Karen Langtree was born in Newcastle but now living near York with her two children, Rachael and Jack and her husband Ian. Her love for story writing began when she was a child. She came runner-up in a WHSmith competition at 10 years old with a story about Betty Bubble being rescued from the evil Percival Plughole! Karen also loves to read, sing, sleep, write songs, play the piano, eating crisps, chocolate and indian food. Her favourite children’s authors are Michael Morpurgo, Michelle Magorian, Jeremy Strong and Jacqueline Wilson. She also likes to read adult books with her recent favourite Candace Robb, who writes medieval murder mysteries set in York and Edinburgh.

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