“The Amazing Adventures

of the Coolabah Kid”

ISBN: 978-0-646-523699

Written by M.A. Campbell for 8yrs-13yrs old readers!

Pioneer Australia of the late 1850’s:

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Jonno Barton, alias the Coolabah Kid, enjoys a care free existence with his intrepid mates Ginger, Mick and Reggie the town orphan. Together they form the Defenders of Coolabah Creek, dedicated to protecting the poorer children against the bullying Otto Bumsteen and Clarissa Macready at their Coolabah Creek Bush School.


Then the paddle steamer “Chloe” arrives unexpectedly bringing the important Magnus Magee J.P. and his pretty daughter Mary, accompanied by her maid, the hard-faced Nancy Sligh. Unfortunately for the Defenders of Coolabah Creek it also brings Aloysius Dawes the new schoolmaster and His Best Friend! When Mr Magee offers a small black mare for the most outstanding student by the end of the year, Coolabah and his loyal Defenders go into action creating mayhem everywhere!


First Edition

Printed 2009 by Bluestar Printery, Qld University, St Lucia Brisbane.





 
Dangerous Exodus 

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Occupied Denmark 1943: In a remote fishing village, fifteen year-old Jens Neilson, struggles to break free from his over protective family. His humiliation increases when friends, Karen and Lars, reject his offers to help distributethe newsletters for the Underground, Holger Danske.

Determined to gain Karen’s respect, Jens accepts his Grandfather’s challenge to build a replica of a Faering, a four-oared Viking fishing boat. While looking for materials, Jens finds a downed RAF air gunner in an abandoned boatshed. Instantly Jens is hurled into a life of increasing danger with the Resistance, when he and his Grandfather help the man to escape. Alone, Jens cares for his injured grandfather, saves Karen from Lars’ treachery and assists his father hide the secret plans for a new ship’s propeller. Without warning, the Germans arrest Danish Jews for relocation in Germany and Karen and her brothers are now on
the run. Helpless, Jens must watch his father’s execution for sabotage.

Can Jens believe Lars’ warning that the Germans are on their way to arrest him and search for the plans? Time has run out for the grieving Jens Neilson.  The Faering must prove seaworthy enough to take them to Sweden, if Jens is to save Karen and his father’s plans from discovery.


First Edition

Published  U.K.

Publication Date: December 2006
Second Edition
Published Australia
Publication Date: March 2008




Reviews

  1. ✤ “From the first page this novel holds the readers interest due to its well crafted, exciting plot and appropriate use of language. It is set in a well researched and historical time frame.”

Janet Morrison (Council Librarian) BA. (Library and Information Science) Advanced Diploma in Local and Applied History.

  1. ✤ “The narrative flows seamlessly, and is both fast paced and suspenseful...I believe ‘Dangerous Exodus’ would suit young adults and adults alike...I look forward to MA Campbell’s next novel.”

Penny Garnsworthy (Author).

  1. ✤ “Couldn’t put the book down! An exciting reading experience.”

Sylvia Ledger (TAFE Teacher) DipEd, Dip Bus. Studies.


  1. ✤ “MA Campbell...has a natural talent for getting inside a child’s mind and stimulating their curiosity.”

Olga Geddes (Author, Teacher of Drama and Mime).


The National Library Canberra and Queensland Library have already bought ‘Dangerous Exodus’ for their Heritage Collections.