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Your Next Read Silver: The Lonely Lunch Club
Series: Your Next Read Silver
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Do you like FRIENDS, SCHOOL and FUNNY STORIES?Then this book is YOUR NEXT READ. One lunchtime, Benji goes to the worst bench in the whole school instead of playing footy. There he meets a girl named Alice and a spider named Mabel. And Mabel needs their help!...
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Do you like FRIENDS, SCHOOL and FUNNY STORIES?
Then this book is YOUR NEXT READ.
One lunchtime, Benji goes to the worst bench in the whole school instead of playing footy. There he meets a girl named Alice and a spider named Mabel. And Mabel needs their help! But can Benji and Alice do it alone?
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781923419308
Publisher: Affirm Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 24 February 2026
Country: Australia
Imprint: Affirm Kids
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Laura Stitzel
DIMENSIONS
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 112
About the Author
Maddy Mara is the pen name of Melbourne-based creative duo Hilary Rogers and Meredith Badger. Hilary and Meredith have been collaborating on children's books for nearly two decades. Hilary is an author and former publishing director; Meredith is the author of countless books for kids and young adults, and teaches English as a foreign language. Maddy Mara is the melding of their respective daughters' names. Laura Stitzel an author, illustrator and animator from Melbourne. Her work is a combination of watercolour, ink and painting. She is the written and illustrated over 20 children's books. As a background artist and animator in Australia and Canada, Laura has worked on animated television shows for PBS, Disney, Warner Bros, Netflix, ABC and more.
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