Cecily Anne Paterson

Being in the school drama production is the first thing that's made thirteen year old Jazmine feel alive and happy in years. But to keep her part, and her new friends, she'll have to hurdle the barrier of her deafness, stand up to the school bully and face the truth about what really happened to her dad. Called an 'exquisitely written story' by Publishers Weekly, Invisible was a semifinalist in the 2014 Amazon Book of the Year Awards.

Invisible Book I

Invisible

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.'Charlie Franks is A-OK' is the sequel to 'Love and Muddy Puddles' and is Australian author Cecily Anne Paterson's fourth novel.

Charlie Franks is A-OK

"When I was smaller I thought that at some point in my life I'd reach the top of the mountain. You know, the place where you're finally happy. The night I got a standing ovation in the school play was the night I got to the top. The trouble was, no one ever told me that I'd have to hike back down." Finally, everything is going right for 13 year-old Jazmine Crawford. After years of being invisible, she's making friends, talking to her mum and hanging out with Liam. But what happens when everyone around her changes? Will getting back in touch with her grandma help her cope or just make things worse? And who's going to finally give arrogant Angela what she deserves? Invincible is the much-anticipated sequel to Invisible, a semi-finalist in the 2014 Amazon Book of the Year Award.

(Invisible Book 2)

Invincible

Lola is in the middle on the netball court. She is also in the middle in life, stuck between her parents fighting and her best friends arguing. When her netball team looks like they might be in the State Finals, Lola steps up as captain. But she has bigger problems when the doctor says that she might have to stop playing netball altogether. Lola feels like she's losing from all sides. Can she ever stand up for herself? Or will she always be stuck in the middle?

Lola in the Middle

Lola is always in the middle on the netball court. She knows how to keep the team working together. But netball is not the only situation Lola is always stuck in the middle of-what with her parents fighting all the time and not to mention her best friends hating each other.

Ava's been training hard for an awesome athletics season, and is looking forward to celebrating her 12th birthday. Life's great-and Chloe the dog is having puppies! Even if Mum gets annoyed at Ava's lack of organisation, Ava can always rely on her best friend Josie and her sister Maddie to pick up after her. But when the pandemic hits, everything's cancelled. There's no school, no birthday, no athletics, no toilet paper and definitely no Josie to rely on. When a puppy goes missing, it's Ava's fault. Can she mend her irresponsible ways in time? Join Ava and watch how she grows amidst the pandemic, learning that it's up to ourselves to find our independence and help those around us.

The Ava Show

Abby Smart is planning to have the most awesome year ever. She's the leader of the Smart Girls Club and after winning the talent quest, her dream to be a musical singer looks like it might come true. And then Stella turns up, fluttering her mascara eyelashes. She's way too cool for little old Kangaroo Valley. Worst of all, she's making Abby's friends like ridiculous things such as makeup and new music! Abby's plans to have a great year are being turned into dog food. Will Abby follow her friends, or follow her dreams? Because she can't have both. After all, Smart Girls don't wear mascara!

Smart Girls Don't Wear Mascara

Maddie tries to be nice to everyone. Even weird, chicken-obsessed Tahlia. BUT she'd way prefer to hang out with the cool K-girls at school. The only problem is that they don't seem interested in her anymore. And at Year 6 camp Maddie has a decision to make: how far will she go to be popular? Will she be able to live with the guilt when she finally has everything she's been hoping for? Follow Maddie's hilarious antics with chickens, secrets and undies in the latest adventure at Kangaroo Valley Public School.

How Not to be Popular

Being Jazmine (Invisible Series Book 3)

The Invisible set of novels feature 13 year old Jazmine. When we meet her, she doesn't make choices, she doesn't make decisions, she doesn't make friends. To get through school in one piece, she'll have to deal with the death of her dad, figure out how to cope with her anxious mother, and work out that she does in fact have something to offer the world.Over the course of three books, Jazmine must find her own voice and make her own decisions as she comes up against upheaval, bullying and control, difficult relationships and betrayal. She also learns what true friendship means, the value of family, and how change can be a source of joy.Clean and inspiring, but also sensitively tackling real issues and feelings, these novels suit middle grade and early YA readers who love a good cry, or want to cheer on a female character who finds her voice and her spark.AWARDS AND REVIEWSInvisible was a semifinalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards. Publisher's Weekly called it an 'exquisitely written story' and ' a stunning account of the reinvention of a compelling and sympathetic character'. Popular author of realistic fiction for children and young teens, Cathy Cassidy, called Invisible 'Lovely... sensitive, hopeful, empowering'. Both Invincible and Being Jazmine were shortlisted in the Australian CALEB Writing Awards. Author Rosanne Hawke said of Being Jazmine, ' I think this is the first time I've seen myself in a book, my deaf self. Everything Jazmine was feeling, I felt at some time. Age does not matter when reading good books.'

The Complete Set

The Invisible Series

Jazmine's deaf. And she's getting tired. Tired of having to try hard, tired of fitting in, tired of pretending to be like everyone else. When Jaz goes to deaf camp, a new world opens up to her. But when you leave one world and enter another, what happens to the people you leave behind? Which world will Jaz live in? Can she keep a foot in both? How will she figure out the best way to be Jazmine?Being Jazmine is the third book in Cecily Anne Paterson's Invisible series, featuring easy-to-love, hard-of-hearing teen Jazmine Crawford. The first book in the series, Invisible, was a semi-finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. The second, Invincible, was shortlisted in the Australian CALEB Prize in 2016.REVIEW"Jazmine and her new friends are deaf but this is not a book about deafness. With a wonderful garden metaphor that resonates throughout the series, Being Jazmine offers believable characters and an unpredictable plot that would be perfect to add to any reading list. The series tackles teen relationships, mean girls, family secrets, fitting in, identity, and characters finding themselves." Dr Sharon Pajka, English Professor, Gallaudet University, Washington DC

The Invisible Series: Book 3

Being Jazmine

Cuando Coco Franks, una chica de trece años amante de la moda, finalmente ingresa al grupo popular de su escuela, su padre le anuncia que se mudaran al campo junto a su familia para crear nuevos lazos afectivos. Su vida social se ve amenazada, sus zapatos están cubiertos de barro todo el tiempo y todo lo que Coco quiere es volver con sus amigas de la ciudad. Después de todo, las cosas no pueden empeorar, ¿o sí? Sólo necesitará un chico sin sentido de la moda con unas botas horribles y un caballo obstinado llamado Cupcake para poder entrar en razón, pero podría ser demasiado tarde.

Charcos de amor y barro

Finalmente Jazmine è felice, ma che succede quando tutte le persone che ha intorno iniziano a cambiare? «Quando ero più piccola pensavo che a un certo punto della mia vita avrei raggiunto la vetta della montagna. Sapete, il momento in cui finalmente sarei stata felice. La sera in cui ho ricevuto quello scroscio di applausi dopo la recita scolastica ho raggiunto la vetta. Il problema è che nessuno mi ha mai detto che da quella montagna sarei dovuta scendere.» Finalmente tutto va tutto per il verso giusto per la tredicenne Jazmine Crawford. Dopo essere stata invisibile per tanti anni, ora si è fatta degli amici, parla con sua madre e sta insieme a Liam. Ma che succede quando tutti quelli che la circondano iniziano a cambiare? Rientrare in contatto con sua nonna la aiuterà o peggiorerà solamente le cose? E chi sarà alla fine a dare a quell’arrogante di Angela ciò che si merita? Invincibile è l’attesissimo seguito di Invisibile, semifinalista dell’Amazon Book of the Year Award nel 2014.

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