Tom Palmer (author)
British author
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Tom Palmer is a British author of children's books.[2]
Tom Palmer | |
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Tom Palmer in 2023 | |
| Born | 1966 or 1967 (age 58–59)[1] |
| Occupation | Author |
| Website | tompalmer |
Palmer was born in Leeds.[3] He cites football articles for getting him interested in reading as a child.[4] He was encouraged to read by his adoptive mother, who died in 1992 at the age of 54. He graduated from university and worked in libraries and book shops before becoming a published author.[3] He published his first book in 2002.[1] His first children's book for Puffin, Foul Play was shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award in 2009.[5] In 2018, Palmer wrote a new book for the Roy of the Rovers series.[6] In 2019, he received the Ruth Rendell Award.[7] In 2020, he published his 50th book.[8]
In 2021, Palmer's book After the War was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal.[9]
Palmer currently lives in Halifax.[3][1] He is a supporter of Leeds United F.C. and has written a book titled If You're Proud to be a Leeds Fan.[10]
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Palmer has written books on various sports including football, fell-running, cricket, rugby; various themes including refugees, fair-trade young carers and across many historical periods:[11]
- Defenders: Pitch Invasion - Iron Age Celts
- Defenders: Dark Arena - Roman Britain
- Defenders: Killing Ground -Vikings and Anglo Saxons
- Secret FC - Medieval
- Flyboy & Over the Line & Armistice Runner - First World War
- Spitfire & D-Day Dog (2019) & After the War:from Auschwitz to Ambleside (2020)[12][13] & Arctic Star (2021)[14] & Resist (2022) - Second World War
Football Academy series
- Teamwork (prequel)
- Boys United
- Striking Out
- Reading the Game
- The Real Thing
- Free Kick
- Captain Fantastic
Foul Play series
- Foul Play
- Dead Ball
- Offside
- Killer Pass
- Own Goal