Write Now with Jennifer Pearson

Who are you?My name is Jennifer Pearson, and I am a children’s and YA author, living in Durham in the Northeast of England. Until recently I was balancing writing with teaching, but after 20 years in the classroom, I have just made the move to full time author.What do you write?I write a range of stories for children and young adults. Drop Dead Famous is my first of two thriller novels that will be published by Sarah Barley books at S&S. Blair Baker an international pop star is murdered and her sister, Stevie, has to find the killer. It was a real change for me, not only because of the older age range, but also because I usually write in first POV.I started out writing Middle Grade, I’ve had seven books published with Usborne and they have been described as ‘Heart & Humour’. My debut novel, The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates, won the Lollies (formally Roald Dahl) award for funny books. I have delved into historical fiction with my novel, The Shrapnel Boys. Under the penname…