Lisa was born and grew up in Nottingham. She studied drama at Middlesex University and following graduation worked as an actor on stage and TV. Between acting jobs Lisa temped in offices across London, typing stories when no one was looking, one of which eventually became her debut novel The Art of Being Normal, which has won a number of prizes including the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for Best Older Fiction 2016.Lisa has written a number of other novels for young adults, and Dare Devil is the sixth book in her brilliant, critically acclaimed Bigg School series for middle grade readers. She lives in London with her husband, stepchildren and a mischievous whippet called Nelson.

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Lisa was born and grew up in Nottingham. She studied drama at Middlesex University and following graduation worked as an actor on stage and TV. Between acting jobs Lisa temped in offices across London, typing stories when no one was looking, one of which eventually became her debut novel The Art of Being Normal, which has won a number of prizes including the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for Best Older Fiction 2016.Lisa has written a number of other novels for young adults, and Dare Devil is the sixth book in her brilliant, critically acclaimed Bigg School series for middle grade readers. She lives in London with her husband, stepchildren and a mischievous whippet called Nelson.

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Lisa was born and grew up in Nottingham. She studied drama at Middlesex University and following graduation worked as an actor on stage and TV. Between acting jobs Lisa temped in offices across London, typing stories when no one was looking, one of which eventually became her debut novel The Art of Being Normal, which has won a number of prizes including the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for Best Older Fiction 2016.Lisa has written a number of other novels for young adults, and Dare Devil is the sixth book in her brilliant, critically acclaimed Bigg School series for middle grade readers. She lives in London with her husband, stepchildren and a mischievous whippet called Nelson.

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