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Blue's News (Red Dirt Diaries, #3)

By Katrina Nannestad
Series: Red Dirt Diaries
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Blue's News (Red Dirt Diaries, #3) by Katrina Nannestad continues the heartfelt and humorous adventures of Blue Weston in her rural Australian community. Blue navigates friendships and family life amidst a series of unexpected challenges and delightful surprises. This tale captures the lively spirit of youth while showcasing the ups and downs of growing up.
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Award-winning Australian author Katrina Nannestad's much-loved Red Dirt Diaries, now with amazing new covers!

Ages: 8-12

Blue Weston is on a mission!

  • She's starting Hardbake Plains' first-ever newspaper with Mat and Ben.
  • She's determined not to like her new teacher, the Colonel.
  • And she's trying to convince Miss McKenzie to come back from Scotland.

But despite Blue's best intentions, things don't go exactly to plan...

And to make matters worse, her mum is dusting off the old boarding school uniform! Can Blue get things back on track? And boarding school? Her parents wouldn't dare...

Ages: 8-12

Series: Red Dirt Diaries

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  • Red Dirt Diaries (Red Dirt Diaries, #1)
    Award-winning Australian author Katrina Nannestad's much-loved Red Dirt Diaries, now with amazing new covers! Blue Weston's life is spiralling out of control. Her parents are sending her to boarding school next year. Her mad twin brothers are building pig chariots in the back shed. Her best friend has been abducted by zombies and replaced with a boy-crazy tween. And then...
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  • Blue's News (Red Dirt Diaries, #3)
    Blue's News (Red Dirt Diaries, #3) by Katrina Nannestad Blue Weston is on a mission! She's starting Hardbake Plains' first ever newspaper with Mat and Ben. She's determined not to like her new teacher, the Colonel, and she's trying to convince Miss McKenzie to come back from Scotland. But despite Blue's best intentions, things don't go exactly to plan. And...
    By Katrina Nannestad
    Paperback
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  • Blue's News (Red Dirt Diaries, #3)
    Award-winning Australian author Katrina Nannestad's much-loved Red Dirt Diaries, now with amazing new covers! Ages: 8-12 Blue Weston is on a mission! She's starting Hardbake Plains' first-ever newspaper with Mat and Ben. She's determined not to like her new teacher, the Colonel. And she's trying to convince Miss McKenzie to come back from Scotland. But despite Blue's best intentions, things...
    By Katrina Nannestad
    Paperback
    Sold Out

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780733333965

Publisher: ABC Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 November 2014

Country: Australia

Imprint: ABC Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 199.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 224

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Katrina Nannestad Series: Red Dirt Diaries Young Adult

About the Author

Katrina Nannestad grew up in central-western NSW. After studying arts and education at the University of New England in Armidale, she worked as a primary school teacher. Her first teaching job was at a tiny two-teacher school in the bush. Katrina now lives near Bendigo with her husband and two sons. Her first book, BUNGALOO CREEK, was published by ABC Books in 2001

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