I’ve been hoping to get an interview since I first fell for Framed (which I discovered before I read and saw Millions), but he’s become increasingly busy, a victim of his own success maybe. All three books provide great examples of darn good storytelling, engaging and believable characters, with plenty of warmth and pace. It’s not just about a great way with words either. There are others works deserving of praise too, not least The Unforgotten Coat, a 2012 Guardian Children’s fiction prize-winner.Īnd we also had a trio of books that should inspire a great love of reading for younger readers – his modern re-imagining of Ian Fleming’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang story. Next up was Cosmic in 2008, following a gifted and talented teen’s journey into space, one that might just have seemed a little far-fetched on paper, but was worked to seemingly-effortless perfection in the hands of this talented Liverpool-based writer. Then there was Framed the following year, the author’s tale of a dying North Welsh community brought to life through an appreciation of art.

In 2004 there was Millions, adapted from his own screenplay on the advice of the film’s director (and Frank’s good friend) Danny Boyle, a touching and funny story of two brothers who find a bag of money and work out how best to dispose of it. Lots of people who know about my love for children’s lit will have heard me talk in glowing terms about the work of Frank Cottrell Boyce, the respected film scriptwriter who turned to fiction with such success.Īsk me about my favourite contemporary children’s books and I’ll no doubt mention his first three novels. Tracked Down: Frank Cottrell Boyce (and some – like this blogger – might call him elusive)

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