Darrell Pitt

Balloon Girls (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Times are tough in the small town of Yallaroo where Ally Simpson has lived her whole life. The entire area is in drought and people are going broke or moving away.

So when Ally hears about a competition to win the trip of a lifetime to visit the Smithsonian Museum in the USA, she knows she's got to do everything she can to try and win.

Ally enlists her best friends Harmony and Ping to help. Her plan? To send a video camera to the edge of space, and prove once and for all that the earth is round.

At first, Ally is pretty sure she's got the contest stitched up.

But then, as one disaster after another derails her plans, she begins to learn the importance of staying grounded even while she's aiming for the sky...

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kent Street Press
• Altersempfehlung: ab 9 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781923360112
• Artikelnr.: 72388501

Autorenporträt

Darrell Pitt is a prolific author, with more than two dozen novels in print. Writing for both young and old alike, his many books traverse multiple genres including cozy mysteries, adventure and science-fiction stories. Residing in Melbourne, Australia, Darrell shares his home with his wife and says he owns too many books (as if such a thing were possible!) His literary journey began with a passion for crafting short stories in his youth, eventually evolving into full-length novels. Among his accolades, "A Toaster on Mars" earned a prestigious spot on the shortlist for the 2017 Russell Prize, showcasing Darrell's unique brand of humour. His novel, "The Firebird Mystery", received commendation from The Children's Book Council of Australia as a Notable book in 2015. Darrell's Teen Superhero series has also garnered widespread acclaim, while his Rosie Ryan books offer delightful mysteries set in a distinctly Australian environment.