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Joey and the Junjardy

Name: Joey and the Junjardy
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780702271137
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By Allison Rocca

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A funny, raucous middle-grade romp grounded in First Nations storytelling, featuring a mischievous character brought to life by debut author Allison Rocca. Joey Gibbs is always up for a laugh. What isn't funny is the 'Big Trouble' he caused at his old school that meant his... Read More

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A funny, raucous middle-grade romp grounded in First Nations storytelling, featuring a mischievous character brought to life by debut author Allison Rocca.

Joey Gibbs is always up for a laugh. What isn't funny is the 'Big Trouble' he caused at his old school that meant his family had to move back home to Coolibah Creek. Joey's going to keep his head down this time. New school, new mates, new start. But trouble seems to have a way of finding him.

When his sister and cousin start getting mysteriously pranked, Joey looks for answers from his Wakka Wakka culture. He discovers he's caught the attention of the Junjardy, a hairy little trickster. Joey can't resist making mischief again with his secret partner in crime. But as the jokes spiral out of control, he must work out what the Junjardy wants with him before disaster strikes.

Action-packed with loads of humour and heart, Joey and the Junjardy shows us how the smallest of creatures can help you to stand tall and proud.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780702271137

Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 June 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: University of Queensland Press

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 1.0mm

Width: 1.0mm

Height: 1.0mm

Weight: 1g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Allison Rocca is a primary school teacher who has taught in classrooms from the 'burbs of Australia, to remote villages in Asia and castle-like academies in Oxford. She is a descendant of Wakka Wakka and Kaanju people and her upbringing was rich in storytelling. Allison likes to draw on the stories passed down by her highly respected Elder grandparents to write fiction for children and young adults. She lives and writes on Yuggera/Turrbal Country, Brisbane. Brenton E. McKenna is a Yawuru artist and writer from Broome who fell in love with comic books at a young age. He studied visual arts at Goulburn TAFE, and in 2011 became the first ever published Indigenous graphic novelist with the release of Ubby's Underdogs- The Legend of the Phoenix Dragon. When he's not drawing, Brenton dedicates his time to educating young people through creative storytelling workshops.