- Jon Turley
Jonathan "Jon" Turley (born
April 26 ,1971 ) is an Englishauthor who writes children's books.Early life and education
He was born in
Worcester and was a pupil at the Royal Worcester Grammar School, which he attended from1982 until1989 . He worked in several jobs before enrolling atCheltenham in1992 for a teaching degree, which he completed in1996 .Jon has an older brother, Richard, who is also a qualified teacher and has worked abroad.
Career
Between
1996 and1999 , he taught atCotwall End Primary School in Sedgley, West Midlands, in the junior department of the school. He then spent a year teaching at an English private school in Dubai before returning to England and becoming a consultant with RM Computers.cite web
url = http://archive.thisistheblackcountry.co.uk/2004/03/11/16051.html
title = Tell me a story
accessdate = 2006-06-25
date =2004-03-11
publisher = Newsquest Media Group]Writing career
His first book, The Children are Revolting, was published in 2002 under the name J.T McQueen.Turley, Jon. "The children are revolting." Stourbridge : Robinswood, 2003. 289 p.; 20 cm. ISBN 1-869981-77-4] He also published Empty pages.Turley, Jon. "Empty pages." Stourbridge : Robinswood, 2003. 193 p.; 20 cm. ISBN 1-869981-79-0]
He lives in
Kidderminster ,Worcestershire , with his wife Helen. They have been married since 1999, and were first engaged in 1991.References
External links
* cite web
url = http://www.cool-reads.co.uk/review.asp?ID=2587
title = Review of "The Children are Revolting"
accessdate = 2006-06-25
author = Tim
work = Books for 10-15 year old readers by 10-15 year old reviewers
publisher = cool-reads.co.uk
* cite web
url = http://robinswoodpress.com/main/productseries.php?id=879
title = Summary and commentary of "Empty Pages"
accessdate = 2006-06-25
year = 2006
publisher = Robinswood Press
* cite web
url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc.aspx?DOCID=1G1:100883422&print=yes&ctrlInfo=Round20%3AMode20e%3ADocG%3AResult&ao=
title = Robinswood Press to publish four books by Jon Turley
accessdate = 2006-06-25
date =2003-04-30
publisher = M2 Best Books
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