Janet Reid Janet Reid i(A147731 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Trouble for Toby Janet Reid , Capalaba : Wombat Books , 2018 13773682 2018 single work children's fiction children's

'Toby has one mission at school: to stay out of trouble. Only then will his parents let him have a pet.

'But that’s just it, Toby has trouble staying out of trouble.

'It wasn’t his fault that a lizard found its way into Miss Mott’s sleeve or that a snail turned up in Ivy’s lunchbox.

'Join Toby and his friends on this hilarious adventure as they navigate the sandpit, adventure playground and sports shed in their mission to stay out of trouble. Add a dancing spider, a red-nosed dobber and the SNAKEBUSTERS for what will be an unforgettable read.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 Just Fade Away Janet Reid , 2017 single work prose
— Appears in: Just Off Message : A 20th Year Anthology 2017; (p. 177)
1 y separately published work icon Granny Rags Janet Reid , Carindale : IP Kidz , 2013 14256494 2013 single work children's fiction children's

'Tim Trickett - shy, over-protected and troubled by memories - is the new boy in a small country town. When his classmates put him up to an initiation test, he finds himself on his way to visit Granny Rags, the reclusive old lady who lives near the creek and is rumoured to be a witch. But one visit turns into several, and soon Tim finds himself deep in a mess of buried secrets, crooked business deals and long-harboured grudges. He's going to need all his courage and resourcefulness to put a stop to it all... before someone gets killed.'

Source: Publilsher's blurb.
1 2 y separately published work icon The Ruby Bottle Janet Reid , Carindale : Interactive Publications , 2012 Z1868294 2012 single work children's fiction children's 'When Amber discovers a dusty red bottle in her elderly neighbour's shed, she knows at once that it's meant to be hers. Then she meets the strange djinn that lives in the bottle, and is catapulted into an adventure she never imagined.

Amber's had a few problems to deal with lately - bullies at school, a cranky teacher and her best friend moving away. Now at least she has a magical friend to talk to ... if she can keep him safe.

Can Amber find the courage to deal with the bullying, make new friends and protect her djinn from harm?

And what's the mysterious task she'll have to perform that the djinn keeps hinting at?' (Publisher's blurb)
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