Ken Spillman

A school concert sounds like fun. Jake could scamper across the stage in a monkey suit. He could clash swords with Jonah. Even being a prince might be okay - as long as princesses are kept well clear. But Mrs Paul has other ideas. And Jake is going to have to kiss a girl - in front of the whole...

Jake's Monster Mess tells the story of a boy named Jake, whose room is initially only slightly messy—until he attempts to clean it! Jake first empties his sock drawer, his jock drawer, and his toy cupboard. Then he drags out all the dusty, forgotten items from beneath his bed. Now everything is piled on the bedroom floor, and, to make...

Young Australian teacher Bruce Dowding arrived in Paris in 1938, planning only to improve his understanding of French language and culture. Secret Agent, Unsung Hero draws on decades of research to reveal, for the first time, his coming of age as a leader in escape and evasion during World War II. Dowding helped exfiltrate hundreds of Allied servicemen from occupied...