Authors of 20th Century Children's Books.

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1. This author was born in England, but left that country as a child. Among her books are "Nicola Silver", "The Wonder Child" and "Judy and Punch". What is her name? Lilian Turner Elinor Brent-Dyer. L.T. Meade. Ethel Turner

2. Mary Grant Bruce wrote a long series of books and some non-series books in the first half of the 20th Century. Some of her titles include "'Possum" and "Circus Ring", but what was the name of her famous series? The Springdale Books The Flower Fairy Books The Billabong Books The Pookie Books

3. The Marlow books are the creation of Antonia Forest. They are highly regarded in many circles as school stories with a difference, but in fact only four of the books are set at Kingscote School. The books often focus on the youngest girls, who are twins. What are their names? Giles and Nick Ginty and Lawrie Nicola and Lawrence Ann and Karen

4. Patrick Pennington is one of the bad-boy heroes of the 1970s. A fighter and a swimmer, he is also a gifted pianist. A spell in prison and marriage to his girlfriend tames him a little, but he is never a very comfortable person to be around. It is a credit to his author that Penn is both believable and even - sometimes - likeable. Who created him? K.M. Peyton. Lynne Reid Banks S.E. Hinton. Robert Heinlein

5. One of the most unexpected children's book heroes was Septimus Treloar, who appeared in four rousing detective novels including "Septimus and the Danedyke Mystery" and "Septimus and the Minster Ghost". These books were written by Stephen Chance. But - what was unusual about Septimus in three of the four books? Septimus was a dog. Septimus was an elderly policeman-turned-parson. Septimus was a Roman boy from the time of Emperor Claudius. Septimus was a blind detective.

6. Carbonel is the black cat hero of a series of three books by Barbara Sleigh. His friend and mistress is called Rosemary Brown, but Rosemary obtains him from someone else. Who was Carbonel's original owner? Miss Price Mrs Cantrip Tiffany Truegood Peter Besom

7. The Swallows and Amazons series comprises a dozen books written by Arthur Ransome. The Swallow and the Amazon were boats, crewed by children from the Walker and Blackett families. The children were named Nancy, John, Susan, Peggy, Titty and Roger. Which of these were known as "The Swallows"? John, Susan, Titty, Roger. Nancy, Susan, Roger, Titty. John, Nancy, Susan, Peggy. John, Peggy, Titty, Roger.

8. Monica Edwards was the author of two long-running series during the 1940s - 1960s. These are the Romney Marsh books and the Punchbowl Farm books. In which two counties did Mrs Edwards live and set her books? Sussex and Surrey Cumberland and Northumberland Sussex and Kent County Kildare and Sussex.

9. One of the best authors of children's historical novels was Geoffrey Trease. Some of his books include "Cue for Treason" and "The Hills of Varna". Trease also wrote a series of five books set in the 20th Century. What was the name of the series? The Mathorne Books. The Bannermere Books. The Fell Farm Books. The Lone Pine Books.

10. Margaret Mahy has had a long and successful career as an award-winning author. Name the two books of which the first was not published in the 20th Century, and the second was not a fantasy? "Alchemy" and "The Catalogue of the Universe". "The Catalogue of the Universe" and "Alchemy" "The Changeover" and "The Other Side of Silence" "The Other Side of Silence" and "The Catalogue of the Universe"