Ruth Thomas
Born4 January 1927
Wellington, Somerset, England
Died (2011-08-25) August 25, 2011
OccupationAuthor of children's fiction
NationalityEnglish
Notable worksThe Runaways
Notable awardsGuardian Children's Fiction Prize (1988)

Ruth Thomas (4 January 1927 – 25 August 2011)[1] was an English author of children's fiction. For her first novel, The Runaways, she won the 1988 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, an annual book award judged by a panel of British children's writers.[2]

Thomas was born in Wellington, Somerset, England, to two primary school teachers.[1]

Her books draw on her own experiences as a primary school teacher, at first in East London; during the 1980s in Kensal Green, north west London.[1]

Publications

  • The Runaways (1987)
  • The Class That Went Wild (1989)
  • The Secret (1991)
  • The New Boy (1992)
  • Guilty! (1993)
  • Hideaway (1994)
  • The Paper Bag Baby (2002)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Julia Eccleshare (23 September 2011). "Ruth Thomas obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Guardian children's fiction prize relaunched: Entry details and list of past winners" Archived 27 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine. guardian.co.uk 12 March 2001. Retrieved 4 August 2012.


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