Author Nikki Sheehan
visiting Oaks Park High School
Tuesday 27th February – World Book Week
For more information on Nikki Sheehan
and her wonderful books please go to:
Goodnight, Boy by Nikki Sheehan
A tale of two very different
worlds, both shattered by the loss of loved ones. Tragic, comic and full of
hope, thanks to a dog called Boy. The kennel has been JC's home ever since his
new adoptive father locked him inside. For hours on end, JC sits and tells his
dog Boy how he came to this country: his family, the orphanage and the Haitian
earthquake that swept everything away. When his adoptive mother Melanie rescues
him, life starts to feel normal again. Until JC does something bad, something
that upset his new father so much that he and Boy are banished to the kennel.
But as his new father gets sicker, JC realizes they have to find a way out.
Swan Boy by Nikki Sheehan
Life isn't easy for Johnny. He is
trying to help his mum, he is looking after his little brother and he is going
to a new school. Then Liam Clarke starts to bully him and it all begins to get
a lot worse. But when Johnny gets some very surprising help from an unexpected
source his life takes a dramatic turn.
Who Framed Klaris Cliff? by Nikki
Sheehan
People used to call them 'friends'
and said how they were good for your brain. And then a day came when all that
changed ...when they became our enemy. Now, anyone found harbouring a rogue
imaginary person is in for the Cosh, an operation that fries your imagination
and zaps whatever's in there, out of existence. That's why I wish Klaris Cliff
had never shown up. And why I know that proving her innocence is the last hope
I have of saving myself.
FAQ’s
1. Did you always want to be a writer?
Yes, but I also
wanted to do other things, like being a vet and an archaeologist. Writing is a
pretty flexible job, and loads of people manage to fit it around other jobs.
2. How do you get your ideas?
It varies. A book is
one big idea followed by hundreds of smaller ones. The big idea usually brews
inside me for months or even longer, and is often sparked by something that has
happened to my children or one of their friends. But the smaller ideas might
come as I sit down and try to write, or appear while I'm doing something
completely different, walking my dogs, cooking dinner, or even the middle
of the night, which is annoying because then I have to wake up and write
them down!
3. Who influenced you when you were a child?
My favourite teacher when
I was seven, Mrs Chamberlain, who did three brilliant things. 1. She had a
lovely cocker spaniel which she brought to school and let us walk around the
playing fields at lunchtime. 2. She told me I was good at writing. And 3,
she sent a poem I had written off to a magazine and it was published.
4. How long does it take to write a book?
To write the whole
story out for the first time (this is known as the first draft) it takes a few
months. But then there is all the rewriting to make the story work as hard as
it can, and the editing to get rid of mistakes and inconsistences, which takes
much longer. Unfortunately.
5. Are you rich?
No :(
6. What's your favourite book?
I have lots of
favourites, but one from my childhood which I have reread as an adult and still
absolutely adore is Tom's Midnight Garden. I just love stories where
normal, boring life is twisted and neither the character nor the reader knows
what's really going on, but you don't mind, you just enjoy the ride.
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