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Petra James Petra James i(A147710 works by)
Born: Established: Motueka, South Island,
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region,
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Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

James was born in a small town called Motueka in the South Island of New Zealand.

She wanted to be an archaeologist when she was young. As well as being the author of the Arkie Sparkle series James has written the Harriet Bright books under the name of Claire Craig. She has been a book editor.

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • According to the Pan Macmillan Australia website, 'Petra James' is a pseudonym of an 'emerging children's writer'.

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Henrie's Hero Hunt Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2020 18433609 2020 single work children's fiction children's

'Henrie Melchior, the first girl born into the House of Heroes in 200 years, is on a Hero Hunt. When Marely Hart phones on the Hero Hotline, Henrie, Marley and Alex Fischer are in a race against time to find Henrie's missing parents, a missing gold statue and the answers to questions piling up around her archaeologist great aunt . . . but Violetta Villarne from Villains Incorporated is watching very closely. The answers Henrie needs are buried somewhere in the past, but the present is a whirlwind of secrets and subterfuge. Will Henrie solve the Hunt? Will she find her parents? Or will the House of Melchior shadow her forever?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2021 longlisted Davitt Award Best Children's Novel
y separately published work icon Hapless Hero Henrie Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2019 15424916 2019 single work children's fiction children's

'Twelve-year-old Henrie is the first girl heir of the Melchior family in 200 years. This was deemed a dereliction of duty by the formidable Octavia Melchior, head of the House of Melchior (HoMe). For HoMe is in the business of heroes for hire. Boy heroes, that is. Girls have no place. When Henrie receives a mysterious note, it sets off a chain of events including a kidnapping, a fancy skateboard manoeuvre and a private jet and she discovers something rotten at the heart of HoMe. As past, present and future collide, HoMe is poised to come tumbling down … unless a new kind of hero can emerge from the rubble.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Younger Readers
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