November Harper Highlights

The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Provence K ATR I NA NANN E S TAD

The Callback MADD I E Z I EGL E R

Wakestone Hall J UD I TH ROS S E L L

The second novel in a brand-new middle grade trilogy from New York Times bestselling author, dancer, model and actress Maddie Ziegler!

He’s a vague novelist. She’s a shy and unusual child. Together, they’re travelling the world, one book at a time. When Freja and Tobias arrive in Claviers, Provence, it feels like home. The hilltop

Bestselling author– illustrator Judith Rossell returns with the breathtaking final chapter in this award- winning and beloved series.

Children’s | November 2018 After a successful first competition, twelve-year- old Harper is eager to keep on making her mark in Dance Starz, but lately, she’s having a bit of ‘dancer’s block’. Vanessa, her dance teacher, will be choosing the first soloist to compete at the next competition for the team, and suggests to Harper that she find a way to figure out how to get that mojo back. Harper joins the school musical. Not only is this an opportunity to polish up her stage presence, but as the newbie at school, Harper is excited to make some more friends. But some of the teammates are not thrilled that Harper has to do something else other than dance team. Plus, their biggest rivals, The Belles, are looking to go toe-to-toe with them in the upcoming competition. Harper realizes that the musical, dance team and school might be a little much. Can she figure out how to find her balance on-stage and off?

Stella Montgomery is in disgrace, and the Aunts have decided there is only one thing to be done. She is to be sent to Wakestone Hall, a school where the disobedient are tamed and the wilful are made meek. There aren’t many friends to be found in this strange and awful place, so when a kind Wakestone girl disappears, Stella is determined to find her – no matter the dangers that certainly lie ahead … But a missing girl is only the beginning, and soon Stella is thrown deeper into the mysteries of Wakestone … and her own past. Will Stella be able to save her friend in time? And will she discover – at long last – who she is and where she truly belongs?

village is surrounded by olive groves, vineyards and drifts of red poppies. The market square hides a world-famous patisserie and an antique merry-go-round. Pippin, their precocious young neighbour, and Vivi, the beautiful chef, fill their lives with chatter and laughter and love.

For a moment, the girl and the writer are happy.

But a spate of criminal activity casts a cloud over the village. Freja is determined to solve the mystery and uncover the villain, but the closer she gets, the more impossible things seem to become … Award-winning Australian author Katrina Nannestad is back with the much-anticipated sequel to the bestselling novel The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Rome .

Ages 9+

Ages 8+

Ages 8+

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9781460753781 | e 9781460708286 | 01/11/18 BPB | 256pp | AU $16.99 NZ $19.99 Publicity contact: Georgia.Williams@harpercollins.com.au

9780733338182 | e 9781460708132 | 22/10/18 B Paperback | 400pp | AU $16.99 NZ $19.99 Publicity contact: Georgia.Williams@harpercollins.com.au

9780733338205 | e 9781460708187 | 22/10/18 BHB | 304pp | AU $24.99 NZ $29.99 Publicity contact: Georgia.Williams@harpercollins.com.au

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