Annemarie Allan
She has been a teacher and a librarian, worked as a freelance researcher for local history projects plus a writer, a parent and, more recently, a grannie. She grew up in Edinburgh but spent many years in London, mostly trying to get back to Scotland, where she now lives in a small town on the Firth of Forth.
http://annemarieallan.com/
Books by Annemarie Allan
Ushig (2010)
While exploring a small loch above the village of Aldhammer with her brother Davie, Ellen repeats a childish rhyme to call something to her. What arrives is an ancient being with the ability to shapeshift and the power to destroy. Ushig is a kelpie, a water wraith, and his intentions are anything but pure. Dragged into a dark, parallel world, inhabited by the creatures of Scottish legend, Ellen must pitch her wits against primeval magic. Can she outsmart the predatory Queen of the Night? And what does Ushig stand to gain?
Rights: Floris
Breaker (2009)
Tom and Beth are not happy when they move to North Berwick and find themselves facing a rainy, windswept beach, a house that’s falling to pieces and a school full of strangers. When they meet Professor Macblain, with his weird and wonderful inventions, little do they know that he has a secret: not only is he a thief, but he has stolen the one thing that can save the Firth of Forth from environmental catastrophe. A madcap adventure unfolds in this funny and fast-paced tale of disasters waiting to happen.
Rights: Floris
Hox (2007)
Faced with a cold Saturday afternoon stuck at the Institute for Animal Research, Robbie is angry and frustrated at yet another weekend ruined by his father’s job. Then a disturbing encounter in the animal house thrusts him into a perilous journey through the stunning but inhospitable landscape of a Highland winter. Shortlisted for the Saga/HarperCollins Children’s Book Award 2006and 2008 Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children’s Books, Winner of the Kelpies Prize 2007.
Rights: Floris
Annemarie Allan is represented at Jenny Brown Associates by Lucy - .