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Allan Guthrie

Allan Guthrie

About

Allan Guthrie is an award-winning Scottish crime writer. His debut novel, Two-Way Split, was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger award and went on to win the Theakstons Crime Novel Of The Year in 2007. He is the author of four other novels: Kiss Her Goodbye (nominated for an Edgar), Hard Man, Savage Night and Slammer; and three novellas, Kill Clock , Killing Mum and Bye Bye Baby. When he's not writing, he's a literary agent with Jenny Brown Associates.

David's ADHD

David's ADHD

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<p>Does your child have ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)?</p><p>Meet David, one of award-winning author Sherrill S. Cannon's &quot;Classroom of Kids,&quot; who manages his ADHD with the help of classmates.</p><p>David discovers ways to cope with his hyperactive brain, while learning how to calm and soothe his ADHD. Solutions include setting daily schedules and following simple rules that regulate behavior. His teachers and therapists encourage using the computer for academic advancement, and to establish a pattern for study as well as for occasional recreation. David not only learns self-control and communication skills, but is able to fit into the classroom and make friends.</p><p>Once again social values are emphasized in the author's latest illustrated children's story, and classroom friends from previous books are featured. In fact, David has been part of the class for a long time!</p><p><strong><em>&quot;David's ADHD</em></strong><em> is a timely topic for parents and children. A story in rhyme that demystifies ADHD. It explains a youngster's behavior in terms of his inattentiveness and impulsivity and how it impacts those around him. A sensitive way of creating understanding for children with ADHD and their families.&quot;</em> - <strong>Dr. Valerie Allen, licensed school psychologist</strong></p><p><strong>Author Bio: </strong></p><p>Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won 76 awards for her previous 11 rhyming books. She is also the author of seven published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. The author has been called &quot;an absolute master of rhyming&quot; and &quot;a modern-day Dr. Seuss.&quot;</p>

Story Behind The Book

Towards the end of February 2008, I was invited to write a short story for Shattered: Every Crime Has A Victim, an anthology of crime stories for the charity, Victim Support Scotland. The remit was to write a story written from the perspective of the victim. For a long time, I'd been looking for an opportunity to explore a very unusual idea, one that I wasn't sure would work, and this seemed like a great chance to try it out. The story turned out pretty well. At least, I was happy with it, the editor was happy with it, and once the book was published, I received more positive feedback on it than any other story I've written. I realised there were a lot more possibilities for telling this story, particularly if it was narrated from an outsider's perspective. So I approached Barrington Stoke, an Edinburgh-based publisher, to ask if they'd like to see a novella based on the original idea. They said yes, and I set about writing it. I found I had to make several changes to the original for the longer version to work. Changing the perspective was only a small part of it. But the premise remains the same. What follows is the novella. The original short story it was based on is included afterwards for those who might be curious to see how the central premise unfolds from a different perspective.

Media Links

Press & Journal: Inside Story

🔗 http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1114322/?UserKey=

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Edinburgh Evening News: Novels Into News

🔗 http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/features/Allan-Guthrie-turns-news-into.3843351.jp

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List: Scottish Crime Writing

🔗 http://www.list.co.uk/article/5378-scottish-crime-writing/

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The Scotsman: My Edinburgh

🔗 http://living.scotsman.com/books/My-Edinburgh-Allan-Guthrie.5361986.jp

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Reviews

<span style="line-height:21px;font-family:'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;color:#343434;font-size:12px;"></span> <div><span style="line-height:21px;font-family:'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;color:#343434;font-size:12px;">&quot;The approach is so fresh that it makes the whole thing feel like the first time I've read a police story&quot; <a style="text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;line-height:1;border-right-width:0px;font-style:normal;margin:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;font-family:inherit;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;color:#343434;font-size:12px;border-left-width:0px;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;padding-top:0px;" href="http://dosomedamage.blogspot.com/2010/08/bye-bye-baby-allan-guthrie.html">Do Some Damage</a><br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="line-height:21px;font-family:'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;color:#343434;font-size:12px;">&quot;...a purely original, funny, sharp piece of writing. It has a plot that develops in an unorthodox, non-linear fashion--hardly resembling many of the police procedurals I've read. It's often noted that Guthrie is one of the top working mystery writers, and he certainly lives up to that reputation...&quot; <a style="text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;line-height:1;border-right-width:0px;font-style:normal;margin:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;font-family:inherit;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;color:#343434;font-size:12px;border-left-width:0px;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;padding-top:0px;" href="http://death-by-killing.blogspot.com/2010/09/bye-bye-baby-by-allan-guthrie.html">Death By Killing</a><br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="line-height:21px;font-family:'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;color:#343434;font-size:12px;">&quot;A story that moves quickly, in short chapters of crisp prose, with plenty of plot turns to hold the attention, and characters you can love and others you can hate... Like Guthrie's full-length novels, <em>Bye Bye Baby</em> is sly, noir as all hell (more noir than some, actually), and it just might bring a tear of pity to your eyes. It's a police procedural filled with incident and back story, and man, what an ending.&quot; <a style="text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;line-height:1;border-right-width:0px;font-style:normal;margin:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;font-family:inherit;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;color:#343434;font-size:12px;border-left-width:0px;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;padding-top:0px;" href="http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/2010/08/bye-bye-baby-fast-hard-cheap-and-good.html">Detectives Beyond Borders</a> <br /></span></div> <div><span style="line-height:21px;font-family:'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;color:#343434;font-size:12px;"><br /></span></div>&quot;...a dark, clever, funny and sad story which races along to reach a smart conclusion. A tough and lovely slice of the hard side of life.&quot; <a style="text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;line-height:1;border-right-width:0px;font-style:normal;margin:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;font-family:inherit;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;color:#343434;font-size:12px;border-left-width:0px;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;padding-top:0px;" href="http://pdbrazill.blogspot.com/2010/11/bye-bye-baby-by-allan-guthrie.html">You Would Say That, Wouldn't You?</a>