Adele Broadbent
Born (1968-04-17) 17 April 1968 (age 55)
Napier, New Zealand
OccupationChildren's author
Known forWriting
WebsiteAdele Broadbent official website

Adele Broadbent (born 17 April 1968) is a New Zealand children's author.

Biography

Broadbent was born in Napier, New Zealand, on 17 April 1968.[1]

Work

Broadbent's early book publications include The Bike Race (2008), Ninjas! (2008), Not Exactly (2008), The Biggest Catch (2010) and The Winner Is (2010).[2][3]

Too Many Secrets (2010) was nominated in the 2011 New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards.[4] The story was one of Broadbent's first novels for children and young adults.[5][6] One reviewer found the main character, Rebecca, too selfish to be likeable at first, but then became engrossed in the mysteries Rebecca encounters in her new home in the country.[6]

Just Jack (2011)[7] deals with the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake as part of the plot.[8] The story borrows from Broadbent's own family stories, told by her grandfather.[8][9] New Zealand Books calls Broadbent's writing in Just Jack "fresh, convincing and distinctive."[10] It was named a Storylines Notable Book in 2012,[11] and a 2012 New Zealand Children's Book Awards Junior Fiction finalist.[12]

Trouble in Time was shortlisted for the LIANZA Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award,[13] and was named a Storylines Notable Book in that year.[14]

Books

Further reading

External links

References

  1. ^ "Interviews with NZ Children's Authors: Adele Broadbent". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Adele Broadbent". New Zealand Book Council.
  3. ^ "Adele Broadbent". storylines.org.nz. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Best of Books". Waikato Times. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2019 – via EBSCOhost.
  5. ^ De Hamel, Joan (2010). "No Holds Barred". New Zealand Books. 20 (3): 13 – via EBSCOhost.
  6. ^ a b Johnson, Jilaine (1 August 2010). "Too Many Secrets". Reading Time. Children's Book Council of Australia. 54 (3): 28. ISSN 0155-218X.
  7. ^ McIntyre, John (11 February 2011). "Nine to Noon: Children's book review with John McIntyre". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  8. ^ a b Earle, Ian (22 January 2011). "Quake Rattles Plots". Manawatu Standard. Retrieved 4 September 2019 – via EBSCOhost.
  9. ^ Hall, Linda (27 January 2011). "Out of sadness comes a fascinating story". Northern Advocate. Northland Region, New Zealand. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  10. ^ Hebley, Diane (2011). "Saving Their World". New Zealand Books. 21 (2): 16–17 – via EBSCOhost.
  11. ^ "Children's Book Awards". Storylines: The Inside Story. Children's Literature Foundation of New Zealand: 66. 1 January 2012. ISSN 1175-0170.
  12. ^ "Hawkes Bay Authors Nominated For Awards". New Zealand Herald. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) Awards". Storylines: The Inside Story. Children's Literature Foundation of New Zealand: 42. 1 January 2015. ISSN 1175-0170.
  14. ^ "2015 Notable Book Awards". Storylines: The Inside Story. Children's Literature Foundation of New Zealand: 39. 1 January 2015. ISSN 1175-0170.
  15. ^ Maria Gill (July 2015). "The Incredibly Busy Adele Broadbent". Magpies: Talking About Books For Children. Magpies Magazine. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 8 September 2019 – via InformIT.


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