M. G. Leonard
Also known as Maya Leonard, Maya G. Leonard
English children's author (Maya Leonard); Beetle Boy, Adventures on Trains.
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- Leonard is the pen name of Maya Gabrielle Leonard, an English children's writer whose books mix adventure with nature.
- Her first book, Beetle Boy (2016), began a trilogy and won the 2017 Branford Boase Award.
- With Sam Sedgman she writes the Adventures on Trains mysteries; The Highland Falcon Thief won the 2020 British Book Award for Children's Fiction.
Key facts
- Born
- Torquay, Devon1
- Education
- English literature, and an MA in Shakespeare Studies, King's College London1
- Earlier
- Managed bands including The Divine Comedy and ran Setanta Records; digital media at the National Theatre and Shakespeare's Globe1
- Series
- Beetle trilogy (2016 to 2018); Adventures on Trains (with Sam Sedgman, from 2020); The Twitchers (2021 to 2024); Time Keys1
- Awards
- Branford Boase Award (2017); Sainsbury's Children's Book Award for Twitch (2021)1
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