Launched! (16 page)
Authors: J A Mawter
No writer can go on this journey alone. With thanks to David, Hugh, Shevaughn, Tullia and, of course, Bella.
Jeni (J.A.) Mawter has an MA in Children’s Literature from Macquarie University and a Diploma of Book Editing and Publishing from Macleay College. She is a full-time writer as well as a teacher of creative writing, and lives in Lane Cove, Sydney with her husband and three children.
Jeni can’t do a track stand but she has practised graffiti in her kitchen. Tips for removing paint stains from fingers and clothing greatly appreciated.
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The ‘So’ Series
So Stinky!
So Grotty!
So Festy!
So Sick!
So Feral!
So Gross!
The Freewheelers Series
Unleashed!
Launched!
Lyrics from ‘The Happy Wanderer’ by Friedrich-Wilhelm Möller adapted by kind permission of Bosworth Music GmbH.
Angus&Robertson
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First published in 2007
This edition published in 2010
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Mawter, J.A. (Jeni).
Launched!
For children
ISBN 978 0 207 20073 1 (pbk.).
ISBN 0 207 20073 4. (pbk.)
ISBN: 978 0 7304 4406 0 (epub)
I Title. (Series : Mawter, J.A. (Jeni) Freewheelers ; 2).
A823.4
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