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Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator and was the Australian Children's Laureate for 2014-2015 and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016 Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children's literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia's most popular children's authors, and writes across all genres - from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi to her much loved historical fiction. 'Share a Story' was the primary philosophy behind Jackie's two-year term as Laureate.
Genres: Children's Fiction, Historical, Historical Romance, General Fiction
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Series
Children Of The Valley
1. The Music from the Sea (1992)
2. The City in the Sand (1992)
3. The House of a Hundred Animals (1993)
4. The Metal Men (1994)
5. The Tribe That Sang to Trees (1996)
1. The Music from the Sea (1992)
2. The City in the Sand (1992)
3. The House of a Hundred Animals (1993)
4. The Metal Men (1994)
5. The Tribe That Sang to Trees (1996)
Phaery Named Phredde
1. A Phaery Named Phredde (1998)
2. Phredde and a Frog Named Bruce (1999)
3. Phredde and the Zombie Librarian (2000)
4. Phredde and the Temple Of Gloom (2001)
5. Phredde and the Leopard Skin Librarian (2002)
6. Phredde and the Purple Pyramid (2003)
7. Phredde and the Vampire Footy Team (2004)
8. Phredde and the Ghostly Underpants (2010)
The Phredde Collection (2011)
1. A Phaery Named Phredde (1998)
2. Phredde and a Frog Named Bruce (1999)
3. Phredde and the Zombie Librarian (2000)
4. Phredde and the Temple Of Gloom (2001)
5. Phredde and the Leopard Skin Librarian (2002)
6. Phredde and the Purple Pyramid (2003)
7. Phredde and the Vampire Footy Team (2004)
8. Phredde and the Ghostly Underpants (2010)
The Phredde Collection (2011)
Wacky Families
1. My Mum the Pirate (2003)
2. My Dog the Dinosaur (2003)
3. My Dad the Dragon (2004)
4. My Uncle Gus the Garden Gnome (2004)
5. My Uncle Wal The Werewolf (2007)
6. My Gran The Gorilla (2006)
7. My Auntie Chook The Vampire Chicken (2006)
8. My Pa The Polar Bear (2010)
1. My Mum the Pirate (2003)
2. My Dog the Dinosaur (2003)
3. My Dad the Dragon (2004)
4. My Uncle Gus the Garden Gnome (2004)
5. My Uncle Wal The Werewolf (2007)
6. My Gran The Gorilla (2006)
7. My Auntie Chook The Vampire Chicken (2006)
8. My Pa The Polar Bear (2010)
Animal Stars
1. The Goat Who Sailed the World (2006)
2. The Dog Who Loved A Queen (2007)
3. The Camel Who Crossed Australia (2008)
4. The Donkey Who Carried the Wounded (2009)
5. The Horse Who Bit a Bushranger (2010)
6. Dingo (2012)
1. The Goat Who Sailed the World (2006)
2. The Dog Who Loved A Queen (2007)
3. The Camel Who Crossed Australia (2008)
4. The Donkey Who Carried the Wounded (2009)
5. The Horse Who Bit a Bushranger (2010)
6. Dingo (2012)
Callisto
Space Pirates on Callisto (2006)
The Cafe on Callisto (2006)
Vampire Slugs on Callisto (2006)
Space Pirates on Callisto (2006)
The Cafe on Callisto (2006)
Vampire Slugs on Callisto (2006)
Matilda Saga
1. A Waltz for Matilda (2010)
2. The Girl from Snowy River (2012)
3. The Road to Gundagai (2013)
4. To Love a Sunburnt Country (2014)
5. The Ghost by the Billabong (2015)
6. If Blood Should Stain the Wattle (2016)
7. Facing the Flame (2017)
8. The Last Dingo Summer (2018)
9. Clancy of the Overflow (2019)
1. A Waltz for Matilda (2010)
2. The Girl from Snowy River (2012)
3. The Road to Gundagai (2013)
4. To Love a Sunburnt Country (2014)
5. The Ghost by the Billabong (2015)
6. If Blood Should Stain the Wattle (2016)
7. Facing the Flame (2017)
8. The Last Dingo Summer (2018)
9. Clancy of the Overflow (2019)
Secret History
1. Birrung the Secret Friend (2015)
2. Barney and the Secret of the Whales (2016)
3. The Secret of the Black Bushranger (2017)
4. Barney and the Secret of the French Spies (2018)
5. The Secret of the Youngest Rebel (2019)
1. Birrung the Secret Friend (2015)
2. Barney and the Secret of the Whales (2016)
3. The Secret of the Black Bushranger (2017)
4. Barney and the Secret of the French Spies (2018)
