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  <name><![CDATA[Melvin Burgess]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Melvin Burgess is a British author of children's fiction. His first book, &lt;i&gt;The Cry of the Wolf&lt;/i&gt;, was published in 1990. He gained a certain amount of notoriety in 1996 with the publication of &lt;i&gt;Junk&lt;/i&gt;, which was published in the shadow of the film of Irvine Welsh's &lt;i&gt;Trainspotting&lt;/i&gt;, and dealt with the trendy and controversial idea of heroin-addicted teenagers. &lt;i&gt;Junk&lt;/i&gt; soon became, at least in Britain, one of the best-known children's books of the decade.

Burgess again courted predictable controversy in 2003, with the publication of &lt;i&gt;Doing It&lt;/i&gt;, which dealt with underage sex. America created a show based on the book, &lt;i&gt;Life As We Know It&lt;/i&gt;. In his other books, such as &lt;i&gt;Bloodtide&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;The Ghost Behind the Wall&lt;/i&gt;, Burgess has dealt with less realist and sometimes fantastic themes. In 2001 Burgess wrote the novelisation of the film &lt;i&gt;Billy Elliot&lt;/i&gt;, based on Lee Hall's screenplay. Polyphony is typical for his most famous novels.
]]></about>    <gender>male</gender>  <hometown>Sussex, England</hometown>  <born_at>04/25/1954</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Smack]]></title>
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  <average_rating>3.64</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>846</ratings_count>
  <published>1996</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Doing It]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Melvin Burgess]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.34</average_rating>
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  <published>2003</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Bloodtide]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Melvin Burgess]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.62</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>68</ratings_count>
  <published>1999</published>  
  
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        <book id="824435">
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  <title><![CDATA[Sara's Face]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Melvin Burgess]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.42</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>62</ratings_count>
  <published>2006</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Lady: My Life as a Bitch]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Melvin Burgess]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.19</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>48</ratings_count>
  <published>2001</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Bloodsong]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Melvin Burgess]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.50</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>28</ratings_count>
  <published>2005</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Ghost Behind the Wall]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Melvin Burgess]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <published>2000</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Billy Elliot. I will dance. (Junge Erwachsene).]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Melvin Burgess]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.82</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>17</ratings_count>
  <published>2001</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Loving April]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Melvin Burgess]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.37</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>19</ratings_count>
  <published>1995</published>  
  
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        <book id="291717">
  <id>291717</id>
  <title><![CDATA[The Baby and Fly Pie]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Melvin Burgess]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.90</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>10</ratings_count>
  <published>1993</published>  
  
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