Marie-Louise Jensen
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Marie-Louise Jensen is an English children's author.
Biography
Marie Louise Jensen (née Chalcraft) was born in Henley-On-Thames of an English father and Danish mother. Her early years were plagued by teachers telling her to get her head out of a book and learn useless things like maths. Marie-Louise studied Scandinavian and German with literature at the UEA and has lived in both Denmark and Germany. After teaching English at a German University for four years, she decided to return to England to care for her children full time. she completed an MA in writing for Young people at the Bath Spa University in 2005.She reads, reviews and writes books for young people. She lives in Bath and home educates her two sons.Awards and nominations
- 2008 Between Two SeasBetween two seasBetween Two Seas is a children's novel by Marie-Louise Jensen, published in 2008. It was shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize. It is about a young girl, Marianne Shaw, who sets out on a journey to Denmark in search of her father, after her mother dies in England.-Plot summary:The...
shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book PrizeWaterstone's Children's Book PrizeThe Waterstone's Children's Book Prize is an annual award given to a work of children's literature published during the previous year. First awarded in 2005, the purpose of the prize is "to uncover hidden talent in children's writing" and is therefore open only to authors who have published no more... - 2009 The Lady in the Tower shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book PrizeWaterstone's Children's Book PrizeThe Waterstone's Children's Book Prize is an annual award given to a work of children's literature published during the previous year. First awarded in 2005, the purpose of the prize is "to uncover hidden talent in children's writing" and is therefore open only to authors who have published no more...