questio..." ...More

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Quotes by Gillian Shields

“One person's dream is another's reality.”
― Gillian Shields, Immortal

43 people liked it

“There are many kinds of betrayals. There are the small ones: the unkind word, the laughter behind someone's back, the petty lies. And there are the betrayals that break hearts, destroy worlds, and turn the strong, sweet light of day into bitter dust.”
― Gillian Shields, Betrayal

30 people liked it

“Every ending is also a beginning. We'll meet again, I promise.”
― Gillian Shields, Betrayal

22 people liked it

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Polls

Time to choose our November Non-Series Read

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

5 votes, 50.0%

Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen

2 votes, 20.0%

On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

2 votes, 20.0%

Immortal by Gillian Shields

1 vote, 10.0%

10 total votes

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