Deborah Abela

When a thunderstorm strikes in the middle of the night, all sorts of creatures, including a school of piranhas, a whale, a troupe of pirouetting ballerinas, and some aliens, try and let dad convince them to come inside out of the rain. But what happens when there is no more room in the bed? No More Room in the Bed...

A heartwarming verse novel from beloved Australian children's author Deborah Abela. Ms Skye thinks kids can change the world with a Kindness Project. Nicolette wants to, but how can she when Layla treats her like she's invisible and DJ picks on everything she says? Leaf thinks Nicolette can be a superhero. So maybe, if they work together, they just might...

From bestselling author Deborah Abela, comes a middle grade adventure for 8-12-year-old heroes (even if they don't know it yet). Arlo Goodman lives with his Uncle Avery in a run-down flat above their bookshop. He has no friends, except for his pet mouse, Herbert. But when a girl called Lisette bursts into the shop and begs him to hide her...

Bestselling author Deborah Abela brings us a heroine to love in this thrilling adventure filled with flying machines, sword fights and sea monsters. Grimsdon is in ruins. Three years ago, a massive wave broke its barriers, and the sea flooded this grand city. Most were saved, some were lost, and some were left behind. Isabella Charm and her best friend,...

A new city offers a new life - but what kind of life will Isabella and her friends find? Isabella and her friends are nervous about what they'll find in the New City. It's inland and it's dry - far from the flooded city they've just left. Will their lives here be as luxurious and carefree as Xavier says? In...

India Wimple is off on another splendid spelling adventure! Just when India Wimple's life is returning to normal after competing in the Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee, she's invited to London for an international spelling showdown. But how can she go without her family? The Yungabilla community might have a solution! In London, India is reunited with her friends Rajish and...

India Wimple can spell. Brilliantly. Every Friday night, she and her family watch the Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee. When the Wimples suggest she enter the next Bee, India says she's not good enough - but her family won't hear it and encourage her to sign up. There are plenty of obstacles to reaching the finals- something in India's past has...

I, The Wolf, am sick of being the bad guy. I'm taking over this book. Dear Readers, Fairytales are nonsense. They're full of wolves pestering pigs and picking on sweet little girls in red hoods. But I would never do those things. I knit! I bake blueberry pie! You know what I really want to do? I Want to rescue...

In a world of wild weather, is anyone safe? Isabella, Griffin and their friends have settled into New City, enrolled in school and are making new friends, including the charming Aleksander Larsen. But their home is facing a new threat - weather patterns are becoming erratic and fierce ice storms batter the city. When someone from Isabella's past returns, loyalties...