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Current Releases

> Professor Willoughby's Last Robot (2011)

> Code Name Sara Gray (2007)

> Sleeper (2006)

> Summer's End (2005)

> The Unclaimed (2005)


Professor Willoughby's Last Robot
Publisher: Rubitron
Genre: Picture book (ages 5+)
Release date: September 2011
 
Professor Willoughby's Last Robot

In a secret underground laboratory, a little robot has just woken from a deep sleep. With the help of five robotic friends of his own creation, the little robot attempts to unlock the mystery of his missing creator, Professor Willoughby. 

'Professor Willoughby's Last Robot' encourages readers to see the world through the eyes of the robots. As these robotic explorers learn about the world around them, they discover the importance of play, imagination, determination and teamwork. And they have a lot of fun along the way!

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Code Name Sara Gray
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Genre: Spy/Action
Release date: September 2007
 
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The much-anticipated sequel to Sleeper.

As a child, Sara was a member of a project known as HAMELIN, her employers forcing her to commit espionage on their behalf.

Having escaped their clutches in India, she's made it to the seaside paradise of Acapulco, where she thinks she's safe. When she's approached by a man who asks her to use her skills in locating his daughter, however, Sara finds herself pulled back into the life of a spy.

Travelling from fast-paced Mexico City to the jungles of Guatemala and the shadowy island of Cuba, she uncovers more than she bargains for, about the true reason for the girl's disappearance, and her own childhood. All the while, she is being hunted by a fellow operative who will stop at nothing to fulfil his mission …

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Sleeper
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Genre: spy / action
Release date: August 2006
 
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Situated in India 's exotic City of Lakes , Calderstone International is the school of choice for families with ties to business, tourism and the government - families who must guard against prying eyes. When classified information is stolen during her best friend's birthday party, Sara Gray is determined to find out who's responsible, but she must first answer other questions.

Who has been sending her cryptic messages? How has she developed incredible new abilities? And why is her head suddenly filled with memories of somebody else's childhood? The answers will lead Sara from the backstreets of Rajasthan to the playground of Bollywood's elite, and force her to confront a terrifying possibility: that her whole life has been a lie.

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Summer's End
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Genre: supernatural suspense
Release date: August 2005

 
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Recommended for fans of 'The Secret Circle' (2011) ...

When Kristy Stevenson returns to the small town of Summer's End after a year and a half in hospital, the school's principal is missing; her former-best friend, an outcast, is part of the 'cool group'; and the rivalry between Owens Academy and nearby Riley High is nearing fatal proportions.

Can she figure out what's going on...before it's too late?

"... With fast, sparse prose Jackson propels the story forward with lightning efficiency while also creating strong three-dimensional characters that engage and connect with the reader." - Mark Smith, Horrorscope.

 

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Click the 'Preview' image to watch a cinematic-style preview for Summer's End, shot and cut by my brother Alix Jackson of Mr Grim Productions.

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The Unclaimed
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Genre: mystery / suspense
Release date: July 2005

 
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When Jenna and Andy Burton visit the seaside town of Broken Reef, they think they're in for the most boring holiday of their lives. But Broken Reef has a secret.

Who is the ghostly boy Jenna sees from her bedrom window? And why do their neighbours have an eight-foot fence around their property?

Along with a group of local kids calling themselves the Reefriders, Jenna and Andy will search for the answers. What they uncover is almost beyond belief.

"Engrossing...a thread of auhthentic, bone-deep fear...and all you ever needed to know about mountain biking." - Kerry Greenwood, bestselling author of the Phryne Fisher mysteries.

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