CROSS, Gillian (Clare)

CROSS, Gillian (Clare). British, b. 1945. Genres: Children's fiction, Young adult fiction. Career: LA Carnegie Medal, Wolf, 1990; winner overall, Smarties Prize, The Great Elephant Chase, 1992; Whitbread Children's Novel Award for The Great Elephant Chase, 1992. Publications: The Runaway, 1979; The Iron Way, 1979; Revolt at Ratcliffe's Rags, 1980; Save Our School, 1981; A Whisper of Lace, 1981; The Dark behind the Curtain, 1982; The Demon Headmaster, 1982; The Mintyglo Kid, 1983; Born of the Sun, 1983; On the Edge, 1984; The Prime Minister's Brain, 1985; Swimathon, 1986; Chartbreak, 1986; Roscoe's Leap, 1987; A Map of Nowhere, 1988; Rescuing Gloria, 1989; Twin and Super-Twin, 1990; Wolf, 1990; The Monster from Underground, 1990; Gobbo the Great, 1991; Rent-a-Genius, 1991; The Great Elephant Chase, 1992; Furry Maccaloo, 1993; Beware Olga!, 1993; The Tree House, 1993; Hunky Parker Is Watching You, 1994; What Will Emily Do?, 1994; New World, 1994; The Crazy Shoe Shuffle, 1995; Posh Watson, 1995; The Roman Beanfeast, 1996; The Demon Headmaster Strikes Again, 1996; Pictures in the Dark, 1996; The Demon Headmaster Takes Over, 1997; The Goose Girl, 1998; Tightrope, 1999; Down with the Dirty Danes!, 2000; Calling a Dead Man, 2001, in US as Phoning a Dead Man, 2002; Beware of the Demon Headmaster, 2002; Facing the Demon Headmaster, 2002. Address: c/o Children's Books Dept., Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon St, Oxford OX2 6DP, England.