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Julie Hearn

Julie Hearn
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Julie Hearn

Julie Hearn was born in Abingdon, England, near Oxford, and has been writing all her life. After studying to be a journalist, she worked in Australia and lived in Spain, before returning to England, where she worked as a features editor and columnist. She is now a full-time writer. Her first book published in the United States was The Minister's Daughter.

Hazel will be released on October 05, 2010 in Trade Paperback
Aug 29, 2010
The Minister's Daughter will be released on May 11, 2010 in eBook
May 11, 2010
The Minister's Daughter is now available in eBook
May 11, 2010
News:
Hazel has won an award
May 05, 2010
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from The Minister’s Daughter
Apr 21, 2010
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Hazel
Feb 04, 2010
Hazel will be released on November 10, 2009 in Hardcover
Nov 10, 2009
Hazel will be released on November 10, 2009 in eBook
Nov 10, 2009
Hazel is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Nov 10, 2009
Excerpt:
Chapter 2 from Hazel
Aug 29, 2009
Ivy is now available in Trade Paperback
Jul 21, 2009
Ivy will be released on July 21, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Jul 21, 2009
Ivy is now available in Trade Paperback
Jul 21, 2009
News:
Ivy has won an award
Jun 25, 2009
Ivy will be released on July 21, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Dec 19, 2008
Ivy will be released on June 17, 2008 in Hardcover
Jun 17, 2008
Ivy is now available in Hardcover
Jun 17, 2008
Ivy will be released on June 17, 2008 in eBook
Jun 17, 2008
Ivy is now available in eBook
Jun 17, 2008
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Jun 17, 2008
Ivy is now available in
Jun 17, 2008
Ivy will be released on June 17, 2008 in
Jun 17, 2008
Ivy is now available in
Jun 17, 2008
The Minister's Daughter will be released on December 26, 2006 in Trade Paperback
Dec 26, 2006
The Minister's Daughter is now available in Trade Paperback
Dec 26, 2006
The Minister's Daughter will be released on December 26, 2006 in
Dec 26, 2006
The Minister's Daughter is now available in
Dec 26, 2006
Sign of the Raven will be released on September 27, 2005 in Hardcover
Sep 27, 2005
Sign of the Raven is now available in Hardcover
Sep 27, 2005
Sign of the Raven will be released on September 27, 2005 in
Sep 27, 2005
Sign of the Raven is now available in
Sep 27, 2005
News:
The Minister's Daughter has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
The Minister's Daughter has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
The Minister's Daughter has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
The Minister's Daughter has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
The Minister's Daughter has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
The Minister's Daughter has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
The Minister's Daughter has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
The Minister's Daughter has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from The Minister's Daughter
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Ivy
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Sign of the Raven
Prior to Dec 19, 2008

