Chris d lacey author biography for books

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Chris d lacey author biography for books

D'Lacey has been writing for children ever since. Many of d'Lacey's picture books and chapter books for young readers feature animals, although a plea from a young reader prompted him to also focus on human topics. During a visit to a primary school, "a young lad, not noted for his fascination with literature, pointed out forcefully that if only Chris wrote about football, he might just read it," Stewart Peterson explained during an awards presentation speech transcribed on the Leicester University Web site.

Noting that all of his books have a humorous slant, d'Lacey commented on the Leicester Writers Club Web site that he writes about "polar bears, pigeons, squirrels, and, erm … snails. D'Lacey's first novel for young readers is based on his experience rescuing an injured pigeon from a local park. He took the injured creature to a local veterinarian and, when the vet said there was no hope for the bird, d'Lacey kept the pigeon anyway, and nursed it back to health.

Fly, Cherokee, Fly tells the story of a boy named Darryl, who finds an injured racing pigeon. Darryl wants the bird to get better and hopes he will be able to return it to its rightful owner. Originally his writing was confined to songs and he didn't turn to fiction until he was The resulting book, A Hole at the Polealso about polar bears, didn't win — but he sent it off to a publisher, who accepted it.

His first children's novel, Fly, Cherokee, Flywas published in and subsequently shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. All of its offspring were given the names of different Native American tribes, which is where the title of the book comes from. In July he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Leicester for his contributions to children's literature.

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