Reading Age: 7 to 10 Years

HE'S A VAGUE NOVELIST. SHE'S A SHY AND UNUSUAL CHILD. TOGETHER, THEY'RE TRAVELLING THE WORLD, ONE BOOK AT A TIME. Freja, Tobias and Finnegan are back for an all-new adventure through the countryside of Provence. PRAISE FOR BOOK ONE: 'this beautifully paced story is sure to be tre...asured by adventure lovers' - Children's Book Council of Australia's Reading Time 'Fans of the Clementine Rose and Alice-Miranda series by Jacqueline Harvey will love this book ... The mysteries are addictive and divine, and the story centres around adventurous, independent Freja taking the lead and kicking butt ... The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Rome is the start of something wonderful. And you are going to want book two as soon as you finish book one, because not all the questions are answered in this magical first instalment' - Kids' Book Review AWARDS FOR BOOK ONE: 2018 Australian Book Industry Awards - longlisted 2018 CBCA Book of the Year Awards - Notable
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When eleven-year-old Friday Barnes solves a bank robbery, she uses the $25,000 reward to send herself to the most expensive boarding school in the country. The wealthy students have a lot of problems, which means a lot of intriguing cases for the fledgling detective. The eagerly ...awaited new series from the author of the bestselling Nanny Piggins series.
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The seventh book in the bestselling Friday Barnes detective series!

From Australia's favourite storyteller comes a story, within a story, that shows us the extraordinary power of true love and solves a decades-old mystery. While on a history excursion, an ill-assorted group of four kids and their teacher are left on a country road when their mini...bus breaks down. At the suggestion of a friendly tow-truck driver, the five take shelter in a nearby old, deserted mansion. There they find a little old desk with a secret drawer. Inside the drawer is a book containing a handwritten story and a series of vivid, strangely lifelike paintings. The book is called His Name Was Walter. The story begins: 'Once upon a time, in a dark city far away, there lived a boy called Walter, who had nothing but his name to call his own.' And so begins the tale of Walter - his lonely childhood, his flight from the haunted streets of the city, his discovery of Magda the witch, his quest to find Magda's lost daughter, and his meeting with the love of his life, the mysterious, tragic girl he calls Sparrow. As the night closes in around them and the story of Walter and Sparrow unfolds, the kids read it avidly.. Slowly the outer and inner stories begin to mesh. Slowly the story of Walter draws the five members of the group together. And in the end every one of the five plays a vital role in the uncovering of the truth.
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Alice-Miranda has a birthday to celebrate and a carnival to look forward to. For the first time, Miss Grimm is allowing the girls to attend the annual Winchesterfield village show and everyone is awhirl with activity. Sloane Sykes has re-enrolled and is trying to be on her best b...ehaviour, Jacinta's mother has moved into the local village but doesn't seem to want to spend any more time with her daughter, and Millie is completely focused on getting herself and Chops ready for the dressage event at the show. One of the highlights of the show each year is the Queen's Cup horserace. But Aunty Gee's prize racehorse, Rockstar, is refusing to leave the stables. That is, until Alice-Miranda introduces him to her own naughty pony, Bonaparte. Preparations are coming along well until a series of thefts rock the community. Local busybody Myrtle Parker is quick to blame the carnival families who have arrived to set up for the show but Alice-Miranda is not so sure. Things quickly go from bad to worse when Alice-Miranda's beloved Bony is horse-napped. Can Alice-Miranda uncover the culprit and get her horse back in time for Rockstar to compete in the race? And what happens when you combine the town gossip, Ambrosia Headlington-Bear and the school's new stablehand? Alice-Miranda has some tall tales to unravel in her wonderful new adventure.
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