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Abi Elphinstone

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Born

in The United Kingdom

June 24, 1984

Website

http://www.abielphinstone.com

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Genre

Children's, Fantasy

Influences

Philip Pullman, Michelle Paver, CS Lewis, Eva Ibbotson, Rumer Godden, ...more

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Abi Elphinstone grew up in Scotland where she spent most of her childhood building dens, hiding in tree houses and running wild across highland glens. After being coaxed out of her tree house, she studied English at Bristol University and then worked as a teacher.

THE DREAMSNATCHER is her debut novel for 8-12 years (published by Simon & Schuster in 2015). THE SHADOW KEEPER is her second children's book (published by Simon & Schuster in 2016).

When she's not writing, Abi volunteers for Beanstalk, teaches creative writing workshops in schools and travels the world looking for her next story. Her latest adventure involved living with the Kazakh Eagle Hunters in Mongolia… ...more

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The Dreamsnatcher trailer - out now!

I just wanted to share the magical trailer for THE DREAMSNATCHER. Yup, there are cobs, wildcats & witchdoctors... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2PCs...

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Published on January 16, 2015 04:10 • Tags: abi-elphinstone, adventure, children-s-author, debut, fantasy, mg, middle-grade, the-dreamsnatcher

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Average rating: 4.13 · 8,819 ratings · 1,297 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sky Song 4.11 avg rating — 2,517 ratings — published 2018 — 19 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 Dreamsnatcher (Dreamsnatcher, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 1,328 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
	Rumblestar (The Unmapped Chronicles, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 1,298 ratings — published 2020 — 20 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
	Everdark really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 632 ratings — published 2019 — 8 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 Shadow Keeper (Dreamsnatcher, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 585 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Jungledrop (The Unmapped Chronicles, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 495 ratings — published 2020 — 17 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 Night Spinner (Dreamsnatcher, #3) 4.41 avg rating — 427 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Winter Magic by Abi Elphinstone (Goodreads Author) (editor), Amy Alward (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Emma Carroll (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.72 avg rating — 441 ratings — published 2016 — 8 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 Snow Dragon by Abi Elphinstone (Goodreads Author), Fiona Woodcock (Illustrations) 4.10 avg rating — 293 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	The Crackle Dawn Dragon (The Unmapped Chronicles, #3) 4.39 avg rating — 257 ratings — published 2021 — 12 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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Ember Spark (3 books)
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Red Moon Rising (Red Moon Rising, #1)

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“I think gentleness is a mighty word because you have to be strong of heart to be kind.”
― Abi Elphinstone, Sky Song

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“Moll”
― Abi Elphinstone, The Night Spinner

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“A breeze sifted through the ivy, brushing Moll’s skin like a whisper.”
― Abi Elphinstone, The Dreamsnatcher (Dreamsnatcher 1)

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“You should never, never doubt something that no one is sure of.”
― Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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“Goodbye," said the fox. "And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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message 2: by Abi

Dec 05, 2014 01:33AM

Pippa wrote: "Hi Abi, I often see you on Twitter. Thank you for the friend request. Chat soon."

Hi Pippa, me too - often seeing your fun tweets! Chat soon :)

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message 1: by Pippa

Dec 05, 2014 12:37AM

Hi Abi, I often see you on Twitter. Thank you for the friend request. Chat soon.

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