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'Millipop Klompet and Ernest Perriclof live in the uneventful town of Drabville, where the cautious Ernest spends his time enlarging his rock collection and Milli dreams of adventure. When the pair are kidnapped from their homes and brought to live in the gothic mansion known as Hog House, they are adopted by the madcap Mr and Mrs Mayor and a series of bizarre encounters follows. Things do not add up and the children find that sinister plans are beginning to emerge. Why has the notorious Lord Aldor stolen the shadows of all of the town's residents and where are they being held? Assisted by a band of prisoners, the children must venture into the Taboo Territories, and battle the perils dished out by the Lurid Lagoon, in order to outwit Lord Aldor and prevent him from executing his secret master plan.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Wizards, Vampires and Elbow Grease
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2007
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2007
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Awesome Adventure
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 June - 1 July 2007; (p. 22)
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Under Age
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— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 22 July 2007; (p. 33)
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 August 2007; (p. 18)
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— Appears in: The West Australian , 22 September 2007; (p. 40-41)
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 October 2006; (p. 3) -
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2007
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— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , February vol. 86 no. 6 2007; (p. 18) -
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 7-8 July 2007; (p. 9) -
Alexandra Adornetto
2008
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 52 no. 1 2008; (p. 8-9) -
Wizards, Vampires and Elbow Grease
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Australian Author , December vol. 42 no. 3 2010; (p. 20-22) 'Writing for children and young adults requires an ability to inspire wonder combined with deep reserves of patience, says Susanne Gervay.' ()
Awards
- 2007 honourable mention Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Children's Division — Children's Long Fiction