Richard Newsome Richard Newsome i(A117806 works by)
Born: Established:
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region,
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Gender: Male
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1 Steve Capelin, 'Paradiso: A Novel' Richard Newsome , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Queensland Review , vol. 30 no. 1 2023; (p. 138-139)

— Review of Paradiso : A Novel Steve Capelin , 2021 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Stella the Unstoppable and the Magic Underpants Richard Newsome , South Melbourne : Affirm Press , 2019 17002925 2019 single work children's fiction children's

'Hi! I’m Stella, and yes, I’ll admit it. My undies are magic. Even though I can tell you don’t believe me, they’re truly the reason that my soccer team has ended its epic losing streak. These underpants are causing quite the stir, and sooner or later, someone’s going to be after them... And then what?

'There’s trouble brewing in my pants. Yes. No. Really.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Stella the Unstoppable and the School Camp Kerfuffle Richard Newsome , South Melbourne : Affirm Press , 2019 16841489 2019 single work children's fiction children's

'Hi! I’m Stella and yes, I’ll admit it. I am just a teeny tiny bit obsessed with winning the Camp Cup this year. Who wouldn’t be? The winner gets a pizza party! Year Five camp only comes around once in a lifetime and it’s going to be awesome. Except … the campsite is on the edge of an old abandoned graveyard. And there’s a rumour that a kid called Spud Riley went to camp and never came back. AND we’re on a Camp Cup team with Lizzie Lawless, and the thing you need to know about Lizzie Lawless is – oh. Never mind. You’ll see …

'It’s going to be hectic. Yes. No. Really.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Stella the Unstoppable Richard Newsome , South Melbourne : Affirm Press , 2019- 16841464 2019 series - author children's fiction
1 y separately published work icon Stella the Unstoppable and the Talent Show Fiasco Richard Newsome , South Melbourne : Affirm Press , 2019 15410362 2019 single work children's fiction children's

'Stella’s excess energy and a mishap with a fire extinguisher (and the class guinea pig) have caught the attention of Principal Hinchliffe. In a bid to channel some of that energy into less destructive areas, Stella is given the challenge of creating a play for the annual talent show.

'The result is a hilarious romp of misbehaving dogs, fart books, the musical Cats and Instagloat, the must-have app of the moment. This is Hating Alison Ashley meets Dork Diaries with a dash of Matilda.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 1 y separately published work icon The Curiosity Machine Richard Newsome , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2016 9663017 2016 single work novel adventure young adult

'With the strange plans for an even stranger machine in his possession, along with a coded message from a long-dead castaway that could be the key to unlocking its secrets, Gerald finds himself at the centre of a web of mystery and danger.

'Masked gunmen have taken over his luxury yacht. His parents have been kidnapped. And one of his closest friends has betrayed him.

'His old enemy Sir Mason Green seems to be pulling all the strings.

'Or is he?

'Gerald, Ruby, Sam and Felicity take off on their final exciting adventure, from glaciers to jungles and the depths of the Pacific Ocean to an island teeming with the most bizarre creatures on earth.' (Publication summary)

1 2 y separately published work icon The House of Puzzles Richard Newsome , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2014 7449368 2014 single work novel crime detective

'A mysterious coded message. A search for a fabled perpetual motion machine. A horse ride from hell. And a night in the exclusive Billionaire’s Club House of Puzzles.

'If Gerald thought his term in a Scottish Highlands school camp was going to be all snow-covered heather and tartan rugshe couldn’t have been more wrong. With Professor McElderry in the clutches of Gerald’s nemesis Sir Mason Green and a seemingly impossible task required to save his life, the stakes are high and the heat is on.

'In The House of Puzzles, the fifth book of the Billionaire Series, Gerald, Ruby Sam and Felicity face their greatest challenge yet.' (Publication summary)

1 The Mask of Destiny Richard Newsome , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 56 no. 1 2012; (p. 40)
1 2 y separately published work icon The Crystal Code Richard Newsome , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2012 Z1895989 2012 single work novel young adult mystery 'Gerald Wilkins, the world's youngest billionaire, is about to get more than he expected for Christmas.

'Gerald, Ruby and Sam are meeting up with Alisha and Gerald's Australian school friend Ox for two weeks of snowboarding in the mountains of California. It's a dream vacation.

