Michael Lawrence (writer) explained

Michael Lawrence
Birth Date:	14 September 1943
Birth Place:	Huntingdonshire, England
Occupation:	Writer
Period:	1994–present

Michael C. Lawrence (born 14 September 1943)^[1] is an English writer for children and young adults. His work most widely held in WorldCat libraries is the 2003 novel A Crack in the Line, first in a trilogy called The Aldous Lexicon, or Withern Rise in the United States. Much of the Jiggy McCue series of sixteen books is widely held in participating libraries.^[2] His only known website active in 2022 is that of the graphics artist McLaw.

Biography

Michael Lawrence was born in Huntingdonshire, England. His family moved to Sudbury, Middlesex when he was four. In his teens he attended Ealing School of Art before working in London as a graphic designer and photographer. Later, Lawrence became an art and antiques dealer, but when he sold a novel (When the Snow Falls, published in 1995), he decided to concentrate on writing for young people.^[3] When the Snow Falls was later rewritten and recast for older readers as A Crack in the Line, the first novel in The Withern Rise Trilogy. He also co-authored The Poppykettle Papers with Robert Ingpen,^[4] and his book Young Dracula and Young Monsters was the basis for the CBBC television series Young Dracula.^[5]

Bibliography

Jiggy McCue

• The Poltergoose (1999),^{[6] [7]} republished as The Curse of the Poltergoose (2009)^[8]
• The Killer Underpants (2000)^{[9] [10]}
• The Toilet of Doom (2001)^{[11] [12]}
• Maggot Pie (2002), republished as The Meanest Genie (2009)
• The Snottle (2003)
• Nudie Dudie (2004)
• Neville the Devil (2005)
• Ryan's Brain (2006)^[13]
• The Iron, the Switch and the Broom Cupboard (2007)
• Kid Swap (2008)
• One for All and All for Lunch (2009)
• Rudie Dudie (2010)
• (2011) World Book Day 2011
• Murder & Chips (2012)^[14]

Jiggy's Genes

• Jiggy's Magic Balls (2010)
• Jiggy the Vampire Slayer (2011)
• Jiggy and the Witchfinder (Released Sept 2011)

Withern Rise/Aldous Lexicon

• A Crack in the Line (2003)^{[15] [16] [17] [18]}
• Small Eternities (2004)^{[19] [20] [21]}
• The Underwood See (2006)^{[22] [23] [24]}

Other

• When the Snow Falls (1995)
• The Griffin and Oliver Pie (2006)
• Milking the Novelty, a personal memoir (2005)
• Young Dracula and Young Monsters (2006)
• Juby's Rook (2007)
• Hero 41: Eye of the Gargoyle (Sam Penant, pseudonym) (2014)
• Hero 41: The People in the Wall (Sam Penant, pseudonym) (2015)
• This Ruined Place (2023)
• The Rainey Seasons (2024)
• The Silence of Bleakridge (2024)

External links

• http://www.raineylinks.com
• Official website as children's writer (archived 2018-06-16)
  • • Michael Lawrence at Fantastic Fiction

Notes and References

1. https://lccn.loc.gov/no2007008811 "Lawrence, Michael, 1943 September 14-"
2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2007008811/ "Lawrence, Michael 1943 September 14-"
3. Web site: From There to Here . 20 March 2010 . Author's official website.
4. Book: The poppykettle papers . OCLC . 59417386.
5. https://www.fantasticfiction.com/l/michael-lawrence/young-dracula.htm Young Dracula
6. Web site: The Poltergoose (review). School Library Journal. 8 August 2015.
7. News: Reviews:Top summer reads. BBC Online. CBBC Newsround. 5 June 2011. 22 August 2005.
8. Web site: The Poltergoose (review). Booklist. 8 August 2015.
9. Web site: The Killer Underpants: A Jiggy McCue Story (review). Booklist. 8 August 2015.
10. Web site: The killer underpants (review). School Library Journal. 8 August 2015.
11. Web site: The Toilet of Doom (review). Booklist. 8 August 2015.
12. Web site: The toilet of doom (review). School Library Journal. 8 August 2015.
13. News: Top books for boys - Times Online. May 15, 2007. The Times. 5 June 2011. London.
14. Nelson. Rachel Ayers. Lawrence, Michael: Murder and Chips (Jiggy McCue).(Children's review). School Librarian. 2012. 60. 4. 227. 8 August 2015.
15. Web site: Book Review: "A Crack in the Line" by Michael Lawrence. MuggleNet. 8 August 2015.
16. Web site: A Crack in the Line (review). School Library Journal. 8 August 2015.
17. Web site: A Crack in the Line (review). Booklist. 8 August 2015.
18. Cox. Ernie. Lawrence, Michael. A crack in the Line (review). Kliatt. November 2005. 20. 8 August 2015.
19. Web site: Small Eternities (review). Booklist. 8 August 2015.
20. Web site: SMALL ETERNITIES (review). School Library Journal. 8 August 2015.
21. Web site: Book Review: "Small Eternities" by Michael Lawrence. MuggleNet. 8 August 2015.
22. Web site: The Underwood See (review). Booklist. 8 August 2015.
23. Web site: A Crack in the Line (review). School Library Journal. 8 August 2015.
24. Web site: A Crack in the Line (review). Horn Book Guide. 8 August 2015.