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y separately published work icon Mystery and Mayhem single work   children's fiction   children's  
Is part of Alana Oakley Poppy Inkwell , 2015 series - author children's fiction (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 Mystery and Mayhem
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'Alana Oakley is 12 going on 24. She has to be when her impulsive, accident-prone mother, Emma, attracts so much chaos. Alana’s dad’s passing three years ago has forced Alana to become the grown-up of the family, spinning the mother-daughter relationship on its head. Mystery and Mayhem starts with Alana’s first year in high school at the progressive, experimental Gibson High. Year 7 is packed with the usual excitement and perils. But when Alana’s superstitious friend, Sofia, loses her magic eight-ball charm, life begins to take a mysterious detour. Alana’s sleuthing career takes off, but not without first having to overcome the over-exuberant Nurse Cathy, the military-inspired Coach Kusmuk and her impetuous mother who has now taken up Internet-dating! The biggest mystery of all is whether Alana’s birthday wish will come true: Will this year be different or will it go horribly, spectacularly wrong, as usual? Better call the fire department ... just in case.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Newport, Northern Beaches area, Sydney Northeastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Big Sky Publishing , 2015 .
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      Extent: 200p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 8 May 2015
      ISBN: 9781925275124
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
      :
      West 44 Books ,
      2019 .
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      Extent: 256p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 15 July 2019 (copyright date 2020).
      ISBN: 9781538384794 (hbk), 9781538384800 (pbk), 9781538384817 (ebk)

Works about this Work

Review : Alana Oakley: Mystery and Mayhem Wendy Noble , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , November 2015; (p. 70)

— Review of Mystery and Mayhem Poppy Inkwell , 2015 single work children's fiction
Alana Oakley : Mystery & Mayhem by Poppy Inkwell Joanne Wishart , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , October 2015;

— Review of Mystery and Mayhem Poppy Inkwell , 2015 single work children's fiction
Alana Oakley : Mystery and Mayhem by Poppy Inkwell Dianne Bates , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , June 2015;

— Review of Mystery and Mayhem Poppy Inkwell , 2015 single work children's fiction
Alana Oakley : Mystery and Mayhem by Poppy Inkwell Dianne Bates , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , June 2015;

— Review of Mystery and Mayhem Poppy Inkwell , 2015 single work children's fiction
Alana Oakley : Mystery & Mayhem by Poppy Inkwell Joanne Wishart , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , October 2015;

— Review of Mystery and Mayhem Poppy Inkwell , 2015 single work children's fiction
Review : Alana Oakley: Mystery and Mayhem Wendy Noble , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , November 2015; (p. 70)

— Review of Mystery and Mayhem Poppy Inkwell , 2015 single work children's fiction
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