Deborah Abela – författare

India never wanted to enter the Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee, but with the encouragement of her town, her family and some newfound friends, she overcame her fears, made it all the way to the grand final at the Sydney Opera House and won! Now that life is returning to normal, a special delivery arrives in Yungabilla, inviting India to the UK for the Stupendously Spectacular International Spelling Bee. But how can India go without her whole family by her side? The Yungabilla community might have a solution! In London, India is reunited with her friend Rajish and a much more pleasant Summer. They meet new spellers, and are invited to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen. But there is skulduggery afoot, with some rather mysterious goings-on and a series of accidents that seem to be not so accidental after all. They get so dangerous, in fact, that there is talk of cancelling the competition altogether. India and her friends are determined to find out who the culprit is and get the competition back on track. There are words to be spelled, nerves to be overcome, and a champion to be found!

Isabella, Griffin and their friends have settled into New City, enrolled in school and are making new friends, including the charming Aleksander Larsen.But their home is facing a new threat – weather patterns are becoming erratic and fierce ice storms batter the city.When someone from Isabella’s past returns, loyalties are tested. Who is watching her from the shadows? And can Isabella and Griffin’s friendship survive this furious final storm?

When Alice's little brother falls ill, she is sent to live with her grandma. Feeling rejected by her family, it takes the friendship of an unusual boy named Charlie Fisher to teach Alice some lessons about what family and friendship really mean.

Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for children age 8-9 (Year 4) Book band: Grey A Phonics phase: n/a

 

Bestselling author Deborah Abela brings us a heroine to love and a great deal of danger to overcome in this thrilling novel set in a post-apocalyptic, flooded world. Grimsdon is in ruins. Three years ago a massive wave broke its barriers and the sea flooded this grand city. Most were saved, some were lost – and some were left behind. Isabella Charm and her best friend, Griffin, live with three other children in the top of an opulent mansion. They’ve survived with the help of Griffin’s brilliant inventions, Isabella’s fighting skills and their vow to look after each other. But what will happen when a newcomer arrives in his flying machine? Grimsdon is full of hidden perils, from bounty hunters to sneaker waves. Could Xavier’s daredevil risks put all their lives in danger?

Could a trip to the world’s most beautiful city be Max Remy’s most dangerous mission yet? enice is in danger. Someone is threatening to destroy the city - and they''ve already detonated one bomb. Max, Linden and Toby join forces with a young Italian spy, Luca Cavello, to track down the culprit. Max agrees to meet the blackmailer at the famous Rialto Bridge - but before she can identify them, she''s pushed into the stormy canal waters. Are Max''s rescuers as innocent as they seem? Why do the blackmailers know Spyforce''s every move? Most importantly, can Max stop being clumsy in front of the good-looking Luca and complete the mission before Venice is lost forever?

Could a seemingly easy mission to look after a scientist and his bloodsucking leeches be Max’s most dangerous mission yet? Members of an elite group of scientists are disappearing and Chief Harrison''s close friend, Alfonzo Martina, is next. Max and Linden eagerly accept their mission to guard the world-famous professor - until Max finds out that Alfonzo''s specialty is leeches. Not a fan of animals, especially small, slimy, bloodsucking ones, Max soon uncovers a wretched plan to ruin not only the professor but the entire world. Will Flea-Powered Trainers and Sherbet Liquefier be enough to save the two spies, the professor and his leeches from a slimy end?

Could a visit to the world’s most famous museum result in Max’s most dangerous mission yet? When a leading archeologist disappears from the Louvre, the world''s most famous museum, Spyforce agents Max, Linden and Toby are sent to France to mind his spoilt daughter. But Monsieur Marceau has left an encrypted message for his daughter, and the police aren''t the only people interested in what Veronique knows. Who has kidnapped Marceau, and why? The three superspies soon discover that the answer involves mysterious codes, secret graveyard meetings, underground torture chambers in medieval castles, and the wonders of ancient Egypt. Will Max crack the puzzle before it''s too late?

