Indigo Blue Award-winning author

Author/Illustrator

Cathy Cassidy

Cathy Cassidy’s stirring teen novels have a huge following. Their optimism, realism and empathy explain their popularity, especially with girls, and are perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson.

More about Cathy: “I was born in 1962 in Coventry (scarily ancient, I know!). I wrote my first picture book for my little brother when I was eight or nine. I loved making comics, too – pages and pages of picture stories, features and competitions. I’d sell my homemade comic to a friend for 5p, then claim it back and sell it again to someone else,they didn’t have photocopiers back then!

I went to Art College in Liverpool, then got a job as fiction editor on the fab and legendary Jackie magazine. Later, I married my boyfriend Liam, went back to college and trained to be an art teacher. I taught in a Coventry secondary school for a few years, which I loved, then moved to Scotland with Liam to start a family.

My kids are 13 and 14 years old now, and the four of us live in a cottage in the Galloway hills with sheep and cows for neighbours. As well as writing books, I am the agony aunt on Shout magazine and sometimes teach art in the local primary schools, which is great fun and keeps me sane. (Well, maybe!)

I’ve been veggie for 30 years, and was vegan for 8 of them – a chocolate-eating vegan, like Storm! I love old clothes, old toys, cars, books. We have three cats, two rabbits and a mad, hairy lurcher called Kelpie (the model for Leggit in my book Dizzy).

I love my family, I love living in the middle of nowhere and I love my work. Of all my jobs, writing has to be the best – it’s the perfect excuse to daydream, after all!”

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1. Chocolatelover10
   on 18 June 2014

   Such a touching and a emotional book. Go Cathy Cassidy!

   5out of 5

2. tomgates27
   on 17 March 2014

   this book is great ive read it loads

   5out of 5

3. loobyloulou123
   on 9 March 2014

   This book is amazing!!! Indie is so brave and she is such a strong character. . .I adore this book!

   5out of 5

4. Too-Amazayn
   on 9 March 2013

   I enjoyed this one, even though it’s got a little abuse in it, it all works out in the end

5. natashakrywald
   on 8 March 2013

   recommend for teenage girls

6. xxChocolateBoxGirlxx
   on 5 March 2013

   Its a great book, you must read it!!! I loved every page of it :)

7. stupendousteen
   on 4 March 2013

   the book makes me feel connected to indigo. it is awesome.

   5out of 5

8. mutemath4ever
   on 3 March 2012

   This isn’t like any of Cathy Cassidy’s other books. It’s quite sad and it’s about friendship and how two-faced people can be. It’s a good book. i would recommend for ages 11+

9. diaryofawimpykid16
   on 24 December 2011

   i read the blue one of this. Really good read it!:p

10. TinyTurtle13
    on 17 August 2011

    I absolutely loved this…...:-)

    5out of 5