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Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. His first novel, The Commitments, was published to great acclaim in 1987 and was made into a globally successful film by Alan Parker. The Snapper was published in 1990 and has also been made into a film, directed by Stephen Frears. The Van was shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize and made into a film also by Stephen Frears. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, which won the Booker Prize in 1993, has been published in over twenty languages.
In 1994 he wrote the screenplay for the television drama series, Family. His plays include Brownbread (1987), War (1989) and, most recently, an updated version of The Playboy of the Western World (2007), which he co-wrote with Bisi Adigun. He has also written a collection of stories, The Deportees (2007) and a memoir of his parents, Rory and Ita (2002). His most recent novel is The Dead Republic (2010), which is the final part of the trilogy, following on from Oh, Play That Thing (2004) and A Star Called Henry (1999).
Roddy’s first children’s book The Giggler Treatment was shortlisted for the WH Smith Children’s Book Award. The Giggler Treatment is reserved for adults who are mean to children, by eating the last slice of pizza or making them wear horrible clothes. The punishment for such unfairness is sudden, messy and Mr Mack is about to tread right in it!
The Giggler Treatment was soon followed by two other books in the series: Rover Saves Christmas and The Meanwhile Adventures, all of which continue to be strong sellers and firm favourites amongst children. He also contributed to the collaborative novel Click (2007), proceeds of which go to Amnesty International. Wilderness, published in September 2007, is Roddy's first book for the young adult market and is a touching adventure story about what it means to be a family. It was voted the Children’s Book of the Year in the 2008 Irish Book Awards. Roddy went on to write Her Mother’s Face (2008), a children’s title illustrated by the 2010 CILIP Carnegie Award winner Freya Blackwood.
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Roddy Doyle
MEGA BOOK OF THE MONTH. Best-selling Roddy Doyle has written a wonderful, funny and warm-hearted family story about the dying of a granny which weaves together the lives of four generations and a little bit of ghostly mystery too. Mary’s relationship...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers | Books of the Month
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/09/2011
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Roddy Doyle
MEGA BOOK OF THE MONTH. Best-selling Roddy Doyle has written a wonderful, funny and warm-hearted family story about the dying of a granny which weaves together the lives of four generations and a little bit of ghostly mystery too. Mary’s relationship...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/09/2011
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Roddy Doyle
Shortlisted for the Bisto Irish Children's Book Award. The first picture book from award winner Roddy Doyle is a heart-warming and gently reassuring tale about moving on and growing up. The writing is quite sublime and the luscious illustrations by Freya Blackwood compliment...
Featured in: 5+ readers | Book Awards
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/07/2010
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Roddy Doyle
Shortlisted for the Bisto Irish Children's Book Award. The first picture book from award winner Roddy Doyle is a heart-warming and gently reassuring tale about moving on and growing up. The writing is quite sublime and the luscious illustrations by Freya Blackwood compliment...
Featured in: 5+ readers | Book Awards
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/04/2009
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Roddy Doyle
The first picture book from award winner Roddy Doyle is a heart-warming and gently reassuring tale about moving on and growing up. The writing is quite sublime and the luscious illustrations by Freya Blackwood compliment the words beautifully.
Featured in: 5+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 03/11/2008
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Roddy Doyle
This is a stunning piece of writing for young teenagers. Part-action, part family drama the plot cleverly interweaves two stories. The first is of two brothers who with their mother are on a trip of a lifetime in the frozen arctic north. The...
Featured in: 11+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2008
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Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle’s writing will be enjoyed by even the most reluctant of readers. You may have anarchy in the house once the books have been read, for these stories don’t think much of adults but rest assured you’ll get some...
Featured in: 7+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/11/2007
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Roddy Doyle
This is a stunning piece of writing for young teenagers. Part-action, part family drama the plot cleverly interweaves two stories. The first is of two brothers who with their mother are on a trip of a lifetime in the frozen...
Featured in: 11+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/09/2007
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Roddy Doyle
Parents may well not enjoy Doyle’s brilliant adventures about creatures that dream up devilish punishments to get back at adults, but rest-assured kids absolutely love it. Highly amusing characters and tales that are full of mischief all add up to...
Featured in: 7+ readers | 9+ readers | Books for Boys
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/09/2007
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Roddy Doyle
Pure escapism for kids who have already picked up the reading habit as well as for children who, perhaps don’t enjoy reading but enjoy a great deal of fun, mad-cap adventure and probably have a warped sense of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/09/2007
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With Rudolph on strike Rover comes to the rescue of Father Christmas but how can he possibly deliver all the presents with so little time left. You’ll laugh your socks off with Doyle’s brilliant storyline and one-liners to boot. This...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/09/2007
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