Steve Voake is Senior Lecturer in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University and the critically-acclaimed author of The Dreamwalker's Child, The Starlight Conspiracy, Blood Hunters and Fightback. (Faber & Faber). He also writes the Daisy Dawson and Hooey Higgins series for younger readers.

Until 2005 Steve was Headteacher of a village school in Somerset and taught in primary schools for over twenty years. His latest book, Dark Woods (June 2011) is a thriller set in the wilds of Montana. Steve lives with his family in Somerset.

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Steve’s contribution to children’s literature caters to a range of reading abilities and interests for both boys and girls.  Some are humorous, some are fantasy-adventure stories and many focus on the natural world, insects in particular!

For girls, there’s the charming Daisy Dawson series, which falls into our Lower Years Interest Level for children who can read and carries Book Levels of 4.3 & 4.4.

Quiz 210911, Daisy Dawson (#1)
Quiz 215506, Daisy Dawson and the Big Freeze (#2)
Quiz 216936, Daisy Dawson and the Secret Pool (#3)
Quiz 219816, Daisy Dawson at the Seaside (#4)

For Boys, there are the hilarious Hooey Higgins books.  With Reading Levels of 4, these are also in the Lower Years Interest Level for children who can read.

Quiz 218234, Hooey Higgins and the Shark
Quiz 218235, Hooey Higgins and the Tremendous Trousers  (almost to the approval stage)

There’s even a Lower Years non-fiction book that tells readers all about the different types of insects hiding in the garden and how to recognise them.

Quiz 216269, Insect Detective (BL 4.6)

The Middle Years adventure stories range from Book Levels  5.4 to 6.6

Quiz 210133, The Starlight Conspiracy
Quiz 210740, The Dreamwalker’s Child
Quiz 210135, The Web of Fire (sequel to The Dreamwalker’s Child)
Quiz 215424, Blood Hunters
Quiz 219332, Fightback

Dark Woods is in the works.