Chris Higgins

Chris Higgins was born and brought up in South Wales. She now lives in Cornwall with her husband, 4 children, a sheepdog, a rabbit and a goldfish that is very old – well over 20 in fact!

 

For many years she worked as a Secondary school teacher in English and Drama. Chris loves theatre and between writing helps at the Minack, the open-air theatre on the cliffs near Lands End. Chris also loves to travel and is a great believer in taking control of your own life and making the most of your opportunities. Like her first novel, 32C, That’s Me her subsequent ones are right on the buzzer in getting under the skin of young teenage girls, each of them with characters they can easily identify with. It shows that just when things are going your way, life can deal you some nasty surprises. But coping with them can make you stronger. Love ya Babe is her fifth novel and is just out in paperback.

Here's some advice from Chris Higgins for aspiring writers:

a) Write! So many people say they would like to write but they don't. They make excuses, saying they haven't got enough time, but you always find time for things you really want to do.
b) Read!
c) Show don't tell. The old chestnut! It's so much more fun for readers to work something out for themselves than be told.
d) Read!
e) Always give your reader a good reason to turn the page or move onto the next chapter.
f) Read!
g) Write about the world you know. It's more interesting than you think. People like to read books to confirm their own thoughts, feelings and experiences, to say, I know what that feels like!
h) Read!
i) Write about what you imagine. People like to be taken to other worlds too. Then they can say, Wow! I'd never thought of that!
j) Read!
k) Don't explain too much. Give your readers credit for being intelligent.
l) Read! Read! Read!

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Featured Books, with extracts by Chris Higgins

Tapas and Tears
Chris Higgins
A must read for anyone thinking of going on a school exchange… Jamie is shy so, of course, she dreads going on the school’s exchange trip to Spain. Coerced into it, all the things she thinks will go wrong do...
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Would You Rather?
Chris Higgins
This author has once again clicked into the zeitgeist that is a tween/teen girl.  Poignant, moving and honest about relationships, this story revolves around the life-altering choices a teenager called Flick must make in the light of a long, lost...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/10/2009

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Love Ya Babe
Chris Higgins
Gaby is coping-just! - with all the usual teenage problems of friends, family and self absorption but when her mother tosses in a special ‘surprise’, everything begins to spin a little out of control! Gaby’s first person narrative convincingly captures...
Format: Paperback - Released: 08/01/2009

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A Perfect Ten
Chris Higgins
Winner of the Young Minds Book Prize 2009.  Chris Higgins’ writing rivals the likes of Cathy Cassidy and Jacqueline Wilson.  She’s an author truly in tune with the teen psyche.  This is her fourth novel and she gets better and better with each...
Format: Paperback - Released: 16/10/2008

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It's A 50-50 Thing
Chris Higgins
Love and drama as Kelly, finding her way in a new kind of life after her Dad has left home and in new town, falls in love with the Jem. Cool and gorgeous, he seems just what Kelly needs but...
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Pride And Penalties
Chris Higgins
Chris Higgins successfully gripped the reader with her strength of storyline, brilliant teenager characters and terrific descriptions of situations with her first novel 32C That’s Me.  It really had the wow factor with many teenage girls who read it.  Now, his...
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32c, That's Me
Chris Higgins
A terrific story by a hugely talented debut author who is spot on with the teenage psyche. 32c that’s me portrays a girl that appears to have it all and her life is going just where she wants it, until...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/07/2006

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Books by Chris Higgins

The Medusa Project: The Thief/Walking the Walls
Sophie McKenzie, Chris Higgins
A fantastic WBD flip-book featuring brand new stories from two bestselling teen authors: Sophie McKenzie and Chris Higgins.
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/03/2010

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Love Ya Babe
Chris Higgins
Another fantastic and genuine teen portrayal from Chris Higgins - telling you straight!
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Would You Rather?
Chris Higgins
Another fantastic and genuine teen portrayal from Chris Higgins - telling you straight.
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32C That's Me
Chris Higgins
A fantastic, genuine teen portrayal from Chris Higgins - telling you straight!
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It's a 50/50 Thing
Chris Higgins
Another fantastic and genuine teen portrayal from Chris Higgins - telling you straight!
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Perfect 10
Chris Higgins
Another fantastic and genuine teen portrayal from Chris Higgins - telling you straight!
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Pride and Penalties
Chris Higgins
Another fantastic and genuine teen portrayal from Chris Higgins - telling you straight!
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Tapas and Tears
Chris Higgins
Another fantastic and genuine teen portrayal from Chris Higgins.
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Would You Rather?
Chris Higgins
Another fantastic, genuine portrayal of teen life from Chris Higgins.
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/10/2009

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Love Ya, Babe
Chris Higgins
Another fantastic, genuine portrayal of teen life from Chris Higgins.
Format: Paperback - Released: 08/01/2009

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Perfect 10
Chris Higgins
Another fantastic, genuine portrayal of teen life from Chris Higgins.
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It's a 50/50 Thing
Chris Higgins
Full of romance & secrets this is another fantastic, genuine portrayal of teen life from Chris Higgins.
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Pride and Penalties
Chris Higgins
Another fantastic, genuine portrayal of teen life from Chris Higgins. A witty, funny story focusing on pride and trust.
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32c That's Me
Chris Higgins
An honest, funny and positive tale of romance, friendship, family and trust. Fantastically told by a debut author through the genuine voice of a teenage girl.
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Researching into Teaching Methods In Colleges and Universities
Clinton Bennett, Lorraine Foreman-Peck, Chris (All Senior Lecturers, Westminster College) Higgins
This is one of a series of short, practical guides aimed at lecturers and tutors in colleges and universities, to help them get started on research. It covers all aspects of teaching methods, strategies for interactive teaching methods, small and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/1996

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