Kevin Brooks
- January 4, 2024
- Young Adult Author
Quick Facts
Full Name | Kevin Brooks |
Occupation | Young Adult Author |
Date Of Birth | Mar 30, 1959(1959-03-30) |
Age | 65 |
Birthplace | England |
Country | United Kingdom |
Birth City | England |
Horoscope | Aries |
Kevin Brooks Biography
Name | Kevin Brooks |
Birthday | Mar 30 |
Birth Year | 1959 |
Place Of Birth | England |
Home Town | England |
Birth Country | United Kingdom |
Birth Sign | Aries |
Kevin Brooks is one of the most popular and richest Young Adult Author who was born on March 30, 1959 in England, England, United Kingdom. Notable for his Carnegie Medal-winning young adult work The Bunker Diary, Brooks is also famous for his Johnny Delgado and PI John Crane series.
He and Mark Walden are both well-known British writers of young adult fiction.
Brooks’s debut novel Martyn Pig was published in 2003 by Chicken House, where it was edited by the founder of the company Barry Cunningham, OBE. They won the next Branford Boase Award “for authors and their editors”, which annually recognises an outstanding British novel for young people by a first-time novelist.
By a wide margin his work most widely held in WorldCat libraries is the 2009 novel Killing God, entitled Dawn in North America. The title character Dawn “contemplates killing God, whom she blames for her father’s disappearance”. OCLC 301947727 “When Dawn’s dad found God, it was the worst time ever. He thought he’d found the answer to everything. But that wasn’t the end of it.” OCLC 458727901
He and his two brothers grew up near Exeter, England.
Kevin Brooks Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Young Adult Author |
House | Living in own house. |
Kevin Brooks is one of the richest Young Adult Author from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kevin Brooks 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He studied in the philosophy and psychology departments at Birmingham, England’s Aston University. In 2002, he published his acclaimed debut novel Martyn Pig.
His 2009 book Killing God was given the more innocuous title of Dawn when it was released in the United States.
Kevin M. Brooks (born 30 March 1959) is an English writer best known for young-adult novels. The Bunker Diary, published by Penguin Books in 2013, won the annual Carnegie Medal as the best new book for children or young adults published in the U.K. It proved an exceptionally controversial selection by the British librarians.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 6 feet 6 inches |
Kevin Brooks height 6 feet 6 inches Kevin weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Kevin Brooks Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Kevin Ranked on the list of most popular Young Adult Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Kevin Brooks celebrates birthday on March 30 of every year.
Who was Kevin Brooks?
Kevin Brooks
Born| 30 March 1959 Pinhoe, Exeter, England
Occupation| Writer
Nationality| British
Where does Kevin Brooks live?
Kevin Brooks was born in 1959, grew up in Devon and now lives in North Yorkshire. He studied psychology and philosophy at Birmingham Aston University, and Cultural Studies in London, and had a variety of jobs before becoming a full time writer.
What was Kevin Brooks first book?
Kevin Brooks was born in 1959. His first novel, Martyn Pig , was shortlisted for a 2002 Carnegie Medal and won the 2003 Branford Boase Award. His second novel, Lucas, won the 2004 North East Book Award.
Where was Kevin Brooks born?
Pinhoe, Exeter, United Kingdom
How tall is Kevin Brooks?
6′ 6″