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Ally Kennen

Ally Kennen grew up in an isolated farm on Exmoor, with no flushing toilet, dead tadpoles in the taps, and annual rat infestations. Throughout her childhood the farm was a foster home to many children and teenagers. Ally has worked as a classroom assistant, nursery nurse, museum guard and archaeologist.

Books by Ally Kennen

  • How to Speak Spook (and Stay Alive)

    How to Speak Spook (and Stay Alive)

  • Make More Noise! New Stories in Honour of the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage

    Make More Noise! New Stories in Honour of the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage

  • Midnight Pirates

    Midnight Pirates

  • Midnight Pirates

    Midnight Pirates

  • Sparks

    Sparks

  • The Everything Machine

    The Everything Machine

  • The Secret Viking Adventure

    The Secret Viking Adventure

Awards

Ally Kennen won the Manchester Book Award for her first novel Beast, and both the Leicester Book of the Year and North East Book Award for Beserk.