"One of Rachel's own sons was abandoned by his birth parents as an infant in the Far East, then spent five years in an orphanage in Surrey. After Rachel and her husband found him, it took them a further eleven years to procure him a legal identity beyond 'stateless refugee'. The plight of the stateless innocent is close to Rachel's heart. She has considerable emotive understanding and experience of the administrative barriers facing the 'sans papiers' emigrants to the UK. The themes permeating Red Moon have an enormous resonance in today's society - asylum seekers, nationalism, illegal and economic immigration."
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"This is the first major novel for several years from the prize-winning author, Rachel Anderson. It is a powerful, emotional story based on the author's own experiences. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is increasingly common among teenagers. This Strange New Life is a story which explores its effect on a strong family unit and the tensions a debilitating illness such as CFS brings. It is a novel you will never forget."
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"The Poacher's Son is an intense and exciting story about rural life in Britain just before the First World War. Arthur is the school dunce and is always being picked on by his teacher but away from the classroom his knowledge of nature and the countryside is remarkable. When Pa dies and Arthur has to support the family he uses his skills to keep the family alive but poaching is illegal and Arthur worries about how long he will manage to evade capture and stay out of prison."
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"This is a moving story about Matthew whose adored older brother, Ben, has Down's Syndrome. Matthew is horrified when Ben turns 16 and has to go off to a residential college. He will miss him very much. Gradually Matthew comes to realise that it is best for Ben and that he will need to find his own friends. When Matthew's teacher decides to focus on Ben for a class project on 'Interesting People in our Community', the class comes to recognise what an amazing person Ben is. And entertaining and amusing story about an area rarely tackled."
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Books by Rachel Anderson
Picture Books For Tiny Tots
- Hello Peanut! (Hodder Toddlers, 2003)
- Little Fox Lost (translated by RA, OUP, 1991)
- The Cat's Tale (translated by RA, OUP, 1989)
- Wild Goose Chase (translated by RA, OUP, 1987)
For Emerging Readers
- Ollie and the Trainers (Mammoth, 1999)
- Jessy Runs Away (A & C Black, 1988)
- Jessy and the Long-short Dress (A & C Black, 1993)
- Best Friends (A & C Black, 1991)
For Sturdy Readers
- Hugo and the Long Red Arm (A & C Black, 2004)
- Carly's Luck (Mammoth, 1998)
- Letters from Heaven (Mammoth, 1996)
- Princess Jazz and the Angels (Mammoth, 1995)
- Treasures for Cousin Crystal (Young Lions, 1992)
- Julie and the Queen of Tonga (A & C Black, 1990)
- Tough as Old Boots (Heinemann, 1988)
- Renard the Fox (translated by RA with David Bradby, OUP, 1986)
- The Little Angel Trilogy:
- Little Angel Comes to Stay (OUP, 1984)
- Little Angel, Bonjour (OUP, 1988)
- Happy Christmas Little Angel (OUP, 1991)
- Moffatt's Road (Cape, l978)
For Avid Readers
- The Poacher's Son (Barn Owl Books, 2006)
- Warlands (OUP, 2006)
- Pizza on Saturday (Hodder, 2004)
- The Rattletrap Trip (OUP, 2003)
- Paper Faces (OUP, 2002)
- The Flight of the Emu (Hodder, 2001)
- The Working Class (OUP, 1993)
- The Bus People (OUP, 1989)
For Mature Readers
- This Strange New Life (OUP, 2006)
- Red Moon (Hodder, 2006)
- The Scavenger's Tale (OUP, 2000)
- The War Orphan (OUP, 2000)
- 'Moving Times' Trilogy:
- Bloom of Youth (Hodder, 1999)
- Grandmother's Footsteps (Hodder, 1999)
- Stronger than Mountains (Hodder, 2000)
- Blackthorn, Whitethorn (Hodder, 1997)
- The Doll's House (OUP, 1995)
- Black Water (OUP, 1994)
- French Lessons (OUP, 1988)
For and About People with Special Needs
- Big Ben (Barn Owl Books, 2007)
- Joe's Story (Barrington Stoke, 2001)
- Me & My Electric (editor: Elizabeth Laird, Mammoth, 1998)
- Tim Walks (COI, 1985)
For Adults
- For the Love of Sang (biography, Lion, 1990)
- Dream Lovers (fiction, Hodder, 1978)
- The Purple Heart Throbs, the sub-literature of love (lit.crit, Hodder, 1974)
- Pineapple (fiction, Cape 1965)
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