Sally Gardner

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The United Kingdom

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http://www.sallygardner.net/

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Children's Books, Literature & Fiction

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Sally Gardner grew up and still lives in London. Being dyslexic, she did not learn to read or write until she was fourteen and had been thrown out of several schools, labeled unteachable, and sent to a school for maladjusted children. Despite this, she gained a degree with highest honors at a leading London art college, followed by a scholarship to a theater school, and then went on to become a very successful costume designer, working on some notable productions.

After the births of twin daughters and a son, she started first to illustrate and then to write picture books and chapter books, usually with fairytale- or otherwise magical subject matter. She has been called 'an idiosyncratic genius' by London’s Sunday Times.

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Sally Gardner’s books

Average rating: 3.82 · 31,564 ratings · 4,287 reviews · 70 distinct works • Similar authors

	Maggot Moon 3.81 avg rating — 8,099 ratings — published 2012 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Red Necklace (French Revolution, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 7,366 ratings — published 2007 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I, Coriander 3.81 avg rating — 6,848 ratings — published 2005 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Silver Blade (French Revolution, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 1,984 ratings — published 2009 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tinder by Sally Gardner, David Roberts (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 1,580 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Operation Bunny (Wings & Co, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 951 ratings — published 2012 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Door That Led to Where 3.56 avg rating — 842 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Double Shadow 3.72 avg rating — 304 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Three Pickled Herrings (Wings & Co, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 2013 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Side of the Diamond 3.31 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Sally Gardner

French Revolution (2 books)
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Sally Gardner

3.81 avg rating — 9,349 ratings

Wings & Co (6 books)
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Sally Gardner

4.01 avg rating — 1,418 ratings

Magical Children (6 books)
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Sally Gardner,

Elisa Sonia Tapia Sánchez (Translation)

3.89 avg rating — 691 ratings

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Quotes by Sally Gardner

“There is nothing to fear except the power you give to your own demons.”
― Sally Gardner, The Red Necklace

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“You see, the what ifs are as boundless as the stars.”
― Sally Gardner, Maggot Moon

tags: what-if, wondering

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“Many men spend their lives living in the wrong corner of their souls, mainly out of fear of what they might find on the other side.”
― Sally Gardner

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Which book would you like to read for August's group read?

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

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Fallen by Lauren Kate

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Night World No. 1: Secret Vampire; Daughters of Darkness; Spellbinder by L.J. Smith

2 votes 16.7%

A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb

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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

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The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott

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Adolf in Wonderland by Carlton Mellick III

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1984 by George Orwell

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The Red Necklace by Sally Gardner

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