Authors: Dawn McNiff
Worry Magic (12 page)
Big thanks to the ever-astute James Catchpole for all your support and brainy brilliance.
A massive thank-you to the tip-top and utterly marvellous team at HKB â most of all, the lovely Emma Matthewson.
Thanks to Eddie and Esther for being my consultants on school life; and to Gooner for being my muse and furry foot-warmer.
And much love, big hugs and thank-
yous to Steve, Poppy and Lola for dealing with all MY worry-worry-worrying.
Dawn was born in a blue house by the sea in Sussex. She now lives in a brown house in Gloucestershire with her two teenage daughters and lots of furry pets. In 2008 she did an MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University, which was 100% fab. In the past, she has worked as a bereavement counsellor, a copywriter, a teaching assistant and a children's bookseller â but her best job has always been being a mummy. Dawn likes dancing to bad 80s songs, going for rainy walks, eating green soup, snoozing by her log-burner, and writing in cafes. (PS: Never challenge Dawn to a water fight cos you'll lose.) Follow Dawn on Twitter:
@DawnMcNiff
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First published in Great Britain in 2015 by Hot Key Books
Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT
Text copyright © Dawn McNiff 2015
Cover illustration copyright © Jan Bielecki 2015
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ISBN: 978-1-4714-0372-9
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