D. J. Connell D. J. Connell i(A134280 works by) (a.k.a. Diane Connell)
Born: Established:
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region, ;
Gender: Female
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Born and raised in New Zealand, D. J. Connell lived and worked in various countries, first as a writer for a newspaper, then for a non-profit organisation.

Her first novel had an Australian setting, but the second, Sherry Cracker Gets Normal, did not. By the time she published her third novel, The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird, she was living in Sydney.

Source: HarperCollins website, www.harpercollins.co.uk (sighted 05/07/2010)

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y separately published work icon The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird Cammeray : Simon and Schuster Australia , 2022 25902136 2022 single work novel

'No one loved making forts more than Ricky. A fort was a place of safety and possibility. It shut out the world and enclosed her and Ollie within any story she wanted to tell ...

'Ricky Bird loves making up stories for her brother Ollie almost as much as she loves him. The imaginary worlds she creates are wild and whimsical places full of unlimited possibilities.

'Real life is another story. Ricky’s father has abandoned them and the family has moved to a bleak new neighbourhood. Worse still, her mother’s new boyfriend, Dan, has come with the furniture.

'But Ricky Bird is a force to be reckoned with. As the mastermind of so many outlandish adventures, her imagination is her best weapon. As her father used to say, if you can spin a good yarn you can get on in life.

'The trouble is that in the best stories characters sometimes take on a life of their own and no one, not even Ricky, is able to imagine the consequences.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
2023 shortlisted APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover designed by Christa Moffitt / Christabella Designs.
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