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Ride High Pineapple

For ages 10-14

Issy Burgess is in Year Nine at Pinnaroo High. She hoped this year would be different, but it’s turning out to be just as bad as Year Eight was.

Follow Issy through her journal, as she tries to deal with The Beast who calls her ‘Froggy eyes’, ‘Fish Face’ and other cruel names, bouts of paralysing anxiety, feeling ugly, friendship ups and downs, and a crush on Tim – the cutest boy in her class.

Can Issy’s passion for skateboarding help her?

ISBNs:

978-0-9945341-0-1 (pbk)

978-0-9945341-1-8 (e-bk)

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Land of Britannica

For ages 9-12

Twelve-year-old Brittney is upset her parents have split up and she wants them back together. After Dad introduces his girlfriend to Brittney and her brothers, she is plunged into a strange world… the Land of Britannica. This kingdom is ruled by the evil Storm Queen and it is Brittney’s mission, as stated in the Book of the Kingdom, to defeat the queen and restore the cracked green heart that hangs in the sky. She must face many perils and dangers.

Will Brittney be able to fulfil her destiny?

ISBNs:

978-0-9945341-4-9 (pbk)

978-0-9945341-5-6 (e-bk)

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Brockwell the Brave

For ages 9-12

Twelve-year-old Viking, Brockwell Ness, lives on a dragon farm in the village of Enga. He would prefer to be at the healing hut rather than at home with the scary juvenile and adult dragons or around the village where Colden picks on him.

When Brockwell’s father doesn’t come back from a mission to capture an injured dragon, he has to make a decision.

Will Brockwell be able to face his giants?

ISBNs:

978-0-9945341-2-5 (pbk)

978-0-9945341-3-2 (e-bk)

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Daniel Barker: By Power or Blight

(#1 in the Daniel Barker Series)

For ages 9-13

Thirteen-year-old Daniel Barker has a magical book from Egypt which gives him 99 wishes. The wishes must be used to make the world a better place. If not, the Mummy’s Blight will be awakened.

Dan is like a superhero, until he wishes for a fire at school to impress Charmaine, the cutest cheerleader. Things then start getting crazy and out-of-control.

Is it the Mummy’s Blight and how will Dan stop his favourite teacher from becoming a zombie?

ISBNs:

978-0-9945341-6-3 (pbk)

978-0-9945341-7-0 (e-bk)

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Amy and Phoenix

(#1 in the Amy and Phoenix Series)

For ages 8-11

Eleven-year-old Amy Pringle lives on a farm. She knows all the animals by name and can talk to them like Doctor Doolittle. Amy is looking forward to her favourite ewe, Edna, giving birth. When she sees her dad with his gun, she knows something is wrong.

Amy must think of a way to save Phoenix the three-legged lamb’s life.

After her big sister Hannah, posts a video of Phoenix on YouTube and it goes viral, Amy thinks all her problems are solved. Little does she know what is about to happen.

Will Amy be able to save Phoenix after all?

ISBNs:

978-0-9945341-4-9 (pbk)

978-0-9945341-5-6 (e-bk)

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Daniel Barker: Journey to Egypt

(#2 in the Daniel Barker Series)

For ages 9-13

Thirteen-year-old Daniel Barker has a magical book from Egypt which gives him 99 wishes. They are to be used for good.

Dan has ignored the rules and awakened the Mummy’s blight so Grandma takes him back to Egypt to find a cure.

While visiting the museum in Cairo, zombies chase Dan into a room. There he is befriended by Ramesses II’s son, Meryatum who helps Dan with his quest.

Riding a chariot, escaping from crocodiles, chasing tomb robbers, temples, palaces, papyrus scrolls, a cunning high priest and much more await him.

Will Dan be able to stop the Mummy’s blight?

ISBNs:

978-0-6488337-0-3 (pbk)

978-0-6488337-1-0 (e-bk

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Amy and Phoenix: Time to Shine

(#2 in the Amy and Phoenix Series)

For ages 8-11

Eleven-year-old Amy Pringle lives on a farm. She knows all the animals by name and can talk to them like Doctor Doolittle. Her favourite is Phoenix, the three-legged lamb.

After Amy’s act, Amy’s Little Lambs, goes viral on YouTube, Amy applies for Time to Shine, a popular TV talent show.

TJ, a new boy, also arrives in her class and Amy knows straight away that he must meet Phoenix

Will Amy make it onto Time to Shine and will she be able to help TJ who is bullied for being different?

ISBNs:

978-0-6488337-4-1 (pbk)

978-0-6488337-5-8 (e-bk)

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Simon Sees

For ages 9-12

Twelve-year-old Simon Connell hates his life. He particularly hates that he is losing his vision.

While on holidays, Simon is pulled into the strange world of Seymour Point. Here he learns that the children are being stolen from their beds in the middle of the night.

Can Simon face his fears and solve the mystery before he too is snatched?

“An empowering story about a resilient young boy on his own personal journey with low vision.” – Guide Dogs.

ISBNs:

978-0-6488337-2-7 (pbk)

978-0-6488337-3-4 (e-bk)

***In 2024 Simon Sees was shortlisted for the Forevability Book Awards (Coming 4th overall).***

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Be Weirdly Wonderful! Embrace your differences

For ages 15+

Do you ever get called names, stared at, pointed at, rejected or misunderstood?

International author and speaker Jenny Woolsey has endured all of these since birth. She was born with Crouzon syndrome, a cranofacial syndrome, and lives with low vision. Jenny’s life has been a rollercoaster of bullying, traumatic surgeries, domestic violence, loss, anxiety and depression, and life with her three weirdly wonderful children. Jenny has hit rock bottom and risen to become a strong independent woman.

In Be Weirdly Wonderful! Jenny introduces five practical strategies for embracing who you are, increasing your self-confidence and leading your best life. She has woven her personal stories and faith into research-based practical strategies and mindsets. Be inspired and equipped to lead your best life!

“Jenny’s beautiful words strike again, echoing how ‘Weirdly Wonderful’ we all are, as a perfect sentiment to celelbrate our uniqueness, our human nature and the power that comes from being ourselves. This is an especially important tool to reclaim our differences in a world that too often alienates those of us with a facial difference.” – Phyllida Swift, CEO, Face Equality International

ISBNs:

978-0-6488337-6-5 (pbk)