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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.
Layla Karimi has been cursed by the evil eye.
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.
THE SIDEWAYS ORBIT OF EVIE HART
Friendship, family and feelings collide in this sparkling middle-grade debut from Matilda Prize winner, Samera Kamaleddine.
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.
THE CLUELESS GUIDE TO SOLVING A MYSTERY
I didn't always live with seven old people and one middle-aged cavoodle called Christine...
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.
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.
