Fleur Beale

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Fleur Beale


Born
in Inglewood, New Zealand
February 22, 1945

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Fleur Beale is the author of many award-winning books for children and young adults, best known for her novel I am not Esther which has been published worldwide.

Beale was one of six children of a dairy farmer Cedric Corney and of a teacher and author Estelle Corney (née Cook). She was born in Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand, on the farm where her father was born. Beale grew up in the town before attending Victoria University, Wellington and Christchurch Teachers' Training College, where she met her husband. Since 1985 she has taught at Melville High School in Hamilton, Waikato and in Wellington. Beale's first stories were written for the children's radio programme Grandpa's Place. Her first book was a small reader and picture book for youn
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Average rating: 3.96 · 10,094 ratings · 1,059 reviews · 47 distinct worksSimilar authors
I Am Not Esther (I Am Not E...

3.92 avg rating — 3,944 ratings — published 1998 — 12 editions
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I Am Rebecca (I Am Not Esth...

4.29 avg rating — 1,233 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions
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Being Magdalene (I Am Not E...

4.23 avg rating — 966 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions
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Juno of Taris

3.85 avg rating — 1,000 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions
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End of the Alphabet

4.06 avg rating — 467 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions
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Fierce September (Juno, #2)

3.82 avg rating — 393 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
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Sins of the Father: The Lon...

3.87 avg rating — 307 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions
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Heart of Danger (Juno, #3)

3.84 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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A Respectable Girl

3.67 avg rating — 242 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions
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The Transformation of Minna...

3.78 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions
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I Am Not Esther I Am Rebecca Being Magdalene
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“Phil Cooper was eleven years old when he began to understand that his father meant to bend him to his will.”
Fleur Beale, Sins of the Father: The Long Shadow of a Religious Cult

“our little niece came tearing out to meet us.”
Fleur Beale, Being Magdalene

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