'But soon after they arrive—by helicopter, with Gerald's butler Mr Fry at the controls, of course—the private chalet is attacked. Gerald and the gang escape through a secret passage, only to be pursued on snowmobiles by men with guns across frozen lakes and into the path of a cascading avalanche.

'Could this be the work of Gerald's nemesis Sir Mason Green, recently escaped from prison? Or is someone else behind the attack? Does the old dry cleaning ticket Gerald found amongst Green's belongings hold the key? And how does an invitation to join the secretive Billionaire's Club land Gerald in so much trouble?

'Join Gerald and his friends in the USA, the Czech Republic and a tiny island in Sweden for a new thrilling adventure. After all, with all that money, there's got to be more to the story.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 Homespun Stories Richard Newsome , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 29 February - 6 March no. 871 2012; (p. 28)

— Review of The Mask of Destiny Richard Newsome , 2011 single work novel
2 7 y separately published work icon The Mask of Destiny Richard Newsome , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2011 Z1808783 2011 single work novel young adult mystery

'The police have finally caught the evil murderer Sir Mason Green. The third casket and whatever treasure it contains can remain a secret just as the Fraternity wished. And Gerald can relax and enjoy his billions.

'Or can he?

'At his trial, Green drops dead in the dock. Forensics show he was poisoned by a dart—and Gerald's DNA is on the blowgun.

'Then a mysterious cat woman steals the ruby, the key to the third casket. A mysterious woman with a store of poison darts, who happens to be Sir Mason Green's niece, Charlotte.

'Now Gerald is on the run, with Ruby and Sam, wanted for murder. Can they beat Charlotte to the ruby casket and prove that she killed Green?

'It's a quest that takes them to caverns beneath the island castle of Mont St Michel in France, locked rooms in the Vatican and the ancient hidden city of Delphi in Greece to discover the secret of the three caskets and the great power they hold.' (From the publisher's website.)

2 6 y separately published work icon The Emerald Casket Richard Newsome , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2010 Z1702460 2010 single work novel young adult mystery

'What do you do when you're a billionaire, you're thirteen and you've just discovered your family tree goes back a thousand years to a pact made by three brothers to carry three caskets to three secret locations and to protect them for centuries to come?

'What do you do when you know a bloodthirsty criminal holds the contents of one of those caskets and will stop at nothing to discover the others?

'Gerald, Sam and Ruby fly to India in Gerald's private jet for a holiday at the home of Alisha Gupta, looking forward to getting away from the exhausting business of stolen gems, bejewelled caskets, thieves and bumbling police officers. But their holiday soon turns to a desperate quest to outwit a deadly cult, and to beat Mason Green to the Emerald Casket in a fast-paced race against time and tide.' (From the publisher's website.)

1 2 y separately published work icon The Billionaire Series Richard Newsome , 2009 Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2009- Z1621142 2009 series - author novel young adult mystery
1 Literature with the Lot Marieke Hardy , Jeff Sparrow , Sophie Cunningham , Isobelle Carmody , Richard Newsome , Rosemary Cameron , Fiona Sweetman , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 22 August 2009; (p. 12-13)
'Writers festival stalwarts tell Louisa Penfold how to make the most of the [Melbourne Writers' Festival].' (Editor's abstract)
5 15 y separately published work icon The Billionaire's Curse The Valentines and the Billionaire's Curse Richard Newsome , 2008 Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2009 Z1526341 2008 single work novel young adult mystery

'Someone has stolen the world's most valuable diamond and a constable lies unconscious in the British Museum, two sedative darts protruding from his backside.

'Not something Gerald Wilkins knows or cares anything about. Not until he finds himself on a private luxury jet heading for London to attend the funeral of a great aunt he has never met. Not until he inherits her estate, worth twenty billion pounds. Not until he opens a bundle of envelopes from his dead great aunt.

'Was she murdered? Who stole the diamond? And what is the mysterious casket that everyone seems to be looking for?

'With the help of the Valentine twins, the rat-fearing Sam and the gymnastic champ Ruby, Gerald's got a mystery to solve. A mystery that will take them into secret passageways, a musty bookshop, an ancient crypt, a ruined tower and a colossal cavern where the secret of a priceless treasure lies protected by deadly booby traps.

'The Billionaire's Curse is an irresistible adventure story with an array of curious characters, ancient folklore and a whodunnit. Young and not-so-young adults, get ready to stay up late.' (From the publisher's website.)

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