Franzeska G. Ewart

(born 1950 - ) - Stranraer, now Renfrewshire

Franzeska G. Ewart is a children's author originally from Stranraer. She studied medicine at Glasgow University, but switched courses and graduated with a degree in Zoology. She then studied teaching, and worked as a primary school teacher in Glasgow. Ewart has also spent some time in Pakistan, teaching at Karachi Grammar School. She often uses shadow puppetry to help children express themselves, and has written several books on shadow puppets.

Franzeska Ewart's first novel was Columbine, published in 1995, and since then she has written over 20 novels for children. Her most recent novels include Fire Mask - written with the help of Midlothian school children - and There's a Hamster in my Pocket, published in 2011. Ewart says that she always draws the characters in her books before writing the novel.

Franzeska Ewart now lives in Lochwinnoch in Renfrewshire with her partner, also a writer, and her cats. In 2009 she became the Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow in the University of the West of Scotland's Ayr campus.

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  Bima And The Water Of Life
  Franzeska G. Ewart - Paperback - Barrington Stoke
  Bima has been given a death-defying quest to find the Water of Life. The quest will take him to the ends of the Earth, where he must face flesh-eating ogres, wrestle with sea-serpents and battle with the giants Rukmaka and Rukmala.
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  Bryony Bell's Star Turn
  Franzeska G. Ewart - Paperback - A. & C. Black
  Christmas is coming and the Bell household is busier than ever. Fresh from recent success on Broadway, they now star in their own reality TV show, plus there are rehearsals for the school nativity play to perform and Bryony's got a secret plan to ensure that the festive season is full of surprises.
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  Bryony Bell Tops The Bill
  Franzeska G. Ewart - Paperback - A. & C. Black
  Bryony is constantly eclipsed by her all-singing, all-dancing mum and talented sisters. All Bryony wants is to find her own niche - maybe it's being a top-notch skater. Will she ever get her chance to steal the show?
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  Fire Mask
  Franzeska G. Ewart - Paperback - Barrington Stoke
  When Josh's ex-best friend and her new mate play a nasty trick on him at school, he swears revenge. He knows just the way to do it - with his horrific fire mask. The class trip to the museum seems like the perfect time to get them back, but will Josh's trick end in tragedy?
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  A Heart For Ruby
  Franzeska G. Ewart - Paperback - Walker
  Ruby's class will be performing in the school Valentine's Day concert on Friday, but there's just one problem - Ruby can't dance. Auntie Pooja tells her a story about how once she danced so hard that one of her favourite ruby heart earrings flew off, and she never found it. Now she lends Ruby the remaining one for luck.
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  Sita, Snake Queen Of Speed
  Franzeska G. Ewart - Paperback - Frances Lincoln Children's
  When Kylie's dad's prize ferret, Thunderball Silver the Third, mysteriously goes missing just days before the Grand Ferret Championships, Yosser and Kylie must find a way to catch Thunderball (and the thief), and make enough money to make their dream of riding the best ride at Thrill City come true.
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  There's A Hamster In My Pocket
  Franzeska G. Ewart - Paperback - Frances Lincoln Children's
  Yosser's having a worrying summer. Her family's shop is struggling and Auntie Shabnam is coming to stay to sort things out, which means Yosser has to share a room with Nani! And while Yosser is desperately jealous of all her friend Kylie's pets, Kylie's family are not without problems either.
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  Under The Spell Of Bryony Bell
  Franzeska G. Ewart - Paperback - A. & C. Black
  Bryony's back. Her family dreams of starring on Broadway but their first stop is the local theatre. Bryony, the only non-singing Bell, has to make do with befriending the magician, Ken Undrum. The trouble begins when Ken and his white rabbits move into the Bell household. But can Ken's dark secret make all their dreams come true?

Bibliography

• Columbine - 1995
• The Pen-pal from Outer Space - 1998
• Grandmother Georgia's Hats - 2000
• Shadowflight - 2001
• Bugging Miss Bannigan - 2003
• Going Green! - 2003
• Bryony Bell Tops the Bill - 2004
• Under the Spell of Bryony Bell - 2004
• Bryony Bell's Star Turn - 2005
• The Tempest - 2007
• Sita, Snake-queen of Speed - 2007
• Bima and the Water of Life - 2007
• Alien Adventures - (with Jamila Gavin and Sam McBratney) - 2008
• A Heart for Ruby - 2009
• Fire Mask - 2010
• There's a Hamster in my Pocket - 2011

Non-Fiction

• Let the Shadows Speak: Developing Children's Language Through Shadow Puppetry - 1998
• Not the Punch and Judy Show - 2001
• Navigator Fiction Year 5 - 2002
• Speak Up, Spike - 2002