![]() ![]() Meanwhile, back in the 21st century, their parents areįrantically trying to locate them. Life, from foodstuffs like calf's head pie to the horrors of Interesting characters, Peter and Kate learn all about 18th-century London, encountering highwaymen and King George III, among other Gideon, a former thief himself, if they want to have any chance of The Tar Man, a ruthlessĬriminal, steals the machine, and Peter and Kate must accept the help of Modern-day 12-year-olds Peter and Kate suddenly are transported toĮngland in 1763, courtesy of an accident with Kate's father'sĪnti-gravity machine, which also makes the trip. To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2006: (The Gideon Trilogy,īook One.) Previously published as Gideon the Cutpurse. ![]() Buckley-Archer's most recent novel The Many Lives of John Stone was written for teens and upwards and was published by Simon & Schuster in the US in 2015.īuckley-Archer is a regular reviewer for The Guardian, and has been a judge for the Branford Boase and Guardian Children’s Fiction Prizes. It was inspired by the criminal underworld of eighteenth-century London. It was published in the UK and US by Simon & Schuster. ![]() Her science fiction novel series The Gideon Trilogy, written for children and teenagers, has been translated into ten languages and has garnered two Carnegie nominations, a Branford Boase Highly Commended Distinction, and was shortlisted for several state awards in the US. She has written original drama for both BBC Radio (most recently, Pearls in the Tate) and television ( One Night in White Satin). Originally trained as a linguist, she lectured in French for some years before becoming a full-time author and scriptwriter. Buckley-Archer is a Royal Literary Fund fellow. She has an MA in French literature and a PhD in Creative Writing from Goldsmiths, University of London, where she is also an Associate Lecturer. She has written a number of plays and novels, including The Gideon Trilogy.īuckley-Archer was born in Sussex, but spent most of her childhood on a blackcurrant farm in Staffordshire. Linda Buckley-Archer is a London-based author and scriptwriter. ![]()
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