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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.

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ABOUT ME

Passionate about Australian storytelling, I’m the author of Young Adult novel Half My Luck and Middle-Grade novel The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart (2024 CBCA Book of the Year Award Shortlist). I started my writing career in teen magazines but like a true book nerd I'm now a librarian by day.

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HALF MY LUCK

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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.

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 EVENTS

I'm super excited to be talking all things middle-grade at this year's Sydney Writers Festival. Catch me on a panel at Family Day on Sunday May 26th, 2024. 

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