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The Spectacular Spencer Gray

Australian bush adventure for junior readers
By Deb Fitzpatrick
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The Spectacular Spencer Gray is an exciting Australian junior fiction with a central theme of fighting local crime. Spencer Gray is just an ordinary kid, but he manages to get into some pretty extraordinary situations. When Spencer stumbles upon a sinister operation in the bush, his... Read More
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The Spectacular Spencer Gray is an exciting Australian junior fiction with a central theme of fighting local crime. Spencer Gray is just an ordinary kid, but he manages to get into some pretty extraordinary situations. When Spencer stumbles upon a sinister operation in the bush, his life goes into overdrive - midnight rescue missions, super-endangered animals, hair-raising adventures. To survive, Spencer will need to pull off something spectacular.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760996345

Publisher: Fremantle Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 April 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: Fremantle Press

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 164g

Pages: 176

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Deb Fitzpatrick Penguin Books Young Adult Young Adult Mystery & Thriller

About the Author

Deb Fitzpatrick is the author of more than 10 books. Her novels have received awards in Australia, been published in the US, and optioned for film. Deb has a Master of Arts from UWA, loves using stories from real life in her writing, and regularly teaches creative writing to people of all ages.

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