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Ann Turnbull
Ann Turnbull (born 1943) is a British writer of fiction for children and young adults. Her work includes Pigeon Summer, a novel set in a Midlands mining town during the Great Depression of the 1930s which is about a young girl named Mary Dyer, and No Shame, No Fear, a novel for young adults that depicts the persecution of Quakers during the 1660s, and is set in both Shropshire and London and was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. Pigeon Summer was nominated for the Nestle Smarties Book Prize and No Shame, No Fear was nominated for the Whitbread Book Award. She has written a number of picture books but the best known is The Sand Horse which is illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Older fiction
Quaker trilogy
Other novels
Middle years fiction
Pigeon Summer trilogy
Other novels
part of the 6 Chelsea Walk series (originally published as Historical House)
Short story collection
Younger fiction
Novels
Picture books
Chapter books
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