Broadbent, Adele
IN BRIEF
Adele Broadbent is a children’s author. Her teen novel Too Many Secrets was published by HarperCollins in 2010 and it was nominated for the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards 2011. It was described in a review as a ‘mysterious tale of family, friendship and secrets.’ Just Jack was published by HarperCollins in 2011 and it was a finalist in the Junior Fiction category of the 2012 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
ProfilePlace of residence: Napier |
About the Author
Broadbent, Adele is a children’s author. She has worked in administration for various businesses over the years, and has published stories in the New Zealand School Journal.
Her early book publications include, The Bike Race (2008), Ninjas! (2008) Not Exactly (2008), The Biggest Catch (2010) and The Winner Is (2010), all published by Wendy Pye Publishing.
Too Many Secrets was published by HarperCollins in 2010. Linda Hall wrote in a review for the Dominion Post’s Your Weekend supplement, ‘A mysterious tale of family, friendship and secrets. Expect to laugh out loud and maybe even shed a few tears. Great read.’
Johanna Knox reviewed the book for Hawkes Bay Today, ‘My inner 12-year-old girl kept my poor 41-year-old body up till 3am reading this, desperate to discover what would happen. In the acknowledgements Broadbent thanks Spinning Gold – a rare conference for New Zealand children’s authors and illustrators… There, Broadbent took part in a ‘pitch slam’, where writers spent 60 intense seconds pitching their work. Broadbent’s novel was one of the few snapped up by HarperCollins.’
Too Many Secrets was nominated for the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards 2011.
In 2011 Broadbent’s young adult novel, Just Jack, was published by HarperCollins. Reviewed in the Bay of Plenty Times, Adele Broadbent is described as having ‘managed to combine a charming story about family, growing up and meeting challenges, with some fascinating New Zealand history… A great tale of courage speckled with humour and mystery.’
Just Jack was also reviewed on the Christchurch Kids Blog, ‘I recommend it for anyone who likes stories about horses (not just girls!), history, or disasters. 9 out of 10.’
Just Jack (HarperCollins, 2011) was a finalist in the Junior Fiction category of the 2012 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
writers in schools information
Adele Broadbent is able to talk to students aged 8-13 years and she is happy to talk about writing, especially about writing for children from Year 5 to Year 8. She can read aloud from her work, speak about her life and work, about how to write, answer questions and run creative writing workshops. Her preferred number of students for a workshop is 10-15 students, and she is happy to speak more broadly to full-class groups. She is able to travel outside of her region.
