ABOUT ME
I am a school librarian and archivist at Concordia Lutheran College in Toowoomba, Queensland and an avid historical researcher and lover of Australian history. I grew up in Brisbane and started my career as a physiotherapist practising in New South Wales, before moving back to Queensland and retraining as a librarian. My fascination with Australian history inspired me to write my Australian Bushranger series to share the colourful lives of these bushranging legends with younger readers, and show kids that history is far from boring and sometimes truth is even more entertaining than fiction. Through my research I have uncovered new facts and dispelled many of the myths that have surrounded these characters for years. My book Captain Thunderbolt was shortlisted for an Australian Book Industry Award in 2015. The series led me to write historical fiction for younger readers: the 'Tommy Bell, bushranger boy' series, which continues to be rolled out. The first in the series, Shoot-out at the Rock, was included on the Children's Book Council of Australia list of 'notables' in 2017.
My books include:
I am a school librarian and archivist at Concordia Lutheran College in Toowoomba, Queensland and an avid historical researcher and lover of Australian history. I grew up in Brisbane and started my career as a physiotherapist practising in New South Wales, before moving back to Queensland and retraining as a librarian. My fascination with Australian history inspired me to write my Australian Bushranger series to share the colourful lives of these bushranging legends with younger readers, and show kids that history is far from boring and sometimes truth is even more entertaining than fiction. Through my research I have uncovered new facts and dispelled many of the myths that have surrounded these characters for years. My book Captain Thunderbolt was shortlisted for an Australian Book Industry Award in 2015. The series led me to write historical fiction for younger readers: the 'Tommy Bell, bushranger boy' series, which continues to be rolled out. The first in the series, Shoot-out at the Rock, was included on the Children's Book Council of Australia list of 'notables' in 2017.
My books include:
- The story of The Swamp published by Toowoomba City Library in 2008
- Captain Thunderbolt published by Big Sky Publishing in 2014
- Captain Moonlite published by Big Sky Publishing in 2014
- Captain Starlight published by Big Sky Publishing in 2014
- Ben Hall published by Big Sky Publishing in 2014
- Frank Gardiner published by Big Sky Publishing in 2014
- Shoot-out at the Rock (Tommy Bell, Bushranger Boy #1) published by Big Sky Publishing in 2016
- The horse thief (Tommy Bell, Bushranger Boy #2) published by Big Sky Publishing in 2016
- The gold escort gang (Tommy Bell, Bushranger Boy #3) published by Big Sky Publishing in 2017
- Outback Adventure (Tommy Bell, Bushranger Boy #4) published by Big Sky Publishing in 2017
- Gang of thieves (Tommy Bell, Bushranger Boy #5) published by Big Sky Publishing in 2018
- Mrs Thunderbolt (Tommy Bell, Bushranger Boy #6) published by Big Sky Publishing in 2018
