Dominic Barker (born 1966) is a British children's author.
Biography
Dominic Barker was born in Southport in 1966. He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in English and then spent two years as part of a comedy double act before deciding to become a teacher. He taught at various schools including The Commonweal School, Swindon.
He currently lives in Barcelona.
Awards and honours In 2011, Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble: How to Catch a Criminal was selected for Richard and Judy's Children's Book Club. +Awards for Barker's booksYearTitleAwardResult2000Sharp Stuff Branford Boase AwardShortlist2007Blart: The Boy Who Didn't Want to Save the WorldStockton Children's Book of the YearWinner
Publications
Mickey Sharp series Sharp Stuff (1999) Sharp Shot (2001) Sharp Returns (2003) Sharp Beats (2008)
Blart series Blart: The Boy Who Didn't Want to Save the World (2006) Blart II: The Boy Who was Wanted Dead or Alive - Or Both (2007) Blart III: The Boy Who Set Sail on a Questionable Quest (2008)
Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble series Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble: How to Catch a Criminal (2011) Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble: How to Be a Genius (2011) Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble: How to Build an Abominable Snowman (2012) Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble: How to Stop a Viking Invasion (2012)
Standalone novels
Adam and the Arkonaughts (2010)
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