Cecily Anne Paterson – författare

When you fall off your horse, it's hard to get back on.But this time, with everything on the line, Charlie's going to have to be brave.Unlike her drama-queen twin sister, Charlie Franks is always fine. At least she is until she has to start a new school, finds out she can't ride her new horse, and gets told that her Mum has something totally weird wrong with her.Charlie's not A-OK. Not at all.And she can't see how things are ever going to get better.The Coco and Charlie Franks novels are like 'Liv and Maddie' meets 'The Saddle Club'. Take a pair of zany twins, add a horse or two and some humorously embarrassing moments and you've got Coco and Charlie's life on the farm. If you're a brave-hearted girl who loves family, friends, horses, adventure and the challenge of finding what you're good at, this is the book for you.Charlie Franks is A-OK is the second book in the Coco and Charlie Franks series, and the fourth novel by Australian author, Cecily Anne Paterson. It won the CALEB writing prize in 2017.Cecily Anne Paterson's first teen novel, Invisible, also set in Australia, was a semi finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award in 2014. She has had three other books short listed in the CALEB and SparkLit writing prizes.

Crazy twins, a grumpy horse, and a boy next door. In all the chaos of her family's move to the country how will Coco find out who her real friends are?Thirteen year old fashionista Coco Franks has finally made it into the popular group when her dad decides to move the whole family to the country so they can 'bond'. Social death is looming, her shoes are covered in mud and all Coco wants to do is get herself back to her city friends. After all, things can't get any worse, right? It'll take a boy with no dress sense and totally hick boots, and a contrary horse called Cupcake to bring Coco to her senses. But it might just be too little, too late.Love and Muddy Puddles is humorous realistic fiction aimed at children aged 10-12 and horse lovers everywhere. Set in Australia, this clean teen romance is a funny and inspiring story of how a horse, a listening ear and a hefty dose of mud can change a young person's life.Love and Muddy Puddles is the third novel by Australian writer Cecily Anne Paterson. Her first novel 'Invisible', also a clean, realistic story for girls and teenagers, was called an 'exquisitely written story' by Publisher's Weekly reviewer of teenage fiction, and was a semifinalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards in 2014.The sequel to Love and Muddy Puddles, Charlie Franks is A-OK is available now.