Sue Bough lives in leafy North West London with her husband Charlie. After completing a Degree in Education, she spent a short time teaching in the UK and Paris before beginning a career in aviation. When not writing about blue creatures from distant planets, she can be found teaching non-technical skills to commercial airline pilots.
Norman Snodgrass Saves the Green Planet is the first in a series of adventures about this unlikely hero. In it, Sue combines her passions for stargazing, science and the environment to encourage children (and adults!) to look up to the stars and begin to wonder...
Author news
'Norman Snodgrass' is shortlisted for the 2019 Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle Grade Readers. These awards 'recognise emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of middle-grade readers, (...) that compel children to read and explore.' The finalists will be announced in April 2020.
Sue also helps to run a small charity which provides a summer camp for children with special needs and she often writes stories to read around the camp fire. 'Norman Snodgrass and the Pale Blue Dot' is a free short story that can be found at www.normansnodgrass.com which is currently being produced as a sensory opera for children with special needs.