The final book in the Max Remy Superspy series promises explosive action and a thrilling ride! While Spyforce agents celebrate 50 years of fighting crime at a lavish party, a small, deadly device pulses in the floor beneath them. The next day during a spy training session in a secluded forest Max Remy is found unconscious. Did she fall or was she attacked? And why are famous monuments and buildings crumbling around London? Who is behind it and will Linden survive after becoming victim to a madman''s deadly plans? Can Max save Linden and stop the destruction, or will this be the end of Spyforce . . . forever?

Q: What do you get when you cross an Australian soccer legend with a bestselling children''s author? A: Johnny Warren and Deborah Abela''s soccer series for kids! Jasper Zammit is a soccer legend– at least in his own head. Whole stadiums shout his name as he bends balls, accepts trophies and scores magic goals for the Rovers Under-11s. When a new girl, Lil, joins the team, Jasper thinks he''s found someone as obsessed with soccer as he is. But there''s one hitch - Lil''s dad is the reason Jasper''s dad has lost his job. Can the two still be friends?

The next action-packed adventure in a series about one of the most popular sports for kids in Australia - soccer. There''s a new kid at Jasper''s school. His name is Aamir and he can''t speak English, but when Jasper remembers his grandad saying that you don''t need language to play sport, he takes Aamir onto the soccer field to teach him a few tricks. Aamir already has a few of his own, and he''s soon invited to join the Rovers. The trouble is, star Eastville Kings player Badger Mackenzie can''t resist doing what he does best - badgering his opponent to put them off their game. This time his target is Aamir. Someone will be sent off the field with a red card - but who will it be? And will it affect the Rovers'' wish of one day playing in the finals?

The stuff legends are made of! It''s a few weeks before the finals and Coach Wallace has to go overseas, but he leaves the Rovers in the hands of a new coach. He''s keen, charming and knows his stuff. But with winning being the only thing he cares about, his coaching methods lead to bitter divisions and a game that is no longer fun. When Lil''s brother arrives home from playing for the state team, he helps the Rovers devise a plan to get them back on track. But will he be able to save them from total collapse? Time is running out and he''s their only hope.

Discover a top-secret world of Matter Transporters, Invisible Jets and Spyforce in the first two books about Australia''s favourite superspy! In Search of the Time and Space Machine Max Remy always wanted to be a superspy. But now that she and her new friend, Linden, are in the middle of a dangerous mission, and they''re about to be lowered into a giant vat of green jelly, Max isn''t sure the life of a crime-fighter is for her.Spyforce Revealed Max Remy has just been given a dream job, working undercover as a taste tester at a sweet factory. Max and Linden''s secret mission is to foil Mr Blue''s scheme to turn the world''s children into zombies. Could a deadly struggle against an evil mastermind be the end of Max Remy, Superspy?

A slightly spooky but mostly funny series about the mischief ghosts can make - and the kids who take care of the mess. Angeline and Edgar might be kids, but they''re also two of Ghost Club''s youngest ghost-catchers. Got a problem with a ghost, poltergeist or ghoul? Can''t sleep because of all the rattling chains and cackling laughter? Angeline and Edgar are the experts to call.So it''s entirely logical that when new kid Dylan joins Ghost Club, Angeline and Edgar are the perfect candidates to introduce him to everything he needs to know, from which ghost-catching gadget will do the trick to when to run like crazy to avoid being splattered with ectoplasm.The trouble is, Dylan''s not quite sure he wants to be a ghost-catcher . . .

Kids tell scary stories all the time . . . but what if this story is REAL? Angeline and Edgar have to go to their Senior School sleepover, but Angeline is dreading having to talk to the other kids. The night goes wrong when a ghost appears in the old boarding school dormitory where they are camped out. Their classmates are terrified – and Principal Prim is not happy! With the help of Ghost Club, Angeline and Edgar must find out who the ghost is so they can help her – but first they have to convince their school principal that kids can be ghost catchers too, and they have to avoid Travis the bully, who is spying on them – and causing trouble wherever they go.

