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Gillian Cross

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born

January 01, 1945

gender

female

website

http://www.gillian-cross.co.uk/

genre

Children's Books, Young Adult

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Gillian Cross was born Gillian Arnold in 1945. She was educated at North London Collegiate School, Somerville College, Oxford and the University of Sussex. Although now a full-time writer who often travels and gives talks in connection with her work, she has had a number of informal jobs including being an assistant to a Member of Parliament. For eight years she also sat on the committee which advises ministers about public libraries.

She is married to Martin Cross and they have four grown-up children, two sons and two daughters.

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Books by Gillian Cross

Average rating: 3.57 · 1,233 ratings · 175 reviews · 64 distinct works

	The Demon Headmaster 3.49 avg rating — 281 ratings — published 1982 — 17 editions	My rating:
	The Dark Ground (The Dark Ground Trilogy, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Where I Belong 3.84 avg rating — 80 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	Tightrope (Puffin Teenage Books) 3.72 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1999 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Wolf 3.24 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1985 — 13 editions	My rating:
	The Black Room (Dark Ground, #2) 3.76 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Prime Minister's Brain 3.59 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1985 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Nightmare Game (The Dark Ground Trilogy, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Great Elephant Chase 3.71 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1993 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Demon Headmaster Strikes Again 3.74 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1996 — 6 editions	My rating:

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Series by Gillian Cross

The Demon Headmaster (6 books)
by Gillian Cross

3.54 avg rating — 478 ratings

The Dark Ground Trilogy (3 books)
by Gillian Cross

3.73 avg rating — 199 ratings

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