About Tom Palmer
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Tom Palmer was a reluctant reader as a child and credits articles about football with getting him into reading. He is now the bestselling and multi-award-winning author of many books for young people including the Young Quills Award winner After the War and FCBG Children’s Book Award winners Armistice Runner and D-Day Dog. In 2019 Tom was awarded the National Literacy Trust’s Ruth Rendell Award in recognition of his significant contribution to literacy work in the UK.