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Informationen zum Autor A critically-acclaimed author, Nicola Morgan has written nearly a hundred books. Her fiction titles for young people include Mondays Are Red , Fleshmarket , The Highwayman's Footsteps , The Highwayman's Curse , Deathwatch , Chicken Friend , The Passionflower Massacre and Sleepwalking , winner of the 2005 Scottish Arts Council Children's Book of the Year Award. Her most recent novel, Wasted , won several awards, including the Scottish Children's Book Award (older readers) and was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Her best known non-fiction title, Blame My Brain - The Amazing Teenage Brain Revealed , was shortlisted for the Aventis Prize for Science. Nicola has also written a number of popular home learning books, including the I Can Learn series, Mega English and the Thomas the Tank Engine Maths series. Nicola lives in Northamptonshire; she is a former Chair of the Society of Authors in Scotland and is currently an Ambassador for Dyslexia Scotland. Klappentext The essential guide to teenage behaviour that every parent, teacher and teenager should read! From an award-winning author and expert on the teenage brain, this reassuring book answers the questions every parent and teenager wants to know. Why do teens spend so much time on their phones? Why do they sleep late? And why do they take so many risks? This bestselling classic is packed with explanations, advice and quizzes, and has been recommended by teachers, parents and social workers for 20 years. Covering topics including emotions, sleep, social media and mental health , this fully updated edition is easy to read and backed by scientific research. It will help parents understand teens - and help teens to understand themselves. "a must read for parents and teachers" - The Scotsman "Nicola Morgan has that rare gift of being able to communicate science and make it fun" - Professor Simon Baron-Cohen "I only wish that this book had been around when dealing with my own teenager's antisocial behaviour" - TES Zusammenfassung A comprehensive guide to the biological mysteries that lie behind teenage behaviour. ...
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A critically-acclaimed author, Nicola Morgan has written nearly a hundred books. Her fiction titles for young people include
Mondays Are Red,
Fleshmarket,
The Highwayman's Footsteps,
The Highwayman's Curse,
Deathwatch,
Chicken Friend,
The Passionflower Massacre and
Sleepwalking, winner of the 2005 Scottish Arts Council Children's Book of the Year Award. Her most recent novel,
Wasted, won several awards, including the Scottish Children's Book Award (older readers) and was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Her best known non-fiction title,
Blame My Brain - The Amazing Teenage Brain Revealed, was shortlisted for the Aventis Prize for Science. Nicola has also written a number of popular home learning books, including the I Can Learn series, Mega English and the Thomas the Tank Engine Maths series. Nicola lives in Northamptonshire; she is a former Chair of the Society of Authors in Scotland and is currently an Ambassador for Dyslexia Scotland.
