Samantha-Ellen Bound Samantha-Ellen Bound i(A123370 works by)
Gender: Female
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'Samantha-Ellen Bound lives in Melbourne and in Tasmania. She has worked as a dancer, choreographer, teacher, scriptwriter and actor. She has always been a reader, but it was the children’s classics that she read as a uni student that inspired her to write children’s books of her own.' (Good Reading, March 2015: 66)

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y separately published work icon Seven Wherewithal Way Mulgrave : Affirm Press , 2021 22587873 2021 single work children's fiction children's fantasy

'Ferdinand fell out of the sky on the hottest day of the year, while Celeste and Esmerelda Barden were on the front porch eating ice-cream.

'Celeste is having the worst summer ever. Her parents are off on an adventure and she's stuck at Gran's house with her annoying little sister, Esme, and strict instructions to be responsible. Or, as Esme says, boring. So when their eccentric cousin Ferd crash-lands a flying bus in the yard, what choice does Celeste have but to follow Ferd back home to Seven Wherewithal Way?

'Wherewithal - Ferd's house, and the gateway to the many Realms unreachable from Earth - is bursting with magic and mystery and otherworldly creatures. It's Celeste's favourite place in any world. But when something tries to break in through the portal in the pantry - the door to the mystical Realm of Forests - Celeste learns that both Wherewithal and her beloved cousin are under threat. If Celeste wants to save her cousin, their home, its inhabitants and possibly even all the Realms, she is going to have to find her adventurous side. Fast.

'Full of heart-in-your-mouth action, unforgettable characters and folklore-inspired magic that feels both fresh and familiar, Seven Wherewithal Way is the unputdownable first book in an epic portal fantasy series.' (Publication summary)

2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Younger Readers
y separately published work icon What the Raven Saw North Sydney : Random House Australia , 2013 Z1916513 2013 single work children's fiction children's 'The raven doesn't want you to read his story. What if you find out the location of his treasure? Or worse, what if you learn his secret - that ravens can talk?

But you should read it, even though the raven wants to be left alone. A pesky pigeon, a beady-eyed weatherhen, a ghost boy and a lovestruck scarecrow will make sure this story isn't just about one grumpy raven. With their help, the raven will uncover a thief, sing his own song, and discover there's more to life than being magnificent.' (Publisher's blurb)
2014 shortlisted Festival Awards for Literature (SA) Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature South Australian Literary Awards Children's Literature Award
Jim 2010 single work short story
— Appears in: Perilous Adventures , vol. 10 no. 4 2010;
2010 Winner Perilous Adventures Short Story Award
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