English Career Resources

Key Stage 3: Personal statements in fiction

Resources Chart

Where to look for information about the author or a character in one of their novels.

Author	Websites to search for information	Novel and characters
David Almond	www.davidalmond.com/	'Skellig' Mina and Michael
Nigel Hinton	www.nigelhinton.net	'Buddy' Buddy Clarke
Louis Sachar	www.louissachar.com	Stanley Yelnats; X-Ray; the Warden; Mr Pendanski
Jacqueline Wilson	www.jacquelinewilson.co.uk	'The Story of Tracy Beaker' – Tracy Beaker
John Boyne	www.johnboyne.com	'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' - Bruno
Frank Cottrell Boyce		'Millions' - Damian
Morris Gleitzman	www.morrisgleitzman.com	'Two Weeks with the Queen' – Colin Mudford
Meg Cabot		'The Princess Diaries' – Mia Thermopolis
J. K. Rowling		Harry Potter series – any of the student wizards
Antony Horovitz	www.alexrider.com	'Stormbreaker' – Alex Rider