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Myra in the Middle

Brief Description
A charming junior novel about finding your place in your family – and on the soccer field. Seven-year-old soccer enthusiast Myra lives with her mum, dad, Muthashi (grandma), and big sister. Her world turns upside down when her family welcomes a new baby, making Myra a... Read More
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A charming junior novel about finding your place in your family – and on the soccer field.

Seven-year-old soccer enthusiast Myra lives with her mum, dad, Muthashi (grandma), and big sister. Her world turns upside down when her family welcomes a new baby, making Myra a middle child. On top of that, Myra joins the school's soccer team, only to be put in the midfield. Nothing exciting ever happens there! What will it take for Myra to feel marvellous in the middle?

With lively humour and vivid depictions of Myra's Indian heritage, this junior novel is a sweet exploration of family, culture, and adapting to change.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780702270994

Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 March 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: University of Queensland Press

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Peter Cheong

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 1.0mm

Width: 1.0mm

Height: 1.0mm

Weight: 1g

Pages: 176

About the Author

Seetha Dodd is an emerging children's author who loves wordplay, humorous rhyme and lyrical prose. Her fiction has been published in The School Magazine and in print and audio anthologies by Spineless Wonders and Hunter Writers' Centre. Drawing on her Malaysian-Indian heritage, and themes of family, identity and belonging, Seetha writes stories that empower children to challenge stereotypes and to celebrate uniqueness in all forms. She lives on Sydney's Northern Beaches with her husband and three children. Books have always been a vital part of Peter Cheong's life. Growing up reading Roald Dahl and having adventures with Calvin and Hobbes, Peter was heavily influenced by the way Quentin Blake and Bill Watterson brought stories to life. After spending several years in the Australian Army, Peter decided to pursue his dream of a career in books. He is the illustrator of I'm a Hero Too, Nothing Alike and Anh Do's Pow Pow Pig series, and has written and illustrated his own children's books, Every Night at Midnight and Where We Can Hear the Giants Sing. Peter lives in Perth (Whadjuk Country), Western Australia, with his very understanding wife, sons and less understanding cat.

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