Julia Lawrinson

Inspired by the true story of the trapped miner of Bonnie Vale and told in verse, Julia Lawrinson weaves a tale that will beckon readers down into the gold mine to find out how the daring rescue unfolded. In 1907, the mining town of Bonnie Vale experiences a sudden deluge of rain that floods a gold mine while miners are...

On Monday 20 February 1962, the people of Perth lit up their city overnight to acknowledge the special mission of American astronaut John Glenn – the first American to orbit the Earth. Glenn, in turn, observed that the city was clearly visible from space, and Perth became known worldwide as ‘The City of Light’. This true story is a snapshot...

A contemporary and timely exploration of friendships between young girls and the pressures they're faced with in the modern world. Maddie in the Middle follows Maddie Lee, who is in year six and feels ordinary and dull. Her best and oldest friend, Katy, is a head councillor and aiming for an academic scholarship. Maddie doesn't have anything that is hers,...

Mel and Shell is the latest book for middle readers from award-winning author Julia Lawrinson. Shell and Mel are best friends, united by their love of ABBA. But when Scary Sharon decides she wants to be friends with Shell, and Mel begins acting strangely, things start changing fast. Confiding in her pen pal from 1829, Shell discovers she has a...

She thought of Billy, and how he would never say Bye, beautiful to someone like her, that likely no one would ever say anything like that to her in her life, and how she could not do anything to change any of it. Sandy does not know if she would fit in anywhere, but she feels like a complete outsider...

From domestic dysfunction to extraordinary bad luck, Julia Lawrinson reflects on her intriguing and eventful life with disarming honesty and wit. Some people are born into bad situations, some people have bad situations thrust upon them, and some people find bad situations through their dodgy choices, lack of information and personal idiosyncrasies. Julia's life sits at the intersection of all...