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Werke von Jan Mark

Thunder and Lightnings (1976) 85 Exemplare
Useful Idiots (2004) 63 Exemplare
The Eclipse of the Century (1999) 58 Exemplare
Lady Long Legs (1999) 50 Exemplare
The Oxford Book of Children’s Stories (1993) — Herausgeber — 45 Exemplare
Fur (1986) 45 Exemplare
Handles (1983) 41 Exemplare
The Snow Maze (1992) 39 Exemplare
Nothing to Be Afraid of (1980) 38 Exemplare
Presents from Grandma (1988) 38 Exemplare
The Midas Touch (1999) 35 Exemplare
Turbulence (2005) 35 Exemplare
Riding Tycho (2005) 30 Exemplare
Voyager (2006) 26 Exemplare
Fun with Mrs. Thumb (1993) 24 Exemplare
Stratford Boys (2003) 23 Exemplare
Feet and Other Stories (1983) 21 Exemplare
Heathrow Nights (2000) 20 Exemplare
The Tale of Tobias (1996) 20 Exemplare
Aquarius (1982) 20 Exemplare
Divide and Rule (Plus) (1978) 18 Exemplare
Under the Red Elephant (1995) 18 Exemplare
Zeno Was Here (1987) 17 Exemplare
Fun (1987) 16 Exemplare
King John and the Abbot (2006) 16 Exemplare
Something in the Air (2003) 16 Exemplare
Robin Hood all at Sea (2005) 15 Exemplare
This Bowl of Earth (1993) 15 Exemplare
The Hillingdon Fox (Plus) (1991) 15 Exemplare
In Black and White (1991) 13 Exemplare
Carrot Tops and Cottontails (1993) 12 Exemplare
A Fine Summer Knight (1995) 12 Exemplare
The Electric Telepath (2005) 12 Exemplare
My Frog and I (Mammoth Read) (1997) 10 Exemplare
Silly Tails (1993) 10 Exemplare
The Lady with Iron Bones (2001) 9 Exemplare
Road Closed (2006) 9 Exemplare
Long Lost (Shock Shop) (2002) 9 Exemplare
Eyes Wide Open (Black Cats) (2003) 9 Exemplare
Mr. Dickens Hits Town (1999) 9 Exemplare
Rats: Wild Reads (2009) 8 Exemplare
Great Frog and Mighty Moose (1992) 8 Exemplare
The Twig Thing (1990) 8 Exemplare
Strat and Chatto (1989) 7 Exemplare
Haddock (Picture books) (1994) 7 Exemplare
Shipwrecks (Oxford Reds) (2001) 7 Exemplare
The Sighting (1997) 7 Exemplare
Man in Motion (Puffin Books) (1991) 6 Exemplare
Dream House (1987) 6 Exemplare
Worry Guts (Pelican Big Books) (1998) 5 Exemplare
Rats (Oxford Reds) (2001) 3 Exemplare
Frankie's Hat (Plus S.) (1988) 3 Exemplare
Allô, c'est moi ! (1992) 3 Exemplare
The Mermaid of Banff (1992) 2 Exemplare
A Worm's Eye View (1997) 2 Exemplare
Billys Raupe (1989) 1 Exemplar

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The Random House Book of Ghost Stories (1991) — Mitwirkender — 135 Exemplare
An Oxford Book of Christmas Stories (1986) — Mitwirkender — 68 Exemplare
The Young Oxford Book of Ghost Stories (1994) — Mitwirkender — 37 Exemplare
The Oxford Book of Scary Tales (1992) — Mitwirkender — 34 Exemplare
Is Anyone There? (1978) — Mitwirkender — 27 Exemplare
The Ghost Story Treasury (1987) — Mitwirkender — 12 Exemplare
Love Stories (1997) — Mitwirkender — 10 Exemplare
Hundreds and Hundreds (1984) — Mitwirkender — 8 Exemplare
Dollmaker and Other Sinister Stories (1982) — Mitwirkender — 7 Exemplare
Snapshots (1995) — Mitwirkender — 6 Exemplare
Beware! Beware!: Chilling Tales (1989) — Mitwirkender — 6 Exemplare
Supernatural Stories: Thirteen Tales of the Unexpected (1987) — Mitwirkender — 5 Exemplare
Signal 59 : appoaches to children's books, May 1989 (1989) — Mitwirkender — 2 Exemplare
Signal 62 : appoaches to children's books, May 1990 (1990) — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
Stories of Adolescence (1979) — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
Young Winter's Tales 8 (1978) — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar

