An Interview with Jenny about why she wrote Daniel Barker: Journey to Egypt Why did you write the Daniel Barker series? I love Roald Dahl and was reading The Magic Finger. After finishing it, thoughts began to bounce around my head. I wanted to write a fun story about a child who had some type […]
Daniel Barker: Journey to Egypt Themes
Daniel Barker: Journey to Egypt Themes Peer Pressure Wanting to feel part of something can put pressure on a teen to act in certain ways. If they’re doing something they wouldn’t normally do, or are not doing something they’d like to do, simply so that they’ll be accepted by the people they hang out with, […]
Daniel Barker: By Power or Blight Book Launch
Daniel Barker: By Power or Blight Book Launch 2019 I launched my fourth middle grade/YA novel, Daniel Barker: By Power or Blight,, on Saturday the 23rd of February, 2019. I decided to hold this launch at the local art gallery. The afternoon was wonderful with lots of friends and family coming along to help me […]
Daniel Barker: By Power or Blight Author Interview
An Interview with Jenny about why she wrote Daniel Barker: By Power or Blight Why did you write Daniel Barker: By Power or Blight? I love Roald Dahl and was reading The Magic Finger. After finishing it, thoughts began to bounce around my head. I wanted to write a fun story about a child who […]
Daniel Barker: By Power or Blight Themes
Daniel Barker: By Power or Blight Themes Peer Pressure Wanting to feel part of something can put pressure on a teen to act in certain ways. If they’re doing something they wouldn’t normally do, or are not doing something they’d like to do, simply so that they’ll be accepted by the people they […]
Brockwell the Brave Book Launch
Brockwell the Brave Book Launch 2017 I launched my second middle grade novel, Brockwell the Brave, on Saturday the 16th of September, 2017. I decided to hold this launch at the local park and playground. The afternoon was wonderful with lots of friends and family coming along to help me celebrate. The themes for the […]
Brockwell the Brave Free Teacher Resources
Brockwell the Brave Free Teacher Resources I hope you enjoy using these free resources in your classroom. Leave a post letting me know which one’s you’ve used and if there are any other type of worksheet that would be useful. BROCKWELL THE BRAVE TEACHERS’ NOTES Brockwell the Brave Teachers Notes VIKING INFORMATION LINKS – […]
Brockwell the Brave Author Interview
An Interview with Jenny about why she wrote Brockwell the Brave Why did you write Brockwell the Brave? My first book, Ride High Pineapple, was based on myself and my eldest daughter. I wanted my second book to be based on my son. He also has my craniofacial syndrome but I didn’t want to write […]
Brockwell the Brave Themes
Brockwell the Brave Themes Gender Roles & Stereotypes Gender stereotypes are generalisations made about how males and females should behave and what they should like and do. The claim applies to all people of that gender. These roles are inacccurate, as each human being has individual desires, thoughts and feelings, which are not dependent on […]
Brockwell the Brave Information
Brockwell the Brave Middle Grade Novel Ages 9 – 12 136 pages Publication Year: 2016 ISBNs: 978-0-9945341-2-5 (pbk) 978-0-9945341-3-2 (e-bk) RRP $15 AUD paperback RRP $4.14 AUD ebook The Story: 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 […]