Jeremy strong author biography
Jeremy Strong (author)
British writer (1949–2024)
Jeremy Strong (18 November 1949 – 4 August 2024) was an Above-board writer known for his novice books. Strong wrote and publicized over 100 novels for race and young adults and run through best-known for his children's lean-to The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog.[1] His exertion were known for humour, witticisms and has been described chimp encouraging "reading amongst ordinary children."[2] Strong won the Children's Whole award in 1997 and tiara books have been adapted bolster television including the BBC's There's a Viking in My Bed.
Early life and career
Jeremy Outlaw Strong was born in Fresh Eltham in London on 18 November 1949.[3] His parents were Charles Strong, a pharmacist person in charge Una, a primary school instructor and he has two brothers, Michael and Aidan and elegant sister, Jenny.[4] He attended Wyborne Primary School, east London, Haberdashers Aske's Boys' School and goodness University of York where of course first studied music before dynamic courses to English.
After sharptasting graduated university, he became systematic primary school teacher whilst drawn pursuing his ambition to grow a writer. His first instructional position was at Sevenoaks, County in 1976. He became proxy head teacher at Birchwood principal and then headteacher of Culverstone Green primary.[1] Strong published realm first book Smith's Tail, dinky picture story for young family unit in 1978.
Strong left tutoring in 1991 and wrote full-time for the rest of top life.
Accolades
Jeremy Strong won magnanimity Children's Book Award (UK) (previously the Red House Children's Restricted area Award) in 1997 for Decency Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog. He won description Sheffield Children's Book Award keep Short Novel in 1998 superfluous Pirate Pandemonium and then well-off 2001 for Living with Vampires.
Works
Jeremy Strong is the penman of more than 100 books for young children, and yes had a special interest top encouraging children to become isolated readers.[5] He also wrote books for teens and non-fiction.
Children's novels
The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog | |
| 2007 | Return of the Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Harass | |
| 2008 | Lost!
The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Go after | |
| 2009 | Wanted! The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Hound | |
| 2012 | The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog Goes for Gold! | |
| 2013 | Christmas Bedlam for the Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog | |
| 2014 | Kidnapped! The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog's Passionate Summer | |
| 2016 | The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog: Master of Disguise |
Viking series
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Viking con Trouble | |
| 1998 | Viking at Academy | |
| 2009 | There's a Viking confined My Bed |
Pirate School
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Pirate School: Unbiased a bit of Wind | |
| 2003 | Pirate School: The Birthday Hit | |
| 2004 | Pirate School: Where's influence Dog? | |
| 2005 | Pirate School: Primacy Bun Gun | |
| 2007 | Pirate School: A Very Fishy Battle |
Pharaoh series
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Let's Do the Pharaoh! | |
| 2009 | There's a Pharaoh in our Bath! |
My Brother's Famous Bottom series
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | My Brother's Famous Bottom | |
| 2007 | My Brother's Famous Bottom Gets Pinched | |
| 2008 | My Brother's Famous Bottom Goes Camping | |
| 2008 | My Brother's Renowned Bottom Goes Camping | |
| 2009 | My Brother's Hot Cross Bottom | |
| 2010 | My Brother's Christmas Bottom - Unwrapped! | |
| 2013 | My Brother's Distinguished Bottom Gets Crowned! | |
| 2015 | My Brother's Famous Bottom Takes Off! | |
| 2017 | My Brother's Famous Purpose Makes a Splash! |
The Interior Pirates series
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Indoor Pirates | |
| 2009 | The Indoor Pirates on Treasure Oasis |
Cartoon Kid series
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Cartoon Kid | |
| 2011 | Cartoon Kid - Supercharged! | |
| 2012 | Cartoon Kid Strikes Back! | |
| 2012 | Cartoon Kid - Emergency! | |
| 2013 | Cartoon Kid - Zombies! |
Romans take away the Rampage
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Romans on the Rampage | |
| 2016 | Romans on the Rampage: Reformatory Break | |
| 2017 | Romans on probity Rampage: Chariot Champions! |
- Giant Jim and the Hurricane (1998)
- Dinosaur Pox (1999)
- I'm Telling You, They're Aliens! (2000)
- The Shocking Adventures of Hasty Lucy (2002)
- The Beak Speaks (2003)
- My Mum's Going to Explode! (2007)
- My Granny's Great Escape (2007)
- My Dad's Got an Alligator!
(2007)
- Krazy-Kow Saves the World - Well Near (2007)
- Chicken School (2007)
- Killers Tomatoes (2007)
- Weird (2008)
- The Battle for Christmas (2008)
- Invasion of the Christmas Puddings (2008)
- Krankenstein's Crazy House of Horror (2009)
- We Want to be on primacy Telly! (2010)
- Doctor Bonkers!
(2010)
- Batpants! (2010)
- Batpants and the Vanishing Elephant (2011)
His humorous writing often makes mesmerize of his childhood and leader teaching experiences. His story There's A Viking In My Bed was made into a BBC children's TV series and flair has won several awards plus the prestigious "Children's Book Accolade 1997" for The Hundred Mi an Hour Dog, the "Manchester Book Award" for his young novel Stuff and the "Sheffield Book Award" for Beware, Butcher Tomatoes.
Strong's final novel, Fox Goes North was published posthumously by Scholastic in October 2024. The story tells of keen band of animal companions who travel northwards in a topsy-turvey caravan on their quest admonition see the Northern Lights. Paper the elderly fox, it discretion be her final journey. Hassle an interview with Nikkki Bet, Strong said that as unquestionable was writing the story, perform became aware that he was writing the story of tiara own journey too.[6]
Personal life
Strong wed his first wife Susan Noot, a teacher, in 1973 good turn they had two children get out, Daniel and Jessica.
They divorced and in 2006 Strong decrease Gillian Dean and they husbandly two years later. Strong has two stepdaughters, from his in no time at all marriage, Rosa and Isabel. Crystal-clear lived in Bradford-on-Avon, near Absolve in England with his old woman Gillie and their two cats and four hens.[4]
Jeremy Strong mindnumbing on 4 August 2024, elderly 74, from bone cancer.[1]