"* "Like Harry Potter with extra bite, Scream Street is fast moving and scary - but it has a big heart (which it keeps in a gold casket in the fridge, of course!)." Philip Reeve * "Lightning-paced, bloodcurdling fun. I wish I'd been able to visit Scream Street as a kid!" Darren Shan"

Tommy Donbavand was born in Liverpool and has worked at a number of careers that include clown, actor, theatre producer, storyteller and writer. His two non-fiction books for children, Boredom Busters and Quick Fixes for Bored Kids, have helped him to become a regular guest on radio stations around the UK. Tommy now writes for a number of UK magazines, including Creative Steps and Scholastic's Junior Education, and he was one of the writers for the hit CBBC series Planet Cook. He lives in Lancashire with his family.