John Barwick John Barwick i(A48801 works by)
Born: Established: 1953 Moruya, Broulee - Bodalla area, Far South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Humpty Dumpty : The King's Malady John Barwick , Newport : Big Sky Publishing , 2020 18430969 2020 single work children's fiction children's detective

'A badly fractured egg is certain that he was pushed off the wall. But who pushed him? Together with Little Miss Muffet, he sets out to solve the mystery. They discover that his "accident" is all part of a fiendish plot to take over the King's kingdom.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat : Cat-tastrophe at the Palace John Barwick , Newport : Big Sky Publishing , 2020 18430910 2020 single work children's fiction children's detective

' A pussy cat discovered that the Queen is in danger. The evil Lord Chamberlain is plotting to kidnap her and replace her with a wicked fairy queen. She rushes to London to warn her. Will she and Little Miss Muffet get there in time?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon Little Bo Peep : Phone Alone John Barwick , Newport : Big Sky Publishing , 2020 18430830 2020 single work children's fiction children's detective

'While a shepherdess chats to her friends on her mobile phone, all her sheep escape. Will she find them again? And why are the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker hiding in the bushes? Little Miss Muffet cracks the case!'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon Baaa Baa Black Sheep : The Fleeced Fleece John Barwick , Newport : Big Sky Publishing , 2019 16750538 2019 single work children's fiction children's detective

'Case 1: Baaa Baa Black Sheep, The Fleeced Fleeced

'Baaa Baa Black Sheep is suspicious.

'What’s Farmer Fred up to?

'Why is he giving all her precious black wool away? They could make a killing on the white-market!

'Is Baaa Baa being fleeced?

'Will the feisty Little Miss Muffet, amateur detective and world-renowned arachnid expert, solve the mystery before it’s too late?

'And how did Little Bo Peep get mixed up in all this? It all sounds a bit crook …'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon Nursery Crimes John Barwick , Newport : Big Sky Publishing , 2019- 16750512 2019 series - author children's fiction

'The Nursery Rhyme world is rife with crime! But don’t let a prissy dress and large pink bow fool you. Amateur sleuth, Little Miss Muffet, is up to any challenge. She laughs in the face of cover ups, corruption and confusingly incomplete rhymes.

'Nursery Crimes reveals the terrible crimes behind our much loved nursery rhymes.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon Averil : The Winged Spear of Iraz John Barwick , Newport : Big Sky Publishing , 2019 14691880 2019 single work children's fiction children's fantasy

'The stirring final book of the Averil trilogy finds the Taalian Alliance again threatened by evil.

'The sorcerer Malidon has captured the iron forges of Suther, stemming the flow of weapons to the rest of the world. Averil, now Aum’s Chief Trader- Diplomat, knows of an ancient magical weapon that might be used to finally defeat Malidon- the Winged Spear of Iraz.

'But the spear is lost. Its custodian, the Beast of Dreyon, helped Averil once. Will it help her again? And what will happen in the final dramatic battle?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon Averil : The Beast of Dreyon John Barwick , Newport : Big Sky Publishing , 2018 14691784 2018 single work children's fiction children's fantasy

'In the fast-moving second instalment of the stunning Averil trilogy. Averil, returning from a trading expedition, is horrified to find that the Wise Woman Warrior Metria and Averil’s sister, Ludella, have been kidnapped. Averil and a small band of warriors set out to rescue them.

'They find the wider world again thrown into chaos. The evil sorcerer Malidon has emerged stronger than ever, and this time not even the master sorcerer Panay is strong enough to defeat him.

'Will Averil be able to convince the reclusive and mysterious Beast of Dreyon to help them?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon Averil : The Master of Callus John Barwick , Newport : Big Sky Publishing , 2018 13168974 2018 single work children's fiction children's fantasy

'Fourteen-year-old Averil has never been far from the small desert town of Aum. But all that is about to change.

'Chosen as a novice Trader-Diplomat on her first expedition, she finds a world full of surprises. But e evil is stirring, and Averil is drawn into a battle between malevolent powers that threatens to change the world forever.

'In a world of war and sorcery, Averil finds strengths and qualities she didn’t know she possessed.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon Averil John Barwick , Newport : Big Sky Publishing , 2018- 13168767 2018 series - author children's fiction
1 2 y separately published work icon Nigel the Terrible John Barwick , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 1999 Z834811 1999 single work children's fiction children's humour
1 y separately published work icon The Warriors of Kaar John Barwick , Sydney : Scholastic Australia , 1997 Z1326109 1997 single work children's fiction children's science fiction
1 y separately published work icon When Earl Lee was Late John Barwick , Sydney : Scholastic Australia , 1997 Z938432 1997 single work children's fiction children's
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