Adam Hills Adam Hills i(A72519 works by)
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1 y separately published work icon Trouble at the Track Adam Hills , Melbourne : Puffin , 2024 27850652 2024 single work children's fiction children's

'The fabulously funny new novel from award-winning comedian and author of ROCKSTAR DETECTIVES, Adam Hills. This time, the detective dream team investigate an athlete's disappearance at the Paris Paralympics!

'The laugh-out-loud mystery series continues! Join the young detective dream team in their next epic case. The perfect read for fans of Sharna Jackson, Robin Stevens and David Baddiel - from award-winning comedian Adam Hills!

'Meet Charley - a totally ordinary 13-year-old, who's also an international singing sensation.

'Meet George - Charley's best friend, social media whizz, and rising-star comedian.

'Together they form the Rockstar Detectives, the most dynamic mystery-solving duo the world has ever seen!

'This summer, Charley and George are in Paris to perform at the biggest sporting championships in the world, but soon after their arrival they notice one of the star athletes, Alfie Eagles, has gone missing. Has he dropped out? Is it sabotage? Or is it something more sinister all together . . . ?

'With the big race fast approaching, it's a race against time for the Rockstar Detectives to crack the case and find the missing athlete before it's too late!' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Murder at the Movies Adam Hills , Melbourne : Puffin , 2023 25428945 2023 single work children's fiction children's mystery

'Meet Charley - a totally ordinary 13-year-old, who's also an international singing sensation.

'Meet George - Charley's best friend, social media whizz, and budding comedian.

'Charley and George are in Sydney, where Charley is filming her first movie. But when mysterious accidents begin to happen whenever Charley's on set, the duo suspect someone isn't as excited about her big screen debut as they are...

'No one else seems to believe that Charley's in real danger - and from the irritated director to the famous co-star, anyone could be a suspect. Can the detective dream team solve their second mystery, wrap the movie - and keep Charley in one piece?

'The fabulously funny new novel from award-winning comedian and author of ROCKSTAR DETECTIVES, Adam Hills.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Rockstar Detectives Adam Hills , 2022 Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2022- 25428894 2022 series - author children's fiction
1 y separately published work icon Rockstar Detectives Adam Hills , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2022 24476692 2022 single work children's fiction children's mystery

'A fabulously funny debut novel from comedian Adam Hills featuring a young detective dream team, perfect for fans of Sharna Jackson, Robin Stevens, David Baddiel and David O'Doherty.

'When a priceless painting goes missing, best friends Charley - a 12-year-old viral singing sensation - and her best friend George - camera whizz and budding comedian - are shocked to discover they're the prime suspects.

'Now Charley and George have to prove they're not international criminals - all while nailing a stellar European tour and keeping up with their homework! But as news of high-profile heists hits the headlines wherever they go, Charley and George keep finding themselves in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.

'Can they solve these baffling crimes and save themselves, or will their shot for stardom be over almost as soon as it's begun?'  (Publication summary)
2 y separately published work icon Best Foot Forward Adam Hills , ( nar. Adam Hills ) Sydney : Hachette Australia , 2018 28276587 2018 single work autobiography 'One of Australia's biggest comic personalities, much-loved host of Spicks and Specks and the hit UK TV show The Last Leg, Adam Hills' charming and witty memoir is a lesson in following your heart, being positive and discovering that what makes you different also makes you unique.

'Adam Hills was a quiet primary school kid with a prosthetic foot who did all his homework and only spoke when spoken to. His dad sparked in him a love of comedy, and together they'd spend hours watching and listening to the likes of Peter Sellers and Mel Brooks. So when it was Adam's turn to speak, he made sure he was funny.

'Once he hit high school, comedy was Adam's obsession (along with a deep love for the South Sydney Rabbitohs). While his mates were listening to Iron Maiden and AC/DC, he was listening to Kenny Everett and Billy Connolly. And when a report card came home with a comment praising his sense of humour, he was far prouder of that than his grades (his mum not so much).

'Adam's shyness and his missing foot never held him back, though wearing thongs was tricky. While other teens snuck off to meet girls and drink cheap booze, Adam snuck off to see a young Jim Carrey perform. After that, a steady diet of Rodney Rude, Vince Sorrenti and Robin Williams led this sheltered, virginal university student from The Shire to his first stand-up open mic night on his 19th birthday.

'In Best Foot Forward, Adam describes his early years on the Australian comedy scene sharing gigs with Steady Eddy and Jimeoin, how he coped the first time he died on stage, his early-morning apprenticeship in radio, touring the world's comedy festivals, the magic of Spicks and Specks and his hosting gig for the 2008 Paralympics that led to his hit UK TV show The Last Leg. Kermit the Frog, Whoopi Goldberg, Barry Humphries, Billy Connolly - Adam's learned from the best. In this charming and witty memoir Adam Hills shows how hard work, talent and being proudly different can see you find your feet. '

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1 I Am What I Am : Adam Hills Adam Hills , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Sunday Life , 6 February 2011; (p. 9)
1 I Love Sydney Adam Hills , Wendy Harmer , Louis Nowra , Peter FitzSimons , Lee Tulloch , Gabrielle Lord , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The (Sydney) Magazine , April no. 84 2010; (p. 42-43, 45-46, 48, 50) High-profile Sydneysiders reveal the reasons behind their love affair with the city.
1 Adam Hills's Letter from the Hangover Fairy Adam Hills , 2002 single work prose humour
— Appears in: Big Night Out 2002; (p. 589-591)
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