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Tim Wynne-Jones

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in Bromborough, Cheshire, The United Kingdom

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Tim Wynne-Jones (born 12 August 1948) is an English–Canadian author of children's literature, including picture books and novels for children and young adults, novels for adults, radio dramas, songs for the CBC/Jim Henson production Fraggle Rock, as well as a children's musical and an opera libretto.

Awards:
Arthur Ellis Award
◊ Best Juvenile (2001): The Boy in the Burning House
Edgar Award
◊ Best Young Adult (2002): The Boy in the Burning House ...more

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	Blink and Caution 3.61 avg rating — 2,215 ratings — published 2011 — 21 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 Uninvited 3.22 avg rating — 1,679 ratings — published 2009 — 21 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 Emperor of Any Place 3.70 avg rating — 975 ratings — published 2015 — 15 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 Boy in the Burning House 3.60 avg rating — 587 ratings — published 2000 — 22 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 Maestro 3.41 avg rating — 478 ratings — published 1995 — 27 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 Starlight Claim 3.44 avg rating — 400 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	A Thief in the House of Memory 3.42 avg rating — 311 ratings — published 2004 — 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 Ruinous Sweep 3.07 avg rating — 339 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Zoom at Sea by Tim Wynne-Jones (Goodreads Author), Eric Beddows (Illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 1983 — 11 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
	Secret Agent Man Goes Shopping for Shoes by Tim Wynne-Jones (Goodreads Author), Brian Won (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.12 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 2016 — 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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“Maybe life is a board game, but I never get to roll the dice.”
― Tim Wynne-Jones, Rex Zero and the End of the World

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“Habit was stronger than emotion.”
― Tim Wynne-Jones, The Uninvited

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“The truth is bigger than the stories people tell themselves and bigger than the lies they live with.”
― Tim Wynne-Jones, The Emperor of Any Place

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Which book do you think will win the ALA Printz award on January 23, 2012

Daughter of Smoke and Bone

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Chime by Franny Billingsley

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A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

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Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

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How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr

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Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler

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Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King

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Blink & Caution by Tim Wynne-Jones

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Shine by Lauren Myracle

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Divergent by Veronica Roth

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Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake

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Life: An Exploded Diagram by Mal Peet

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The Berlin Boxing Club by Robert Sharenow

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I Am J by Cris Beam

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Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard

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