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Meredith Costain Meredith Costain i(A14867 works by)
Also writes as: Gemma Carey ; M.J. Costain
Born: Established: 1955 West Gippsland, Gippsland, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Goal Power Meredith Costain , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2024 27855701 2024 single work children's fiction children's

'Warning: You are about to read my utterly biggest secrets. Can I trust you? OK then. I’m Ella, and this is my diary. Ammy has started a Soccer Club for Girls Only and Ella is super excited to be part of it! She is on the club committee and dreams of being a striker and scoring all the goals. But then Ella discovers something that fills her with desperating despair. She can’t dribble, she can’t pass and she can’t kick a goal. Will she even be chosen for a team? Are Ella’s soccer dreams over before they’ve even begun?' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Mia Megastar Ada Nicodemou , Meredith Costain , Melbourne : Penguin , 2024 27372133 2024 single work children's fiction children's

'The debut kids' book from Aussie acting superstar Ada Nicodemou!

'I'm Mia!

'This will be easy. My life is pretty interesting and amazing. I'm the only kid in my class who lives above a shop. And not just any shop - everyone knows Costa's is the best place for fresh fruit and pastries and dips and bread.

'Anyway, I wanted to tell you about what happened at school yesterday. Well, not AT school, but on a school trip.

'We saw a play in a real-life theatre . . . and it's all I can think about.

'Our buses pull up at the kerb and the teachers herd us on. And while we're on our long trip back to Summerdale, I realise something.

'I want to be her. The girl in the play. I want to be up there on the stage with the lights and the curtains and the music.

'I WANT TO BE AN ACTOR.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Sleepover FAIL Meredith Costain , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2023 26851708 2023 single work children's fiction children's

'Warning: You are about to read my utterly biggest secrets. Can I trust you? OK then. I’m Ella, and this is my diary. Ella is staying at her best friend Zoe’s house for a whole week. The girls are sure everything will be perfect. But Zoe’s bedroom isn’t quite big enough for all of Ella’s stuff. And Zoe seems to be obsessed with horse toys, which makes Ella feel like her head will explode! Will their friendship survive the week?' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Winter Wonders Meredith Costain , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2023 26379335 2023 single work children's fiction children's

'Warning: You are about to read my utterly biggest secrets. Can I trust you? OK then. I'm Ella, and this is my diary. Ella and her BFF Zoe are on holiday in the snow!!! They're having heaps of fun making snow angels, drinking hot chocolate by the fire with their new friends and learning how to snowboard. But what could be making those weird howling sounds at night? And who left those strange tracks in the snow? This week is definitely going to be super special!' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Ella Diaries Super Special Meredith Costain , 2023 Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2023 26379201 2023 series - author children's fiction
1 y separately published work icon Flash Mob Fever Meredith Costain , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2023 25550764 2023 single work children's fiction children's

'Ella wants to do something fantabulously fabulous for her mum on Mother's Day! Perhaps breakfast in bed? Bake a cake? No, it's all been done before. So Ella asks her best friends, Zoe and Ammy, for their ideas. Together, they come up with the perfect plan to surprise all their mums.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon The Marvellous Magic Show Meredith Costain , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2023 25433086 2023 single work children's fiction children's 'I have so many super-amazing and important things to write about! I'll tell you all about them:  Bethany's birthday party was amazing! There was cake, plus presents and a magician!  Now I want to learn all the magic tricks I can!!!  Dad says Great-nanna Peggy might know some magic tricks. She used to be a magician's assistant.  Matilda is excited to learn them, too, so we decided to put on our own magic show! I hope it goes really well!!!  I even have a special part for Bob.' 

(Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Fundraising Frenzy Meredith Costain , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2022 24969483 2022 single work children's fiction children's

'Warning: You are about to read my utterly biggest secrets. Can I trust you? OK then. I'm Ella, and this is my diary. There's a new girl at school! Her name is Lily and she loves turtles and bouncing on trampolines, just like Ella. She's also an amazing swimmer! So when Ella and her friends find out what the letters 'CF' next to Lily's photo in the sick bay mean, they come up with the perfect idea for their school's annual Fundraising Frenzy.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Museum Mayhem Meredith Costain , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2022 24433516 2022 single work children's fiction children's

'Warning: You are about to read my utterly biggest secrets. Can I trust you? OK then. I'm Ella, and this is my diary. Ella can't wait to visit the treasures of ancient Egypt exhibition at the museum with her class. Maybe she'll see some pyramids, or even discover hidden treasure! But disaster strikes when a precious scarab amulet goes missing, and Ella becomes the main suspect. Will she be able to solve the mystery of the missing amulet and clear her name?'  (Publication summary)

1 On Grieving the Blue of the Sky Gemma Carey , 2022 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 81 no. 1 2022; Meanjin Online 2022;
1 y separately published work icon The PM’s Daughter Meredith Costain , North Sydney : Penguin Random House Australia , 2022 23910291 2022 single work children's fiction children's

'Cat is like any other teenager who wants to fight the powers that be. There's just one complication . . . her mother is the Prime Minister of Australia.

