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Alexander gordon smith books list of books by author. The furnace is a juvenile prison located one mile beneath the surface of the earth, where kids are sentenced to life imprisonment and where dying isnt the worst that can happen to you. Alexander gordon smith made his debut as an author in 2001 with the nonfiction book the universe. Born in 1979 in norwich, england, he always wanted to be a writer. He was born in africa, bulawayo rhodesia present day zimbabwe. Alexander gordon smith overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Lockdown by alexander gordon smith wow from the start and it doesnt stop. Escape from furnace is the united states title of the series. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. As earlier indicated, alexander mccall smith has around thirty books to his name. He then began to write a childrens novel along with his 9 year old brother jamie. My name is alexander gordon smith, and im the author of various books including the inventors series and the brand new furnace series. Complete set series escape from furnace books by alexander. He studied english literature before setting up his own poetry press called egg box publishing which has published a number of new poets. Below is a list of alexander gordon smith s books in order of when they were first released. Alexander gordon smith is the awardwinning author of a number of bestselling childrens and young adult books, including the inventors, the escape from furnace series, and the fury. Alexander gordon smith primary author only author division.
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