When a ghost appears at the annual Ghost Club convention, there are plenty of ghost-catchers on hand to help - but there''s more to this ghost''s story than you might think . . . Edgar, Angeline and Dylan are off to the annual Ghost Club convention – in Transylvania! During a visit to Dracula’s castle, they are disturbed by a near-miss accident. But the danger is forgotten when Angeline has the chance to meet her hero, the famous ghost-catcher Ripley Granger. Is Dylan the only one to notice that something is very wrong at the convention? Someone is hiding a terrible secret – and it might take the intervention of a determined ghost to make everyone see the truth.

A new city offers a new life - but what kind of life will Isabella and her friends find? Isabella and her friends are nervous about what they’ll find in the New City. It’s inland and it’s dry – far from the flooded city they’ve just left. Will their lives here be as luxurious and carefree as Xavier says? In fact, bleak, uncertain times have brought darkness and danger to New City. The city has been divided in two: the citizens who have, and those who the ruling Major General says have come to steal from them – the refugees who have fled the rising waters, who are imprisoned in a camp on the edge of the city. The kids of Grimsdon once faced sea monsters and evil harbour lords, but now they face new threats. From freakish weather events that whip up with little warning to the fierce misinformation that swirls around the city to the theft of their freedom, now they face the prison-like restrictions and control of the New City. Unlike the refugees, they’re heralded as heroes. But what does the Major General really want from them?

When she’s not at school, Max Remy is a Superspy for a top international spy agency. If she can stay alive . . .The Nightmare VortexHidden on a secret island, the Annual Spy Awards Night is about to begin.But when Mr Blue discovers the location of the ceremony, he brings to life a dormant volcano that leaves Max and Linden only hours to save the spy agencies of the world from an explosive demise.The Hollywood MissionMax is about to find that Hollywood isn’t all glitz and glamour as she tackles high-speed snow chases, earthquakes and a fiendish plan to use the movie industry to destroy the world. Can Max and Linden uncover the plan before it’s too late?

Arlo Goodman lives with his Uncle Avery in a run-down flat above their bookshop. He has no friends, except for his pet mouse, Herbert.But when a girl called Lisette bursts into the shop and begs him to hide her from a murderer, Arlo''s life changes forever.He''s swept up into an adventure involving kidnappers, car chases and a story in The Book of Wondrous Possibilities, where Arlo and his skymouse battle dragons. But can Arlo find the courage to battle an even greater enemy, who threatens to destroy everything he loves?‘This magical and delightful story spins along at a perfect pace, knowing just when to pause for tea and cake.’ JACLYN MORIARTY, author of the Kingdoms and Empires series‘Warm-hearted, adventurous and funny. I adore this book!’ LIAN TANNER, author of The Keepers trilogy

Ms Skye thinks kids can change the world with a Kindness Project. Nicolette wants to but how can she when Layla treats her like she’s invisible and DJ picks on everything she says? Leaf thinks Nicolette can be a superhero. So maybe if they work together they just might do it. A heartwarming story about four kids who overcome their differences and take on the world.‘An absolute gem of a book!’ Maryam Master, author of No Words"The Kindness Project shows us the strength and transformative power of kindness. Told with tenderness and creative verse, this book will sweep you off your feet and live in your heart permanently." Zanni Louise, author of Queenie in Seven Moves

A quirky and mysterious tale of friends, fire-twirlers and ghosts from one of Australia''s best storytellers. Ever since Aurelie Bonhoffen was a child, she has juggled, played the dead girl on the ghost train and the back end of the cow in the marquee of Bonhoffen''s Seaside Pier. She adores her family - especially her uncles Rolo and Rindolf - but on her twelfth birthday, she stumbles on her family''s remarkable secret. It''s hard to accept at first, but when her new friend at school reveals a dangerous plot against the pier, the secret helps Aurelie confront the greatest threat her family has ever faced.

India Wimple can spell. Brilliantly. Every Friday night, she and her family watch the Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee. When the Wimples suggest she enter the next Bee, India says she’s not good enough – but her family won’t hear it and encourage her to sign up. There are plenty of obstacles to reaching the finals: something in India’s past has made her terribly shy, and moving on to each round involves finding the money to make it happen. And finally, there’s Summer Millicent Ernestine Beauregard-Champion, a spoilt rich girl who is determined to win – and isn’t afraid to step on anyone who gets in her way.