Mary Hooper (author, born 1944)

Mary Hooper
Born	(1944-07-23)23 July 1944 Barnes, England
Died	June 2026(2026-06-00) (aged 81)
Alma mater	University of Reading
Occupation	Children's author

Mary Hooper (23 July 1944 – June 2026) was a British children's author.^[1][2]

A graduate of the University of Reading, she made her writing debut in 1978 with Jodie.^[3] She primarily focused on writing historical fiction.^[4]

Hooper died in June 2026, aged 81.^[5][6]

Publications

• Jodie (1978)
• My Cousin Angie (1984)
• Janey's Diary (1984)
• Cassie (1990)
• There Goes Summer (1993)
• The Lost Treasure (1996)
• Timmy and Tiger (1998)
• Megan (1999)
• Megan 2 (1999)^[7]
• Megan 3 (2001)
• Amy (2002)^[8][9]
• At the Sign of the Sugared Plum (2003)^[10][11]
• Petals in the Ashes (2004)^[12]
• The Remarkable Life and Times of Eliza Rose (2006)^[13]
• Newes From the Dead (2008)^[14][15]
• Fallen Grace (2010)^{[16][17][18][19]}
• Velvet (2012)^{[20][21][22][23]}
• The Disgrace of Kitty Grey (2013)^[24]
• Ring of Roses (2014)^[25]
• Poppy (2016)^[26][27][28]

References