The Worst Class in the World

About Joanna Nadin

Joanna Nadin A former broadcast journalist and special adviser to the Prime Minister since leaving politics Joanna Nadin has written more than 70 books for children teenagers and adults including the award-winning Penny Dreadful series the Flying Fergus series with Sir Chris Hoy and the Carnegie-nominated Joe All Alone which is now a BAFTA-winning BBC drama series. She has won the Fantastic Book Award and the Surrey Book Award has been twice-nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal. As well as writing Joanna has a doctorate in young adult literature and lectures in creative writing at Bath Spa University and for Bloomsbury as well as freelancing as a speechwriter. Rikin Parekh studied art at the Camberwell College of Arts and the University of Westminster. He has since worked designing monsters for the film industry and selling books for a national chain. He currently works with year fives in a London primary school inspiring children to draw their own monsters. A major film buff and Marvel aficionado boasting a collection of over 300 Spider-Man comics when hes not drawing youll probably find him at the cinema or at Comic Con.