Born: Established: 1966 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender:
Female
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BiographyHistory
Most Referenced Works
Awards for Works
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Mikki and Me and the Out-of-Tune Tree
Crows Nest
:
Allen and Unwin
,
2022
23797748
2022
single work
children's fiction
children's
'After becoming attuned to the songs of the forest and setting up a successful social media nature channel, Alberta Bracken and Mikki Watanabe are determined to pull out all the stops to save their local grove of trees in this thoroughly enjoyable novel for young readers.
'Eleven-year-old Alberta Bracken is having a terrible summer. After a bike-riding accident, caused by the local bully, her arm's in a cast so she can't do her most favourite holiday activity: boogie boarding at the local beach. And her little sister Clementine is EXTREMELY ANNOYING.
'To make matters worse, her mum (bestselling author of Tammy Bracken's Guide to Modern Manners) has sent her dad packing - after discovering his behaviour has been far from...well-mannered.
'So when budding filmmaker Mikki Watanabe suggests they start a YouTube channel about the secret life of trees - Alberta is ALL IN. And when they discover their trees are earmarked for removal by the local council it's suddenly a race against time to save them.
'Funny, warm and a little offbeat, this highly entertaining novel hits all the right notes for middle-fiction readers.' (Publication summary)
- 2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Younger Readers
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Cry Blue Murder
St Lucia
:
University of Queensland Press
,
2013
Z1924963
2013
single work
novel
crime
young adult
thriller
'Celia and Alice share everything - their secrets, hopes and the increasing horror that a killer is on the loose and abducting schoolgirls just like them. Three bodies have been found, each shrouded in hand-woven fabric.
From within the depths of a police investigation, clues are starting to emerge. But as Alice and Celia discover the truth, danger is closer than anyone knows. Who can you trust at a time like this?
Cry Blue Murder is a haunting and poignant psychological thriller that pushes the boundaries of trust and betrayal, life and death, from two exciting new voices in Australian young adult fiction.' (Publisher's blurb)
- 2014 shortlisted Davitt Award — Best Young Adult Book
- 2014 highly commended Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Young Adults
- 2013 shortlisted Inky Awards — Gold Inky
- 2017 honour book KOALA Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2017 shortlisted REAL Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
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