Cecily Paterson

Maddie tries to be nice to everyone. Even weird, chicken-obsessed Tahlia. But she’d much prefer to hang out with the cool K-girls at Year 6 camp. The only problem is that they don’t seem interested in her anymore. That’s when Maddie has a decision to make: how far will she go to be popular? Will she be able to live...

Lola in the Middle features Lola as the Centre on the netball court, a role in which she excels at keeping the team working together from the middle. However, netball is not the only situation where Lola finds herself caught in the middle—her parents are constantly fighting, and her best friends can't stand each other. As her netball team gears...

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...

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...