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Elizabeth Laird

Elizabeth Laird is the multi-award-winning author of several much-loved children's books including The Garbage King, The Fastest Boy in the World and Dindy and the Elephant. She has been shortlisted for the prestigious Carnegie Medal six times. She lives in Britain now, but still likes to travel as much as she can.

Books by Elizabeth Laird

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    A House Without Walls
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    Secret Friends
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    A Little Piece of Ground
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    Song of the Dolphin Boy
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    Kiss the Dust
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    Welcome to Nowhere
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    Jake's Tower
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    The Garbage King
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    Crusade
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    Oranges in No Man's Land
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    Red Sky in the Morning
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    Dindy and the Elephant
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    The Fastest Boy in the World
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    The Prince Who Walked With Lions
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    Secrets of The Fearless
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    The Witching Hour
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    Lost Riders
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    Paradise End

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