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The Week, July 12, 2010
...the 2009 Newbery Medal, was shortlisted alongside books by Terry Pratchett, Philip Reeve, Helen Grant, Laurie Halse Anderson, Julie Hearn, Patrick Ness and Marcus Sedgwick. ?Illustrated by Chris Riddell for its UK publication, it was also shortlisted for...
Isle of Man Online, June 18, 2010
...The Vanishing of Katherina Linden by Helen Grant The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Rowan the Strange by Julie Hearn The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness Nation by Terry Pratchet Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve Revolver by Marcus Sedgewick Balla Bookworms...
Isle of Man Online, June 14, 2010
...The Vanishing of Katherina Linden by Helen Grant The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Rowan the Strange by Julie Hearn The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness Nation by Terry Pratchet Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve Revolver by Marcus Sedgewick Balla Bookworms...
Oxford Mail, June 11, 2010
...for The Vicar of Dibley; Philip Pullman, author of the His Dark Materials trilogy; writers MG Harris and Julie Hearn; illustrator David Melling; and Mark Edwards, sports editor of the Oxford Mail, to share their love of reading. Mr Pullman helped to...
The Bookseller, April 24, 2010
...Book by Neil Gaiman (Bloomsbury)The Vanishing of Katerina Linden by Helen Grant (Penguin) Rowan the Strange by Julie Hearn (OUP)The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness (Walker)Nation by Terry Pratchett (Doubleday)Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve...
Lovereading, April 23, 2010
...using a metaphor of vanishing tree branches to highlight the issue. Contending for the CILIP Carnegie Medal is Julie Hearn for her 11 plus book Rowan the Stranger, a compelling and more mature story about life in a mental asylum during the Second World...
The Independent, December 12, 2009
...consistently engaging, this examination of a people's complicity with evil is revealing and important. In England, meanwhile, Julie Hearn's hero Rowan has just been diagnosed schizophrenic and is sent to an asylum for experimental treatments. Rowan the...
Guardian Unlimited, October 5, 2009
...11, who described it as 'a truly memorable story of courage, faith and the links a family share'. Julie Hearn's Rowan the Strange is set in a psychiatric hospital during the second world war. It 'gives a striking insight into the mind of a...
BrightsideKid, August 16, 2010
...1. Stephen Fry in America - Stephen Fry 2. Farewell Waltz - Milan Kundera 3. Ivy - Julie Hearn 4. Lord of the Flies - William Golding 5. Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging - Louise Rennison 6. It's Ok, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers - Louise...
Bloggin' 'bout Books, August 12, 2010
...proved the old adage "Never judge a book by its cover," it's Rowan the Strange by Julie Hearn . I mean, take a look at the image above. It's ... odd, disturbing, like something out of a Stephen King tale. The story between the covers, on the other...
BrightsideKid, August 3, 2010
...1. Stephen Fry in America - Stephen Fry 2. Farewell Waltz - Milan Kundera 3. Ivy - Julie Hearn 4. Lord of the Flies - William Golding 5. Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging - Louise Rennison 6. It's Ok, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers - Louise...
BrightsideKid, July 29, 2010
...1. Stephen Fry in America - Stephen Fry 2. Farewell Waltz - Milan Kundera 3. Ivy - Julie Hearn 4. Lord of the Flies - William Golding 5. Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging - Louise Rennison 6. It's Ok, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers - Louise...
BrightsideKid, July 23, 2010
...1. Stephen Fry in America - Stephen Fry 2. Farewell Waltz - Milan Kundera 3. Ivy - Julie Hearn 4. Lord of the Flies - William Golding 5. Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging - Louise Rennison 6. It's Ok, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers - Louise...
David Maybury | Blog, June 24, 2010
...The Graveyard Book – Neil Gaiman The Vanishing of Katerina Linden – Helen Grant Rowan the Strange – Julie Hearn The Ask and the Answer – Patrick Ness Nation – Terry Pratchett Fever Crumb – Philip Reeve Revolver – Marcus Sedgwick is...
Christchurch City Libraries Blog, April 26, 2010
...Halse Anderson – Chains Neil Gaiman – The Graveyard Book Helen Grant – The Vanishing of Katharina Linden Julie Hearn – Rowan the Strange Patrick Ness – The Ask and the Answer Terry Pratchet – Nation Philip Reeve – Fever Crumb Marcus...
Bookwitch, April 25, 2010
...have read six and they are all excellent, as is to be expected. I have never read either Julie Hearn or Philip Reeve, but I’m fairly certain they are equally good. Which book will win? So far Neil Gaiman seems to have won everything with The Graveyard...
Mad Woman in the Forest, April 24, 2010
...::cues drummers::Are you ready for my BIG NEWS?CHAINS has made the shortlist for the Carnegie Medal in the United Kingdom!!This is officially a Big Freaking Deal. As in, I hyperventilated when I heard. The Carnegie is the equivalent of the Newbery Award...
Peter Scott's Library Blog, April 23, 2010
...Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book (illustrations by Chris Riddell, Bloomsbury) Helen Grant, The Vanishing of Katerina Linden (Puffin) Julie Hearn, Rowan the Strange (OUP) Patrick Ness, The Ask and the Answer (Walker) Terry Pratchett, Nation (Corgi) Philip...
Carousel, April 23, 2010
...Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book (illustrations by Chris Riddell, Bloomsbury) Helen Grant, The Vanishing of Katerina Linden (Puffin) Julie Hearn, Rowan the Strange (OUP) Patrick Ness, The Ask and the Answer (Walker) Terry Pratchett, Nation (Corgi)Philip...
David Maybury | Blog, April 23, 2010
...The Graveyard Book – Neil Gaiman The Vanishing of Katerina Linden – Helen Grant Rowan the Strange – Julie Hearn The Ask and the Answer – Patrick Ness Nation – Terry Pratchett Fever Crumb – Philip Reeve Revolver – Marcus Sedgwick ...
Dead Book Darling Reviews, December 23, 2009
...something in common.  It won't take you too many guesses to work out what! Ivy by Julie Hearn Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith Is it the exact same stock photo, or did they just use very, very similar models?  Who knows.  But it is worth...
Dead Book Darling Reviews, December 21, 2009
...something in common.  It won't take you too many guesses to work out what! Ivy by Julie Hearn Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith Is it the exact same stock photo, or did they just use very, very similar models?  Who knows.  But it is worth...
WORD for Teens, November 23, 2009
...Ivy Author: Julie Hearn Series: --- Publisher: Simon & Schuster How Received: school library Ivy stared at the spoon standing straight up in the mess of food. She had good reasons all right...
David Maybury | Blog, November 7, 2009
...Julia Golding’s Wolf Cry Helen Grant’s The Vanishing of Katharina Linden Frances Hardinge’s Gullstruck Island Julie Hearn’s Rowan the Strange FE Higgins’ The Eyeball Collector Mary Hoffman’s Troubadour Ally Kennen’s Bedlam Suzanne...
First Virtual - El blog de los estudiantes de Ingl, October 11, 2009
...Recently published: Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick Nation by Terry Pratchett Exposure by Mal Peet Rowan the Strange by Julie Hearn Then by Morris Gleitzman The Silver Blade by Sally Gardner Genesis by Bernard Beckett Creature of the Night by Kate...