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Helen Grant (born 1964 in London) is an English author of novels for young adults, now based in Scotland. She was educated at Dr Challoner's High School and went on to read classics at St Hugh's College, Oxford. Her first novel, The Vanishing of Katharina Linden, was published by Penguin Books in April 2009.[1] It was shortlisted for the Booktrust Teenage Prize and the CILIP Carnegie Medal. It has also been published in Germany as Die Mädchen des Todes, and has been published in Spain, Holland and the US.

Her second novel, The Glass Demon, was published by Penguin in May 2010. It was shortlisted for the ITW Awards Best Paperback Original category. Her third novel Wish Me Dead was published in 2011 and nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal.

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As you may know, last night I took part in a ghost story evening at the wonderfulInnerpeffray Librarynear Crieff. The event was part of theMuseums At Nightinitiative which runs from 16th to 18th of this month.

I'm hard put to think of a better place to hold a ghost story evening than Innerpeffray Library! The very first time I visited the library, I thought to myself, wow, this is like stepping... Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 3.54 · 2,229 ratings · 566 reviews · 5 distinct works · Similar authors
The Vanishing of Katharina ...
3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 1,392 ratings — published 2010 — 14 editions
The Glass Demon
3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 694 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions
Wish Me Dead
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
Silent Saturday (Forbidden ...
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions
The Sea Change & Other Stories
4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013
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Silent Saturday
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"Argh, yes, the joy of rush hour in the city. You rarely see little kids and old people in the middle of that, same as you don't see many of them in po...more "
Silent Saturday by Helen Grant
" This excellent young adult thriller is an object lesson in how to write a novel. A real novel, not just a prose work of a certain length. A novel needs substance, ideas, an insight into character, and above all a real sense of humanity. Silent Sat... " Read more of this review »
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"It's probably wrong to give this 5 stars because it's not Dickens or Hardy but I'm giving it 5 anyway because I love this book. This was the fourth ti...more "
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Let the Old Dreams Die. John Ajvide Lindqvist by John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Glass Demon by Helen Grant
" Wow what a book! Fast-paced narrative with a character I liked. Helen Grant writes with a style I enjoy reading. Her sense of humour shines through, with the main character, Lin, snarky and with little patience for stupidity or arseholes. The char... " Read more of this review »
"Ha! Well a teratoma is a kind of growth that can have hair or teeth in it. I really wouldn't look if I were you..."
Helen Grant said "yes" to attending Ghost story telling evening
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date: May 16, 2013 07:00PM
location: Innerpeffray Library, Innerpeffray, near Crieff, Perthshire, The United Kingdom
description: 'Gather round the fireplace to have your spine tingled in the atmospheric, book-lined splendour of Scotland’s oldest lending library. Join us for an evening of thrills and chills as Helen Grant talks about her inspiration, reads from her own work and excerpts from Innerpeffray’s17th century collection.'

Tickets £5 (including refreshments)
To book your place contact the Library directly. For booking forms go to the library's website (given above). If you have questions before booking, contact Lara...more

More of Helen's books…
“My life might have been so different, had I not been known as the girl whose grandmother exploded.”
Helen Grant, The Vanishing of Katharina Linden

“What was really unfair about the whole thing was that Oma Kristel hadn't so much exploded as spontaneously combusted. But Gossip is Baron Münchhausen's little sister, and never lets the truth get in the way of a good story.”
Helen Grant, The Vanishing of Katharina Linden

“Herr Schiller? Are there really any such things as ghosts?' The old man did not even show surprise at the question. He heaved a sigh. 'Yes Pia, there are. But never the ones you expect.”
Helen Grant, The Vanishing of Katharina Linden

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