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Simon Packham has written a number of well received books for young people, including 'Silenced', which was shortlisted for multiple awards, 'comin 2 gt u', a novel about cyberbullying and World War Two which is read widely in German schools, and 'Firewallers', chosen as one of The Independent’s children’s books of the year. He lives in West Sussex with his wife Deborah and is a life long fan of Brighton & Hove Albion and musical theatre.

His first middle-grade novel, 'Has Anyone Seen Archie Ebbs?' (Firefly) was selected for the Empathy Lab’s 2023 Reading Collection and shortlisted for The Stockton Children’s Book of the Year and The James Reckitt Hull Children’s Book Award and Worrybot (Fox & Ink) was described by Kitty Empire of The Observ ...more

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	Only We Know 3.49 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Comin 2 get u: Roman by Simon Packham (Goodreads Author), Katja Frixe (Translator) 2.66 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2010 — 5 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
	Silenced 3.69 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2012 — 7 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
	Worrybot by Simon Packham (Goodreads Author), Lucy Mulligan (Illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 33 ratings	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
	Firewallers 3.71 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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
	Has Anyone Seen Archie Ebbs? 3.86 avg rating — 29 ratings — 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
	Trust Games liked it 3.00 avg rating — 34 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
	The Bex Factor 3.06 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2011 — 4 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
	ZAK MONROE IS (NOT) MY FRIEND 4.56 avg rating — 9 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
	The Opposite Bastard 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2009 — 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

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Having written for both adults and younger readers, I often speculate as to whether they are radically different disciplines and which – if any – is the more demanding. On the whole, I approach them both in much the same way. I try to make them truthful, funny and as entertaining as I can.
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Carl Jung–Based Shadow Work Journal and Workbook for Deep Healing: Guided Prompts for Emotional Healing, Trauma Recovery, and Mindful Living

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