Narinder Dhami

Narinder Dhami (born November 15, 1958 in Wolverhampton ) is a British children's and youth author. Her best-known work is the school reading Bend it like Beckham , which is based on the film of the same name .

Live and act

Narinder Dhami is the daughter of an Indian who emigrated to England in 1954 and an Englishwoman. She studied English at the University of Birmingham and worked as a teacher for several years until she devoted herself entirely to freelance writing and writing for various magazines. After that, she began to focus on writing books for children and young people. She is married and lives in Cambridgeshire .

reception

Narinder Dhami has so far (2012) published her works exclusively in English and under her own name. Using the pseudonym Daisy Meadows , she writes stories for the popular UK children's book series Rainbow Magic .

Works (selection)

• Cinderella . Puffin Books, London 2003, ISBN 0-14-131643-8 .
• Angel Face . Harper Collins, London 1995, ISBN 0-00-675021-4 .
• Changing places . OUP, Oxford 2002, ISBN 0-19-275232-4 .
• Annie's Game . Corgi Yearling, London 1999, ISBN 0-440-86401-1 .
• Animal crackers . Young Corgi, London 2000, ISBN 0-552-54626-7 .
• Sari Sisters . Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2006/07 (2 vol.)

1. Bollywood is everywhere ("Bindi Babes"). 2006, ISBN 3-473-52305-4 .
2. Love like in Bollywood ("Bhangra Babes"). 2007, ISBN 978-3-473-52330-6 .

• Sunita's Secret . Corgi Yearling, London 2006, ISBN 0-440-86629-4 .
• Dani's Diary . Corgi Yearling, London 2007, ISBN 978-0-440-86728-9 .
• Kick it like Beckham. ("Bend it like Beckham"). Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2005, ISBN 3-473-54260-1 .
• Superstar babes . Corgi Yearling, London 2008, ISBN 978-0-440-86729-6 .
• Alice, television superstar. ("Starring Alice Mackenzie"). Carlsen, Hamburg 2001, ISBN 3-551-36109-6 .
• Bad brother, dead brother. ("Bang Bang, you are dead"). Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-473-35332-3 .
• Animal stars . Hodder Children's, London 1999ff.

1. Harry's starring role . 1999.
2. Casper in the spotlight . 1999, ISBN 0-340-74401-4 .
3. Spike'S secret . 1999, ISBN 0-340-74402-2 .
4. Coco on the catwalk . 1999, ISBN 0-340-74403-0 .
5. Midnight the movie star . 1999, ISBN 0-340-74404-9 .
6. Trixie's magic trick . 1999, ISBN 0-340-74405-7 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The title Bollywood Babes was chosen for the US domestic market .

Web links

• Literature by and about Narinder Dhami in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage