Ali Sparkes
Ali is a journalist and BBC broadcaster who regularly exploits her sons, as an in-house focus group for her children's novels. She reckons it's a fair trade for being used as a walking food and drink vending machine.
Ali was a local newspaper reporter and columnist before joining BBC Radio Solent as a producer and presenter and then chucked in the safe job to be dangerously freelance and write scripts and manuscripts. Her first venture was as a comedy columnist on Woman's Hour and later on Home Truths.
She grew up adoring adventure stories about kids who mess about in the woods and still likes to mess about in the woods herself whenever possible. Ali lives with her husband and two sons in Southampton.
Ali’s stories capture the imagination of children everywhere, and her novel Frozen in Time won the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award in 2010.
Find out more about Ali and her books at www.alisparkes.com.
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Readerful Rise: Oxford Reading Level 11: A Magnet for MayhemAn exciting story for older readers at Level 11. Author Ali Sparkes and Illustrator Miriam Serafin 978-1382043762 Paperback | 24/06/2024 (estimated) Price: £9.40 |
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Readerful Rise: Oxford Reading Level 11: Mixed PackThis Level 11 mixed pack is for struggling older readers. Illustrator Aleksei Bitskoff, Author Timothy Knapman, Author Ali Sparkes, Author Cas Lester, Author Sheryl Webster, Illustrator Miriam Serafin, Author Nathan Holder, Illustrator Evelline Andrya, Author Stella Botchway, Illustrator Sara Cristofori, Illustrator Komal Pahwa, and Illustrator Frederica Frenna 978-1382043960 Paperback | 24/06/2024 (estimated) Price: £54.00 |
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Readerful Rise: Oxford Reading Level 11: Class PackThis Level 11 class pack is for struggling older readers. Illustrator Aleksei Bitskoff, Author Timothy Knapman, Author Ali Sparkes, Author Cas Lester, Author Sheryl Webster, Illustrator Miriam Serafin, Author Nathan Holder, Illustrator Evelline Andrya, Author Stella Botchway, Illustrator Sara Cristofori, Illustrator Komal Pahwa, and Illustrator Frederica Frenna 978-1382043953 Paperback | 24/06/2024 (estimated) Price: £321.00 |
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Readerful: Oxford Reading Levels 8-13: Books for Sharing & Independent Library Y3/P4 (Pack of 126)Collection of 6 books to read aloud and 36 books for independent reading. Three copies of each book. Author Roopa Farooki, Author Isabel Thomas, Author Ali Sparkes, Illustrator Aleksandar Zolotic, Illustrator Bea Tormo, and Illustrator Peng Yuna 978-1382049023 Pack | 21/03/2024 Price: £993.00 |
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Readerful Books for Sharing: Year 3/Primary 4: How Old?Learn about how old animals surrounding us are - you may be surprised! Author Ali Sparkes, Series Editor James Clements, and Illustrator Jojo Clinch 978-1382040808 Paperback | 07/03/2024 Price: £9.50 |
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Readerful: Books for Sharing Y3/P4 Singles Pack A (Pack of 6)Motivate your class to read! 6 picture books to read aloud. Illustrator Maribel Lechuga, Author Isabel Thomas, Author Ali Sparkes, Illustrator Mike Phillips, Author Stella Botchway, and Illustrator Marc Moynihan 978-1382048965 Pack | 07/03/2024 Price: £54.00 |
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Readerful Books for Sharing: Year 2/Primary 3: It's Me, the BeeLet Polly the bee show you around her hive. Author Ali Sparkes, Series Editor James Clements, and Illustrator Christine Cuddihy 978-1382040693 Paperback | 01/02/2024 Price: £8.50 |
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Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Reflect: Oxford Reading Levels 18-20: Mixed PackMixed pack of emotionally powerful Reflect books, Levels 18-20 Series Editor Nikki Gamble, Author Michaela Morgan, Illustrator Alex Paterson, Author John Dougherty, Author Ali Sparkes, Author Jim Eldridge, Illustrator Liz Kay, Author Becky Dickinson, Author David Macphail, Illustrator Christiane Engel, Illustrator Selom Sunu, Author Sally Prue, Author Jane Lawes, and others 978-1382008174 Paperback | 06/01/2022 Price: £112.25 |
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Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Reflect: Oxford Reading Levels 18-20: Class PackClass pack of emotionally powerful Reflect books, Levels 18-20 Series Editor Nikki Gamble, Author Michaela Morgan, Illustrator Alex Paterson, Author John Dougherty, Author Ali Sparkes, Author Jim Eldridge, Illustrator Liz Kay, Author Becky Dickinson, Author David Macphail, Illustrator Christiane Engel, Illustrator Selom Sunu, Author Sally Prue, Author Jane Lawes, and others 978-1382008181 Paperback | 06/01/2022 Price: £637.50 |
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Night ForeverElectrifying final instalment of the Night Speakers series Author Ali Sparkes 978-0-19-274999-4 Paperback | 07/05/2020 Price: £6.99 Also available as an ebook |
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