'Catalina Parkes Perez is used to living a pretty normal life. But when her mum is thrust into the role of Prime Minister, Cat's life becomes anything but.

'Life at The Lodge means having every moment scheduled and every outfit pre-approved. But it's not just the dinner parties and daggy dresses - Cat and her mum disagree on practically everything, especially the government's climate policy.

'Now someone is trying to sabotage the new Prime Minister - putting Cat, and everything she loves, in danger. Will she, with the help of some new friends, be able to make things right, for her family and the country?

'Inspired by the original program created by Tristram Baumber and Matthew Allred, as seen on ABC TV.'   (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Dolphin Dreaming Meredith Costain , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2022 23601680 2022 single work children's fiction children's 'WARNING: You are about to read my UTTERLY BIGGEST SECRETS. Can I trust you? OK then. I’m Ella, and this is my diary. Ella DREAMS that one day she could see a dolphin in the wild. And when she and Zoe meet Mila, Ella’s dream might come TRUE! But their holiday at misty point isn’t all ICE-CREAMS and BOOGIEBOARDING. Ella and Zoe make a TERRIBLE discovery!' (Publication summary)
2 y separately published work icon Splash! Meredith Costain , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2022 23217383 2022 single work children's fiction children's

'I have so many super-amazing and IMPORTANT things to write about! I’ll tell you all about them: CLUB TROPICANA here we come! Matilda and I can’t wait to play mini golf and see SPLASHY pools and SLIPPERY water slides!!! My new SPARKLY bathers will look AMAZING in the water! But the water is too SPLASHY and kind of SCARY! Now Matilda has made some new friends and they love the BIG POOL! I need to be BRAVE and make this the BEST holiday ever!'

Source : publisher's blurb

1 y separately published work icon Spooky Surprise Meredith Costain , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2021 22436149 2021 single work children's fiction children's 'Ella’s school holidays are off to a SPOOKY start! She and Zoe have joined a holiday program at Graves Street Community Centre where all is not as it seems. Terrible WAILING and BANGING sounds keep interrupting their activities. And who is the MYSTERIOUS LADY on the stairs? Ella is determined to find out!' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Camp Gold Rush Meredith Costain , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2021 21551529 2021 single work children's fiction children's

'Camp Gold Rush feels like a trip back in time! Ella’s class gets to wear olden-day clothes, go to olden-day school and also HUNT FOR GOLD! Ella is sure that she and her BFFs are going to find the most giganterous nugget EVER. But what’s causing the STRANGE NOISES outside their cabin? Is there a ghostly goldminer on the loose? This school camp is FULL of mystery!' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Diva Drama Meredith Costain , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2021 20771132 2021 single work children's fiction children's

'WARNING: You are about to read my UTTERLY BIGGEST SECRETS. Can I trust you? OK then. I’m Ella, and this is my diary.

'Ella is going to be in an ad (a REAL ad, on TV) and she gets to choose ONE FRIEND to star in it with her. Ella tells Zoe, her BFF, all about it. But at EXACTLY THE SAME TIME Precious Perfect Peach Parker stops being mean to her. Peach is now SO nice to Ella that it’s causing all kinds of DRAMA with Zoe. Will Ella have to choose between them?'

Source : publisher's blurb

2 y separately published work icon Fairy Cakes Meredith Costain , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2021 20093376 2021 single work children's fiction children's

'I have so many super-amazing and IMPORTANT things to write about! Ill tell you all about them: I REALLY love making fairy gardens with my BFF, Matilda. My class is decorating cakes for the Foodie Fun Fair!!! I want my group to do a FAIRY cake with a HOUSE and a PLAYGROUND But all my group does is argue . . . Somehow I have to convince everyone that my cake idea is the best!' (Publication summary)

1 I Wrote a Memoir about Abuse. That Doesn't Mean You're Entitled to Every Detail Gemma Carey , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 23 October 2020;

'Some assume memoirists have given up their rights to privacy. According to Gemma Carey, this couldn’t be further from the truth.'

2 y separately published work icon Unicorn Parade Meredith Costain , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2020 20092889 2020 single work children's fiction children's 'BOOK WEEK is coming up and I am going to make a super-amazing costume for the parade!!!

'But I have TOO MANY favourite books. How can I choose just one character to dress up as??? Also, a mystery author is coming to see the parade...

'I wonder who it is??? And everyone in my class is working on secret book week projects. I can’t wait to dress up with all my friends!' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Christmas Crackers Meredith Costain , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2020 19688016 2020 single work children's fiction children's

'WARNING: You are about to read my UTTERLY BIGGEST SECRETS. Can I trust you? OK then. Im Ella, and this is my diary. Ella has SO MANY ideas for the class CHRISTMAS PROJECT that she calls a SPECIAL MEETING with her BFFs Zoe and Ammy. They want to do all the actoring, directoring and costume designering. And it would be even more aMAZing if there was a CHICKEN DANCE and a GIANT NUTCRACKER and SOME REINDEERS too! Ella cant wait to tell her whole class all about it!' (Publication summary)

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