Annalena McAfee

Annalena McAfee

4 Series

Annalena McAfee is an English author known for her fiction and children's books. She has a distinguished career in journalism, having served as the arts and literary editor of the Financial Times and founding the Guardian Review, which she edited for six years. McAfee has also judged prestigious awards such as the Orange Prize for Fiction and the South Bank Show Awards. She resides in London with her husband, author Ian McEwan.

In "The Girl Who Got to Number One" by Annalena McAfee, ordinary schoolgirl Abigail's life transforms when she is discovered as a pop singer. Her manager takes control of her entire existence, overseeing her records, wardrobe, social engagements, and even her romances. As Abigail's career skyrockets, her personal life deteriorates, highlighting the cost of fame.

Standalone Novels

The Girl Who Got to Number One

(1991)

Dreamkidz

(1998)

The Spoiler

(2011)

Hame

(2017)

Nightshade

(2020)

Chapter

Patrick's Perfect Pet

(2002)

Picture

The Visitors Who Came To Stay

(1985)

Kirsty Knows Best

(1987)

All the Way to the Stars

(1995)

Why Do Stars Come Out At Night?

(1997)

Busy Baby

(1998)

Sprinters

The Snow Maze

(1992)(By: Jan Mark)

Impossible Parents Go Green

(1992)(By: Brian Patten)

The Finger Eater

(1992)(By: Arthur Robins,Dick King-Smith)

New Big House

(1992)(By: Debi Gliori)

My Little Brother

(1992)(By: Debi Gliori)

The Haunting of Pip Parker

(1992)(By: Anne Fine)

Holly and the Skyboard

(1993)(By: Ian Whybrow)

The Baked Bean Kids

(1993)(By: Ann Pilling)

The Magic Boathouse

(1994)(By: Sam Llewellyn)

Impossible Parents

(1994)(By: Brian Patten)

Beware the Killer Coat

(1994)(By: Susan Gates)

Art, You're Magic!

(1994)(By: Sam McBratney)

Hector the Rat

(1994)(By: Tony Wilkinson)

Fighting Dragons

(1995)(By: Colin West)

Little Stupendo

(1995)(By: Jon Blake)

Ronnie and the Giant Millipede

(1995)(By: Jenny Nimmo)

Easy Peasy

(1995)(By: Sarah Hayes)

Cup Final Kid

(1996)(By: Martin Waddell)

Care of Henry

(1996)(By: Anne Fine)

Emmelina and the Monster

(1998)(By: June Crebbin)

Flora's Fantastic Revenge

(2000)(By: Nick Warburton)

Little Stupendo Files High

(2001)(By: Jon Blake)

Patrick's Perfect Pet

(2002)

Tricky Nelly Nickleby

(2003)(By: Berlie Doherty)

Cool as a Cucumber

(2003)(By: Michael Morpurgo)

No Tights for George

(2004)(By: June Crebbin)

Fearless Fitzroy

(2005)(By: Alex Merry Kathy Henderson)

Molly and the Beanstalk

(2006)(By: Pippa Goodhart)

Lady-long-legs

(2006)(By: Jan Mark)

Tarquin the Wonder Horse

(2006)(By: June Crebbin)

The Most Impossible Parents

(2010)(By: Brian Patten)

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