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Gebräuchlichste Namensform
Mark, Jan
Rechtmäßiger Name
Mark, Janet Marjorie Brisland
Geburtstag
1943-06-22
Todestag
2006-01-16
Geschlecht
female
Nationalität
England
UK
Geburtsort
Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Sterbeort
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Todesursache
meningitis-related septicaemia
Wohnorte
Kent, England, UK
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Ausbildung
Canterbury College of Art
Berufe
short-story writer
novelist
children's book author
teacher
Preise und Auszeichnungen
Carnegie Medal for Writing (1977, 1984)
Kurzbiographie
Janet Marjorie Brisland married Neil Mark, and the couple had two children before the marriage ended in divorce. Jan Mark began her career as an author only in her mid-thirties, and was the author of numerous children’s books. She received the Carnegie Medal for her her works Thunder and Lightning (1977) and Handles (1983). She was a runner-up posthumously a third time for her work Turbulence (2005).

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An unusual YA novel set in a city where a rather meaningless religion staggers on with a dwindling congregation. Hanno is a young man of 18 who is likeable and happy go lucky though a disappointment to his father and older brother. Hanno prefers to run a hand to mouth business using his river boat rather than join the family pottery. He is also concealing his worsening eyesight. The temple chooses a ritual shepherd every year and Hanno is horrified to be chosen especially as it becomes clear that he will be a virtual prisoner in the temple in what eventually proves to be a climate of physical and psychological bullying. As well as the dysfunctional guardians, handmaidens and priest, the temple houses a harmless madman who makes pronouncements about his own death.

As the year progresses, Hanno becomes increasingly alienated and disoriented especially when a disastrous visit to his father seems to show that his father can't wait to get rid of him again. His brother never visits. Hanno's loss of identity, the abusive treatment he receives, and deterioration of his health takes a worse turn when the lunatic dies and is abruptly cast as a infallible prophet, with Hanno allocated a key role in his burgeoning cult, a cult which brings large new congregations and prosperity to the temple. Ultimately the story deals with the sinister side of organised religion and has a rather sad ending.
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kitsune_reader | Nov 23, 2023 |
I like this version of the King Midas story in which the only person harmed by his greedy wish is himself. Why ever do modern versions in children's books mention the king's daughter also being turned to gold? And the slyness of Dionysius! Surely a tale to caution people about what they ask for. Fortunately, Dionysius is willing to change him back, if the King is willing to risk his life.
I also like the introductory page, which explains about satyrs, centaurs, and hamadryads.
 
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juniperSun | 2 weitere Rezensionen | Dec 20, 2022 |
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I was moved to search this out by a memory of hearing one of the stories, "Who's A Pretty Boy Then?", a chilling tale of haunted budgerigars, on Radio 4 one morning in 1982. It's a collection of nine short stories for older kids (mostly set around school or family), all of them with elements of horror, most (but not all) with reassuring endings. They are all really good; the other one that particularly stands out for me is "Old Money", about a cursed shilling coin. I don't think I had come across Jan Mark otherwise; I see she won the Carnegie Medal twice, for books I haven't read (Thunder and Lightnings and Handles). One of those authors who if you see one of her books in a second-hand shop, it's probably worth getting it for a younger friend or relative who you can then borrow it from.… (mehr)
 
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