![]() Her books have been shortlisted for awards in New Zealand, the UK, the USA, Belgium and Germany. Jordan has won a number of prestigious awards. 2007 The Silver Dragon (Denzil series, book four).1997 Denzil's Great Bear Burglary (Denzil series, book three).1992 Denzil's Dilemma (Denzil series, book two) (published in the US as Wizard for a Day).1991 The Wednesday Wizard (Denzil series, book one). ![]() 1990 Rocco (published in the USA as A Time of Darkness). ![]() Bulle Prize for Best Young Persons Book of the Year for The Juniper Game. 1981 The Silent One (Illustrations – text by Joy Cowley) Sherryl Jordan, of Matua, was last night named winner of the Junior Fiction.Jordan's books have been published by a range of publishers internationally. Her knowledge of sign language and her experience working as a teacher aide with deaf children is a clear influence on her historical fiction, The Raging Quiet. Her early work in children's literature was as an illustrator, and she has written picture books, middle grade fiction, and young adult fiction. Her adult life has been spent in Tauranga. Jordan was born on 8 June 1949 in Hawera, New Zealand, and grew up in Normanby, near Mount Taranaki. She received the Margaret Mahy Medal for her contribution to children's literature, publishing and literacy in 2001. She is best known for her books The Juniper Game and The Raging Quiet. ![]() She has written a number of children's and young adult works published in New Zealand and overseas. Sherryl Jordan (born 8 June 1949) is a New Zealand writer for children and young adults, specialising in fantasy and historical fiction. ![]()
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