Quote of the day
You're neither unnatural, nor abominable, nor mad; you're as much a part of what people call nature as anyone else; only you're unexplained as yet—you've not got your niche in creation.
Mal Peet

Born: June, 1947
Died: March 2, 2015 (aged 67)
Bio: Mal Peet was an English author and illustrator best known for young adult fiction. He has won several honours including the Brandford Boase, the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Prize, British children's literature awards that recognise "year's best" books.
Known for:
- Keeper (2003)
- The Penalty (2006)
- Tamar (2005)
- The Murdstone Trilogy (2014)
- Cloud Tea Monkeys (1999)