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Dead Good Detectives J E NNY MC L ACH L AN

A thrilling new adventure series from the author of the bestselling Land of Roar trilogy - mixing humour, magic, mystery . . . and ghosts! Eleven-year-old Sidonie Jones has always been desperate to see a real-life ghost. But nothing that exciting would ever happen in the boring old village of Fathom, where Sid lives with her dad. . . Then one day in the spooky village graveyard, Sid accidentally creates a spell and summons the ghost of a fearsome pirate captain called Bones - he’s got unfinished business and he needs Sid’s help. And Bones isn’t the only ghost lurking in the graveyard - there’s a whole pub full of them! The Halfway House is a place for lost souls, trapped under a curse. Sid and her friend Zen team up to help the ghosts solve the mysteries from their past lives. But someone’s not happy about them breaking the curse . . .

Released: 03/08/22 NSP | 288pp AU $16.99 NZ $18.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

SEP TEMBER 2 022 – CHI LDREN’ S & YA Bored #2 Frog’s Mystery Twin MAT T S TANTON

My name is Frog and this may have been a very bad idea. I’ve started at this new school and when you’re trying to fit in the best thing you can do is just try something totally crazy! Right? Well, it seemed like a good plan. Only now Luisa has decided I’m her favourite person to make fun of, Evie thinks I’m completely nuts, Milo’s grumpy about something or other and I’m about to tell everyone the whole story about my secret twin brother with the same name. True story! I swear. I can get myself in all sorts of trouble when I’m bored ... From the million-copy bestselling author of Funny Kid and The Odds, comes another story in this laugh-out-loud new series about the complicated business of being a kid.

Released: 07/09/22 BPB | 224pp AU $14.99 NZ $16.99 Imprint: ABC mattstanton.net

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