Gowie Corby Plays Chicken (ISBN 9780571114054) is a children's novel by Gene Kemp, set at the fictional Crickplepit Combined primary school in England. Gene Kemp (born December 27, 1926) is a British author best known for her children's books England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It was published in 1979.