Rosie Rushton (born 1946) is a British author[1] who wrote several novels for teenagers.[2]

Rosie Rushton
Born1946 (age 7980)
United Kingdom
OccupationWriter
SubjectFiction

Rushton is a researcher and music facilitator based in the West Midlands, where she has established herself as a specialist in music provision for individuals with learning disabilities.[3]

Rushton began her career as a feature writer for the local paper. Staying Cool, Surviving School was her first book, published by Piccadilly Press in 1993. After writing another non-fiction title, You’re My Best Friend, I Hate You!, Rosie turned to fiction.[4]

Selected works

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The Leehampton series

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The Girls

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  • Poppy (1996)
  • Olivia (1997)
  • Sophie (1998)
  • Melissa (1998)
  • Jessica (2000)

Best Friends

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  • Best Friends Together (1998)
  • Best Friends Getting Sorted (1999)
  • Best Friends in Love (1999)

What a Week

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21st century Austen

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Other books

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  • Staying Cool, Surviving School (1993)
  • You're My Best Friend - I Hate You! (1994)
  • Fab 5: Don't Make a Scene, Mum (1999)[5]
  • Life Line (1999)
  • PS He’s Mine (2000)
  • Break Point (2001)
  • Tell Me I’m OK, really (2001)
  • Last Seen Wearing Trainers (2002)
  • All Change! (2000)
  • Fall Out! (2002)
  • Waving Not Drowning (2003)
  • Friends, Enemies and Other Tiny Problems (2004)[6]
  • The Dashwood Sisters’ Secrets of Love (2005)[7][8]
  • The Greatest Love Story Ever Told (2013, Kevin Mayhew). The gospel retold for teenagers.[9]

References

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  1. "Books by Rosie Rushton and Complete Book Reviews". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. "Interview: Rosie Rushton, novelist and lay reader". www.churchtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  3. "Rosie Rushton". University of Birmingham. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  4. "Piccadilly Press - Teen Books". Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
  5. "Fab Five: Don't Make a Scene, Mum - Book #1 by Rosie Rushton". Publishers Weekly. 28 June 1999. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  6. "Friends, Enemies". Booklist. 15 December 2004. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  7. "The Dashwood Sisters' Secrets of Love". Booklist. 1 March 2005. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  8. "THE DASHWOOD SISTERS' SECRETS OF LOVE by Rosie Rushton". Publishers Weekly. 28 March 2005. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  9. "The Greatest Love Story Ever Told". Kevin Mayhew. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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