Tim Wynne-Jones





Tim Wynne-Jones

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August 12, 1948 in Bromborough, Cheshire, The United Kingdom

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Tim Wynne-Jones (born 12 August 1948) is an English–Canadian author of children's literature, including picture books and novels for children and young adults, novels for adults, radio dramas, songs for the CBC/Jim Henson production Fraggle Rock, as well as a children's musical and an opera libretto.

Awards:
Arthur Ellis Award
◊ Best Juvenile (2001): The Boy in the Burning House
Edgar Award
◊ Best Young Adult (2002): The Boy in the Burning House


Average rating: 3.58 · 3,466 ratings · 791 reviews · 44 distinct works
The Uninvited
3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 695 ratings — published 2009 — 11 editions
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Blink & Caution
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 584 ratings — published 2011 — 15 editions
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The Boy in the Burning House
3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 2000 — 12 editions
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A Thief in the House of Memory
3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions
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The Maestro
3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 1995 — 12 editions
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Rex Zero and the End of the...
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 80 ratings4 editions
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Some of the Kinder Planets:...
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1996 — 8 editions
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Rex Zero, King of Nothing
3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 49 ratings2 editions
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Zoom at Sea
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4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1983 — 3 editions
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Stephen Fair
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1998 — 6 editions
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“Maybe life is a board game, but I never get to roll the dice.”
Tim Wynne-Jones, Rex Zero and the End of the World

“Habit was stronger than emotion.”
Tim Wynne-Jones, The Uninvited

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