Tim Wynne-Jones





Tim Wynne-Jones

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

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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: 3.60 · 5,096 ratings · 969 reviews · 45 distinct works · Similar authors
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3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 1,045 ratings — published 2011 — 16 editions
The Uninvited
3.28 of 5 stars 3.28 avg rating — 916 ratings — published 2009 — 12 editions
The Boy in the Burning House
3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 2000 — 13 editions
The Maestro
3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 1995 — 13 editions
A Thief in the House of Memory
3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions
Rex Zero and the End of the...
3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 1995 — 8 editions
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3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2007 — 4 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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