Return to Umbadinga

When Angus McCawtup High School is threatened with closure due to earthquake damage, two pupils come up with a bizarre idea that they present to the headmaster. For Professor Russell Sprout the thought of losing his beloved school and having to spend time with his wacky wife was all too much. As far as he was concerned, any idea was a good idea. The boys put it to the professor that they return to Umbadinga to look for precious stones to raise money for earthquake repairs. Reluctantly, Professor Sprout agreed, but he made one condition, that Miss Van Hyre and Mr Fields go with them as responsible adults. Now there's an oxymoron if ever there was one!

Can they get back through the subterranean portal, especially as they don't know how they got through in the first place? What could possibly go wrong? You'll have to join the adventure and find out first hand...if you dare!

My Teacher's a Robot!

With wide, cold eyes, a clenched jaw, and superhuman strength, something's not right about new teacher Miss Ironside.
Will quickly realises... she's a robot!
One by one, his classmates are being brainwashed after school.
Will and his friends must act fast to save everyone before it's too late!

My Story

Just as things are about to go well for fifteen year old Lizzy May Morrison, her life is turned upside down when she receives some devastating news. What will happen and how will she resolve matters when, together with her friend Joe, they uncover a troublesome secret? 

Supported by a friendship with the enigmatic Catherine Van der Hayde, there are hints of a mysterious past but her abrupt departure causes Lizzy May to make a discovery that underpins a tale of extraordinary escape, heroism and adventure. Sometimes you have to do the wrong thing for it to be right. 

This is a delightful story of an evolving romance, but not before Lizzy May has to confront her fears and seek meaning for the deeper questions of life. With an engaging manner of dialogue, this intricate novel set in the 1970s is both entertaining and refreshingly unpredictable. 

Deep, resonant and poignant My Story has the capacity to appeal to both young and older readers.

Ice Kids

A journey to their winter camp far to the south finds six snow and ice kids locked in an underground prison from which they must escape if they are to survive. A near fatal disaster, a welcome discovery, hunted by a ferocious enemy, and befriended by the most unusual animal will find them battling for their lives. Jay, their leader, alone must solve the most difficult challenges that will bring the need for every one of the children to work together.

Wonders of an ice world and vivid memories of a long-forgotten past will haunt them all the way until finally, a last desperate battle will determine whether they will be triumphant or whether they will perish.