5. The Secret of the Youngest Rebel (2019)
Miss Lily
1. Miss Lily's Lovely Ladies (2017)
1.5. With Love from Miss Lily (2017)
2. The Lily and the Rose (2018)
2.5. Christmas Lilies (2018)
3. The Lily in the Snow (2019)
3.5. Christmas in Paris (2019)
4. Lilies, Lies and Love (2020)
5. Legends of the Lost Lilies (2021)
1. Miss Lily's Lovely Ladies (2017)
1.5. With Love from Miss Lily (2017)
2. The Lily and the Rose (2018)
2.5. Christmas Lilies (2018)
3. The Lily in the Snow (2019)
3.5. Christmas in Paris (2019)
4. Lilies, Lies and Love (2020)
5. Legends of the Lost Lilies (2021)
Butter O'Bryan
1. The Ghost of Howlers Beach (2020)
2. The Vanishing at the Very Small Castle (2021)
1. The Ghost of Howlers Beach (2020)
2. The Vanishing at the Very Small Castle (2021)
Girls Who Changed the World
1. Ming and Flo Fight for the Future (2022)
2. Ming and Marie Spy for Freedom (2022)
3. Ming and Hilde Lead a Revolution (2023)
4. Ming and Ada Spark the Digital Age (2024)
1. Ming and Flo Fight for the Future (2022)
2. Ming and Marie Spy for Freedom (2022)
3. Ming and Hilde Lead a Revolution (2023)
4. Ming and Ada Spark the Digital Age (2024)
Novels
Walking The Boundaries (1993)
Somewhere Around the Corner (1994)
The Secret Beach (1995)
Minds Eye (1996)
Summerland (1996)
Beyond the Boundaries (1996)
Soldier On the Hill (1997)
Daughter of the Regiment (1998)
Charlie's Gold (1999)
Hitler's Daughter (1999)
Tajor Arkle (1999)
Missing You, Love Sara (2000)
Lady Dance (2000)
How the Finnegans Saved the Ship (2001)
Dark Wind Blowing (2001)
The Secret Life of Santa Claus (2001)
The White Ship (2002)
Valley of Gold (2003)
Tom Appleby, Convict Boy (2004)
War for Gentlemen (2004)
They Came On Viking Ships (2005)
Macbeth And Son (2006)
Rover (2007)
Pharaoh: The Boy Who Conquered the Nile (2007)
Slave Girl (2008)
A Rose for the Anzac Boys (2008)
The Night They Stormed Eureka (2010)
Nanberry: Black Brother White (2011)
Pennies for Hitler (2012)
Refuge (2013)
Goodbye, Mr Hitler (2017)
Third Witch (2017)
Just A Girl (2018)
Pirate Boy of Sydney Town (2019)
My Name is Not Peaseblossom (2019)
The Diary of William Shakespeare, Gentleman (2020)
I am Juliet (2020)
Ophelia: Queen of Denmark (2020)
The Schoolmaster's Daughter (2020)
The Angel of Waterloo (2020)
Night Ride into Danger (2021)
No Hearts of Gold (2021)
Becoming Mrs Mulberry (2023)
The Great Gallipoli Escape (2023)
Secret Sparrow, the WWI Battlefield Morse Coder (2023)
The Sea Captain's Wife (2024)
Somewhere Around the Corner (1994)
The Secret Beach (1995)
Minds Eye (1996)
Summerland (1996)
Beyond the Boundaries (1996)
Soldier On the Hill (1997)
Daughter of the Regiment (1998)
Charlie's Gold (1999)
Hitler's Daughter (1999)
Tajor Arkle (1999)
Missing You, Love Sara (2000)
Lady Dance (2000)
How the Finnegans Saved the Ship (2001)
Dark Wind Blowing (2001)
The Secret Life of Santa Claus (2001)
The White Ship (2002)
Valley of Gold (2003)
Tom Appleby, Convict Boy (2004)
War for Gentlemen (2004)
They Came On Viking Ships (2005)
Macbeth And Son (2006)
Rover (2007)
Pharaoh: The Boy Who Conquered the Nile (2007)
Slave Girl (2008)
A Rose for the Anzac Boys (2008)
The Night They Stormed Eureka (2010)
Nanberry: Black Brother White (2011)
Pennies for Hitler (2012)
Refuge (2013)
Goodbye, Mr Hitler (2017)
Third Witch (2017)
Just A Girl (2018)
Pirate Boy of Sydney Town (2019)
My Name is Not Peaseblossom (2019)
The Diary of William Shakespeare, Gentleman (2020)
I am Juliet (2020)
Ophelia: Queen of Denmark (2020)
The Schoolmaster's Daughter (2020)
The Angel of Waterloo (2020)
Night Ride into Danger (2021)
No Hearts of Gold (2021)
Becoming Mrs Mulberry (2023)
The Great Gallipoli Escape (2023)
Secret Sparrow, the WWI Battlefield Morse Coder (2023)
The Sea Captain's Wife (2024)
Collections
Rain Stones (1992)
The Book of Unicorns (1997)
Dancing with Ben Hall (1997)
Ride The Wild Wind (2002)
The Book of Horses and Unicorns (2014)
The Book of Unicorns (1997)
Dancing with Ben Hall (1997)
Ride The Wild Wind (2002)
The Book of Horses and Unicorns (2014)
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