Kate Tym
Kate's Books
Yes, I have written all these books. Lots of them are out-of-print but you can still get most of them from Amazon's second-hand sellers!
Find Kate's Books on Amazon.co.uk
Currently available are: The Manners Series from QED, We Love The Seaside from QED (a lovely rhyming text - perfect birthday present for 3-6 year olds), Consequences (mass-market teenage titillation!), Living Upside-Down (teenage girl's mum comes out as a lesbian - great for up-and-coming Guardian readers!), Princess Stories - lovely tales from around the world, good for girly girls.
Pre-School Board Books
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Molly The Moo Cow | Brilliant Books, 2001 |
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Lucas The Lion | Brilliant Books, 2000 |
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Monty The Monkey | Brilliant Books, 2000 |
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Harry The Hippo | Brilliant Books, 2000 |
Picture Books
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Manner Series x 4 books A set of 4 books designed to show children the importance of good manners. Simply written and beautifully illustrated, for read-with-me, or read alone with practical exercises to explore each topic further. |
QED, 2008 |
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We Love the Seaside Join Billy, Molly, Stan and Ella on the beach building sandcastles, exploring rock pools and then dashing off to the fair for a roller coaster ride. |
QED, 2007 |
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Just the Job | Brilliant Books, 2001 |
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Randolph's Big Night Out | Brilliant Books, 2000 |
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The Amazing Brain of Princess Jane Princess Jane is ALWAYS asking questions. King Roger and her dopey brothers think she must be a bit dim, but only Jane (and her amazing brain!) can stop the Kingdom of Minervia being stolen from right under their noses! |
Brilliant Books, 2000 |
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Pets at our Vets | Brilliant Books, 1999 |
Fiction, 7+
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Angel Academy, 4 book Series This series follows the trials and tribulations of aspiring angels Mo, Colin and friends as they try to win their wings. |
Red Fox, 2000 |
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Ripples of Fear | Brilliant Books, 1998 |
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Princess Stories from around the World There's a princess here to appeal to everyone, from the bold princess with her wits about her who rescues a bewitched prince from the fairy folk, to the mysterious daughter of the Dragon King under the Sea waiting for her long-lost love. |
Pavillion, 2004 |
TV Tie-in fiction (to compliment SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH cartoon series)
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A Tale of Two Kitties When Sabrina enters Salem for a cat talent contest, she doesn't expect him to be up against his former love... |
Simon & Schuster, 2002 |
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Brina Baby Sabrina's not getting good grades in class - all she's getting is trouble because of her secret witchy life... can she give it all up? |
Simon & Schuster, 2002 |
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I got glue babe Sabrina's arch-rival Gem is driving her mad as usual - but when she learns that Harvey is taking Gem to Wowee World, she knows she has to gatecrash! |
Simon & Schuster, 2002 |
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Hexcalibur Sabrina accidentally wipes out an ancient volume of spells - written by Merlin himself - from existence...whatever will she do? |
Simon & Schuster, 2002 |
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Sabrina's Magic Bindi |
Simon & Schuster, 2002 |
Teenage Fiction
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Don't call me baby 17year old Katie is overwhelmed when she lands a job as a nanny for Premier League footballer Brett Ballentine and his wife Kassie's kids - find out about Kassie's behaviour and Brett's character and the war zone she is caught in. |
Hodder, 2007 |
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Living Upside Down When 16 year old Chloe's parents announce they're splitting up it's bad enough, but when her mum says it's she's fallen in love with another woman, Chloe wants the ground to open up and swallow her! Life Stinks! |
Hodder, 2002 |
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Chocs 'n' Snogs With more fast-moving plots and strong female characters, another short story centred around Valentine's Day. |
Red Fox, 1998 |
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Too cool to care Three girls who are stuck at home in the snow are attracted by a boy they have spotted next door. Fast-moving plots and strong female characters. |
Red Fox, 1997 |
Adult Fiction
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Life After Love Four signs your life is a mess: You've been dumped; you agree to go on a blind date set up by your mother; you wake up with half a kebab in your hair; and you even contemplate a spanking session with the man from the leccy! It's time for Polly Tate to get a grip and start searching for LIFE AFTER LOVE... |
Brilliant Books, 2001 |
Non Fiction
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Dare to ask yourself This is a book of quizzes, questionnaires, and puzzles which build up a personality profile and help the reader to discover hidden truths about themselves! |
Puffin, 2000 |
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Under the Microscope | Brilliant Books, 2000 |
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Bear Hugs The collection contains all the "bear essentials" from true stories of kodiak cubs, polar bears, koala bears and even teddy bears! |
Element, 2000 |
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Puppy Love A gentle, funny, heart-warming collection of true stories about children and their unconditional relationships with their pets - from puppies to pot-bellied pigs. |
Element, 1999 |
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Pig Tales This text contains a heart-warming collection of true stories about pig pals and other animal friends. |
Element, 1999 |