Her novel The Red Necklace was shortlisted for the Guardian Book Prize in 2007, followed by the sequel, The Silver Blade. Her book, The Double Shadow, was hailed as ‘an astonishing departure for a writer who has found a new and very distinctive voice’. Her first full-length novel, and a turning point in Sally’s career, was I, Coriander which won the Nestle Children’s Book Prize Gold Award in 2005. The Countess's Calamity won the Smarties Prize in 2003. Sally published her first book in 1993, thus beginning her illustrious career as a writer-illustrator to great international acclaim. Sally is now an avid spokesperson for dyslexia she sees it a gift, not a disability, and is passionately trying to change how dyslexics are perceived by society. Having been branded ‘unteachable’ by some and sent to various schools, Sally was eventually diagnosed at the age of twelve as being severely dyslexic. Sally Gardner grew up amongst the drama of London’s law courts, as both her parents were lawyers.
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