Samantha Wheeler Samantha Wheeler i(A153750 works by)
Born: Established: London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: ca. 2000
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Samantha Wheeler is a Queensland children's book author, who previously worked as a scientist.

Wheeler's novel Smooch & Rose debuted in 2013, published by UQP. Wheeler has subsequently published many novels with UQP for children and young adults, often with environmental themes.

The novel Everything I've Never Said is a young adult novel based on Wheeler's daughter's experiences with Rhett Syndrome. In 2019, Everything I've Never Said was awarded CBCA Notable Book status.

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y separately published work icon Everything I've Never Said St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2018 14541578 2018 single work novel children's young adult

'Ava would like nothing more than to tell her family she loves them, particularly her big sister, Nic. But Ava has Rett syndrome - she can't talk, can't nod her head, can't even point at a communication card. She understands everything, but no one understands her. When tragedy strikes her family, Ava becomes even more determined to talk. But it's not until she meets occupational therapist Kieran and new friend Aimee that she is hopeful for change - and to find her voice at last. A powerful novel about a subject rarely tackled - young people with disabilities and the families who love and support them.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2019 shortlisted REAL Awards Fiction for Years 7-9
2019 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Younger Readers
y separately published work icon Wombat Warriors St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2017 11016349 2017 single work children's fiction children's

'Mouse by name, mouse by nature.

'Mouse is not prepared for her last-minute stay at Aunt Evie’s. How will she cope at a new school without her parents around?

'But before Mouse has even unpacked her suitcase, she makes a new friend – a wombat called Miss Pearl!

'Suddenly, being in a strange cottage doesn’t seem so bad, especially when she can snuggle up with a wombat.

'Mouse soon learns that not everyone in the area loves wombats, including Aunt Evie’s landlord, a sheep farmer who destroys them on sight.

'Can Mouse find her voice in time to keep her furry friends safe? ' (Publication summary)

2017 shortlisted Children's Peace Literature Award
2018 winner The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature Fiction
y separately published work icon Mister Cassowary St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2015 8667037 2015 single work children's fiction children's

'City boy Flynn is taken to Mission Beach by his dad to ready his Grandad Barney's banana farm for sale. Flynn has never been north before, even when his grandad was alive, and the last thing he wants to do is to be stuck in the middle of woop-woop with his dad who thinks he is too young to be trusted with anything!.

'When Flynn meets local girl Abby and two lost baby cassowaries things become interesting. What does Abby know about Grandad's mysterious death? And why does Dad refuse to talk about it and seem so scared of the cassowaries? Did this dinosaur-like bird kill Grandad?

'Time is running out and Flynn and Abby need a plan. Can Flynn convince Dad to tell him the truth before it is too late for the cassowaries?' (Publication summary)

2016 shortlisted The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature Fiction
2016 shortlisted Readings Prizes The Readings Children’s Book Prize
2016 commended Whitley Awards Children's Reader
2016 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Eight to 10 Years
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