FREAKY
Three weeks with the rellies at Cactus Court.
No City Skate.
No mates. No fun.
Could life get much worse for Jayden?
Of course it could.
And what’s more, it did.
Part of the exciting new Lightning Strikes Series of
short novels for 9 – 14 year olds.
Have you been struck yet?
Reviews:
"...Freaky is a fun, but scary, tale based on an urban legend which sounds frighteningly true involving spiders and cacti. Jayden's adventure is fast-paced and short enough to entice the most reluctant reader..." www.aussiereviews.com
"...Ths book compels the reader to keep turning pages. Chapters are short with enough hooks to lead to a read-in-one-sitting. Hey, I'm an adult, but I still couldn't put the book down. I kept wondering, 'but what have spiders got to do with anything?' It didn't take long to find out. This book is perfect for kids (and adults) who like to scare the bejeebers out of themselves, but have a laugh along the way as well." Jo Burnell http://thereadingstack.blogspot.com/2009_04_01_archive.html
A freaky adventure novel. Ages 9+
96 pages
Lightning Strikes
Walker Books Australia
www.walkerbooks.com.au
ISBN 978-1-921150-79-1
Classroom Ideas & Teacher's Notes PDF
or on Articles & Teacher's Notes
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for photos
from the launch.
Click HERE for
Literacy Unit
Click the hungry rat
for some ratty puzzles
A BRITT BRADY MYSTERY: THE
HAIRY-LEGS HEIST
A
crazy galah
A determined twelve-year-old.
An evil plan ...
A page-turning adventure.
Hairy Legs, the foul-mouthed, but much loved, pet shop galah has been
stolen.
The residents of Tompkin Park are devastated. None more than Britt
Brady, whose orderly life is thrown into chaos as she and Dimi pursue
Hairy Legs's captors - a pursuit that ulitmately leads them into the
dark and dangerous world of organised crime ...
"Nothing is at it seems, Britt Brady. Remember that."
A mystery/adventure novel
for ages 9+
Published by
New Frontier Publishing
www.newfrontier.com.au
ISBN: 978 1 921042 13 3
Click HERE for reviews
BATTLE OF THE RATS
Suddenly there's a loud rustling from within - like something is stumbling through a forest of plastic bags ... like ... like ... 'RATS!' A house perched on the cliff top overlooking the best break on the coast...
Sand, sun, surfing, new mates...
For Moth Browne life couldn't be sweeter.
Except for the RATS. Moth's new home is crawling with the creepy grey monsters. And for Moth, the rats wreck everything. They invade his room. Gnaw at his things. They seem to lurk in the shadows wherever he goes. Moth is totally freaked. He's certain they're out to get him. But when Jaike, the school bully, meets up with the rats, things turn nasty - big time!
Will the rats ever go away? Will they ever leave Moth alone? Who will win the battle of the RATS?
Novel for ages 9+
128 pages
ISBN: 08 6461 562 0
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a sample chapter
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for reviews
Sadly, Koala Books has closed its list of junior
fiction novels, so Battle of the Rats is currently out of print.
There is still a lot of interest in this book, with many schools
using it with their year 5,6 and 7 classes,
so I am in search of another
publisher. If you are trying to get hold of a copy, send me an email HERE.
I do have
a limited number of copies.
Click Uncle Alien
to read a
sample chapter
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the Puzzles Page
UNCLE ALIEN
Weird as, eh!
Well that's what happened to Harry. And what happened next led Harry into a day filled with zany quests and wacky adventures! Harry's Uncle Morris is an alien from the planet Ziltor - and Harry thinks that's pretty cool! But Harry's life is thrown into turmoil when he joins Uncle Morris in his search for the Ziltor Beacon Crystal. They fall into one scrape after another with Wilemina, Harry's inquisitive neighbour, providing them with more surprises than they can handle. A hilarious adventure, full of fun and mischief.
Illustrated by Michael Mucci
ISBN: 1 876928 39 5
104 pages 198mm x 128mm
Ages 8 -12
Looking for a copy? I have loads! Send
me an email. HERE (Only $5.00 + postage!)
GREAT! JUST GREAT!
Jodie is having a bad day. Her school is organising a special Grandparents' Day - and Jodie has no one to invite. But Grandparents' Day turns out to be not so bad after all - with a little help from Mary Sweet and the Green Gables Gang.
Illustrated by Pete Beard
Trekker series by Macmillan
Readers aged 8 - 9
ISBN: 07329 9910 3
www.macmillan.com.au
THE
BAKER AND THE BUSH BEASTIE
Macka is looking for a better life. He finds it at the Back of Beyond Bakery. The bush beastie is also looking for a better life. He thinks he will find it at Macka’s bakery, too. Now, all the bush beastie has to do is convince Macka that a bun-stealing bush beastie can help around the bakery.
Illustrated by Steven Hallam
Trekker series by Macmillan
Readers aged 10+
www.macmillan.com.au
THE
SEA STORM MONSTER
While staying at Gran’s beach house, Gemma finds a beautiful strange rock. She keeps it in a bucket of sea water and is amazed when it hatches into a mysterious creature. At the same time, a wild storm hits the coast. Could the creature and the storm be linked?
Illustrated by Milo Kossowski
Trekker series by Macmillan
Readers aged 9+
www.macmillan.com.au
A
FISH OUT OF WATER
Franny dreams about becoming a surfer. The only problem is that she has never seen the ocean. A holiday at her aunt’s beach house soon changes that, but the ocean isn’t what Franny expected. Can her cousin Shelley help Franny overcome her fears? Or will Shelley’s brother scare her off the beach forever?
Illustrated by Steven Hallam
Trekker series by Macmillan
Readers aged 9+
www.macmillan.com.au
ANTS
IN HIS PANTS
Bruce Bagglio is a beastly bully. Even his twin sister, Stella, thinks so. His favourite victim is Wayne-William, the smallest boy in the class. But one day he goes too far. It is up to Wayne-William (with help of Stella and a few hungry ants) to show he will not take Bruce’s bullying lying down!
Illustrated by Craig Longmuir
Trekker series by Macmillan
Readers aged 8 - 9
www.macmillan.com.au
EYES
IN THE PADDOCK
Jack is scared of the dark. And he doesn't want anyone to know. When his friend Nathan takes him camping he has to survive without even a nightlight. Pretending to be brave is really difficult, but when Jack sees three pairs of red eyes in the night, it's impossible.
Illustrated by Tom Kurema
Breaker series* for readers 9 - 10
Macmillan Education 2003
www.macmillan.com.au/
ISBN 0 7329 9031 9
QUACKER
Miles Kelly has a problem. How can he keep his new pet duck, Quacker, and stop his mother from serving her for Sunday's dinner? Sometimes help comes from unexpected places.
Illustrated by Susie Boyer
Just Kids Series Set 4
Longman/Pearson Education Australia 2002 (Scholastic Canada/Sundance USA)
www.pearsoned.com.au/schools/default.asp
ISBN 0 7339 3343 2
VAMPS
RULE!
It's grand final time, and this year the Vamps are up against their arch enemies - the Venus East Eagles. With only days to go before the final, someone sprays graffiti on the Vamp's clubhouse. With all signs pointing to the Vamps, Marcus decides to track down the real culprit. Will his team miss out on playing the biggest game of the year?
Illustrated by Conna Brecon
Awesome Fiction Series 1
52 pages* for reluctant readers aged 12-16
Longman/Pearson Education Australia 2002
www.pearsoned.com.au/schools/default.asp
ISBN 0 7339 3469 2
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