Ally know
Ally Kennen (* 1975 in Somerset ) is a British singer and writer.
Life
Ally Kennen grew up on a farm in Exmoor , England, where her parents took in 60 foster children over time. After finishing school, she traveled to New Zealand, America and France and got by with various jobs. Then she studied archeology. With a song written by her she came to number 41 on the British charts. She toured Hong Kong, Buenos Aires, and Budapest with her band Way Out West. Her first work, Beast , came about as part of a writing class she attended when she was pregnant. The book caused quite a stir.
Kennen lives in Bristol with her husband and two children .
Works
- Quarry
- Sparks 2010 (German "How Grandfather Became a Viking"), Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 2012 / also as an audio book, read by Katharina Thalbach, Audio Verlag, 2012) ISBN 978-3-423-76053-9 and ISBN 978-3-86231 -179-8
- Bedlam 2008 (German: "Persecuted (Roman)", Gerstenberg Verlag), ISBN 978-3-8369-5242-2
- Berserk 2007 (German: "Totally crazy (novel)", Gerstenberg Verlag)
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Beast 2006 (German "Beast (Roman)", Gerstenberg Verlag)
- Shortlisted Carnegie Medal 2006
- Recommended list Gustav Heinemann Peace Prize for books for children and young people 2008
- Shortlist Booktrust Teenage Prize 2006
- Shortlisted Branford Boase Award 2007
- Manchester Book Award 2007
- Shortlist Bolton Children's Book Award
- Book of the month ( Institute for Youth Literature ) 6/2007
- Owl of the month 3/2007
Web links
- Literature by and about Ally Kennen in the catalog of the German National Library
- official homepage
- Meeting "How Grandfather Became a Viking"
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official homepage. February 27, 2010, accessed March 11, 2010 .
- ↑ Official homepage. January 15, 2010, accessed February 1, 2010 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Know, Ally |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Somerset |