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Elizabeth Kay

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Children's Books, Literature & Fiction, Humor

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Elizabeth Kay is the daughter of a Polish father and an English mother. She originally went to art school, and she is also an illustrator. She has an MA in Creative Writing, and does some teaching and editing. During a varied writing career - from radio plays and short stories to poetry and novels for both adults and children - she has won a number of prizes, including the Cardiff International Poetry Competition and the Canongate Prize for short stories. Elizabeth lists as her hobbies travelling to obscure destinations and trying not to get eaten by the local wildlife.

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Not with an animal this time, but an atmospheric phenomenon. My first attempt at seeing the aurora was in Iceland, in 2004. Nothing, despite a clear sky. My second attempt was in Norway, in 2005, and I did catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights. They appeared as just a couple of muted green streaks in the sky, which maybe lasted for fifteen minutes before they faded away. Nothing daunted ( Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 3.85 · 8,440 ratings · 368 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Divide (The Divide, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 4,368 ratings — published 2003 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Back to the Divide (The Divide, #2) by Elizabeth Kay (Goodreads Author), Ted Dewan (Illustrator) 3.85 avg rating — 2,385 ratings — published 2004 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jinx on the Divide (The Divide, #3) 3.88 avg rating — 1,483 ratings — published 2005 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Divide Trilogy (The Divide #1-3) 4.34 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fury 2.80 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beware of Men with Moustaches 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hunted by Elizabeth Kay (Goodreads Author), Dylan Gibson (Illustrator) 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ice Feathers 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Siete mentiras 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Dilemma

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The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3)

by Hilary Mantel

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Elizabeth Kay wrote a new blog post And another long-awaited encounter Not with an animal this time, but an atmospheric phenomenon. My first attempt at seeing the aurora was in Iceland, in 2004. Nothing, despite a clear Read more of this blog post »
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Elizabeth rated a book it was amazing There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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All the information you could ever want about Victoria Wood. I was astounded at her energy and work ethic, and her extraordinary ability to carry on being funny whatever. There are so many one-liners in this, ones I knew and ones I had never heard. I ...more
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“You're not standing on your head! Have a cookie. - Grimspite in Jinx on the Divide”
― Elizabeth Kay, Jinx on the Divide

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“perhaps,thought Felix,that's what magic is--physics with a different twist to it.
my world just hasn't discovered the twist.”
― Elizabeth Kay, Back to the Divide

tags: divide, felix, magic, science, worlds

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“Are you frightened of me?' asked Ironclaw. 'No. Why should I be?' 'I'm very fierce,' said the brazzle, with some pride. 'All brazzles are fierce. They have to be, they guard hoards of gold. And they peck people's eyes out. Only when necessary, you understand.' 'Have you ever pecked someone's eyes out?' Ironclaw looked sheepish. 'No. But I could if I wanted to.' Felix smiled.”
― Elizabeth Kay, The Divide

tags: fierceness, griffons

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