Dominic Barker
Dominic Barker (born 1966) is a British children's author.
Biography
Dominic Barker was born in Southport in 1966. He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in English and then spent two years as part of a comedy double act before deciding to become a teacher. He taught at various schools including The Commonweal School, Swindon.
He currently lives in Barcelona, where he blogs on the city at bigbarcelonablog.blogspot.com and on random other stuff at dominicbarker.blogspot.com.
Bibliography
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Mickey Sharp series:
- Sharp Stuff (1999)
- Sharp Shot (2001)
- Sharp Returns (2003)
- Sharp Beats (2008)
- Blart series:
- Adam and the Arkonaughts (2010)
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Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble(2011)
- Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble: How to Catch a Criminal (2011)
- Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble: How to Be a Genius (2011)
- Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble: How to Build an Abominable Snowman (2012)
- Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble: How to Stop a Viking Invasion (summer 2012)
Awards and nominations
- 2000 Sharp Stuff shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award
- 2007 Blart: The Boy Who Didn't Want to Save the World won the Stockton Children's Book of the Year
- 2011 Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble: How to Catch a Criminal included in the Richard and Judy's Children's Book Club