Wilkinson, Sheena

Sheena Wilkinson
Since the publication of the multi-award-winning "Taking Flight" in 2010, Sheena Wilkinson has been established as one of Ireland's most acclaimed writers for young people. She writes contemporary realistic fiction for young adults and children. Her first novel "Taking Flight" won the CBI Honour Award for Fiction as well as the Children's Choice Award. It also won a White Raven award from the International Youth Library and a place on the IBBY Honour List. Its sequel, "Grounded" also won the CBI Children's Choice award as well as the overall Book of the Year. In 2013, she w...