Sharon Holt

Sharon Holt was born in Auckland, the eldest and bossiest of four daughters, and could fly a plane before she learnt to drive a car! She’s been a teacher, a reporter, a publicity officer for World Vision, a second-hand bookshop owner and an assistant editor before becoming a writer. Sharon lives in Kihikihi with her husband and two children, on half an acre of land about halfway between Hamilton and the Waitomo Caves.

Selected bibliography:

• It's True! You Can Make Your Own Jokes illustrated by Ross Kinnaird (Allen & Unwin 2006).
• Sabotage! The Diary of Rowan Webb, Auckland, 1985 [My Story] (Scholastic 2008).
• Your Mother Didn’t Do That! illustrated by Brian Lovelock (Walker 2009).
• No Survivors: The Diary of Jackie Simms, Hamilton, 1979 [My Story] (Scholastic 2009).
• Maranga Mai! illustrated by Deborah Hinde (Edumaxi 2011).
• Kei te Peke Ahau illustrated by Deborah Hinde (Edumaxi 2011).

Awards:

• New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards 2007 Non-fiction shortlist for It's True! You Can Make Your Own Jokes.
• Storylines Notable Books List 2007 Non-fiction list for  It's True! You Can Make Your Own Jokes.

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