Lisa Thompson is an English author of children's books.
Biography
Thompson was born and raised in the London Borough of Havering (Hornchurch, Upminster), England. After leaving school at age 16, she worked in insurance for a couple of years. In 1991, she joined the BBC, eventually becoming a radio broadcast assistant. She left the BBC in 2002 and later became a freelance radio broadcast assistant with an independent production company. At age 43, Thompson debuted her first book.
Writing Thompson's debut novel, The Goldfish Boy, was published by Scholastic in 2017. A review in Kirkus wrote that the book "strikes the perfect balance, seemingly without compromise, between an issue-driven novel and one with broad, commercial appeal." The Goldfish Boy was a national bestseller and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.
The following year, Thompson published The Light Jar. The book was described in The Guardian as a "a thoughtful and hugely empathetic book". It was followed by The Day I Was Erased (2019) and The Boy Who Fooled the World (2020).
Thompson's first novella, Owen and the Soldier (2019), was published by Barrington Stoke and became the first dyslexia-friendly title to be shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards. That same year, Thompson contributed a short story to Return to Wonderland, a collection of new stories set in Lewis Carroll's fictional world.
Her second novella, The House of Clouds, was published in 2020, and in 2021 The Graveyard Riddle (which revisited characters from her first novel, The Goldfish Boy) was followed by her third novella, The Small Things.
The Rollercoaster Boy and The Treasure Hunters were released in 2022 and 2023 respectively, as were Sidney Makes a Wish and Carrie and the Roller Boots, two stories for younger children with illustrations by Jess Rose, which were her fourth and fifth titles for Barrington Stoke.
Further books followed.
Personal life Thompson is married to Stuart and they have two children, Ben and Isobel.
Published works Novels Title Year Publisher The Goldfish Boy 2017 Scholastic The Light Jar 2018 The Day I Was Erased 2019 The Boy Who Fooled the World 2020 The Graveyard Riddle 2021 The Rollercoaster Boy 2022 The Treasure Hunters 2023 The Mystery of the Forever Weekend 2024
Novellas Title Year Illustrations Publisher Owen and the Soldier 2019 Barrington Stoke The House of Clouds 2020 The Small Things 2021 The Boy in the Tree 2025 Katie Kear
For younger children Title Illustrations Year Publisher Sidney Makes a Wish Jess Rose 2022 Barrington Stoke Carrie and the Roller Boots 2023 Sidney and Carrie Have a Party 2024 Worry Boots Aysha Awwad 2024 Scholastic
Short stories Title From Year Publisher The Knave of Hearts Return to Wonderland (Various authors) 2019 Macmillan Children's Books
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