HELLO!
Dear Reader, thanks for stopping by my fancy official site. Please feel free to check out my books, read a bit about how I started out in the world of writing, or get in touch and ask me my favourite Netflix show or flavour of chips… I promise I’ll respond.
ABOUT ME
Passionate about Australian storytelling, I’m the author of young ddult novel Half My Luck, and middle-grade novels The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart and The Clueless Guide to Solving a Mystery. I started my writing career in teen magazines but like a true book nerd I'm now a librarian by day.
HALF MY LUCK
From the winner of the inaugural Matilda Prize comes a heartwarming coming-of-age story about growing up in Australia when you're caught between two cultures.
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Layla Karimi has been cursed by the evil eye.
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Well, that's what Layla's superstitious grandmother tells her. And Layla reckons it makes sense as she's sort of Australian and sort of Lebanese: a 'halfie' who doesn't really fit into either world.
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THE SIDEWAYS ORBIT OF EVIE HART
Friendship, family and feelings collide in this sparkling middle-grade debut from Matilda Prize winner, Samera Kamaleddine.
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Evie Hart likes rules. A lot. But as she embarks on her very last year of primary school, it feels like all the rules around her are being broken.
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THE CLUELESS GUIDE TO SOLVING A MYSTERY
I didn't always live with seven old people and one middle-aged cavoodle called Christine...
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Claudia Smith's parents have left her to (temporarily) live with her grandparents at Boonside Heights Retirement Village while they're away on a once-in-a-lifetime cruise.​​​
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SCHOOL TALKS
I love talking! If you would like me to talk at your school (about everything from ideas to identity) click here to enquire about my availability.
