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My Dad the Duck

My Dad the Duck

When Zoe and her Dad arrived at the old house her father had recently bought, little did they know who they would meet there and the strange, magical and humorous adventure they were about to have.

Life's bound to get a little weird when your dad becomes a duck!

Length 93 pages.


The Shadow Boy

The Shadow Boy

Is the glass half empty or half full? The age-old question.

Every morning Billy’s worried, health-obsessed mother tests him with this question. For Billy his glass of orange juice is always half empty. He is so often sad, but he doesn’t know why. Except it’s to do with shadows. All shadows, but particularly the shadow at his feet, the one that follows him through the streets.

But this day is different. This day Billy will have some strange, life changing experiences. Billy is about to learn the secret of his shadow and have some troublesome but amusing adventures along the way.

Join Billy as he takes us on his comical and moving journey from pessimism to optimism.

"The Shadow Boy"  is an adaptation of the stage play by the same name.

Length 55 pages.


Adventure at Whaler's Bay

Adventure at Whaler's Bay

A boatshed fire; a pack of mysterious killer whales that haunt the bay;  an embittered, bereaved  father; a mother's ghost; a high-spirited daughter who refuses to become a lady; a grieving, young son who hates the cruelty of whaling and the sight of blood; a clairvoyant old woman; a shadowy, sinister stranger and a bumbling police sergeant - these are some of the ingredients that make "Adventure at Whalers Bay" such an enthralling read in the Enid Blyton tradition.

"Adventure at Whalers Bay" is set in the early 1900's in a small bay whaling town, based on Eden, New South Wales, where for more than a century real killer whales aided and abetted humans to herd and hunt whales.  With its moody seaside atmosphere and evocation of a bygone era, "Adventure at Whalers Bay" is a rattling good yarn of mystery and revenge. Adapted from the stage play of the same name.

Length 177 pages.


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