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'Someone has stolen the world's most valuable diamond and a constable lies unconscious in the British Museum, two sedative darts protruding from his backside.
'Not something Gerald Wilkins knows or cares anything about. Not until he finds himself on a private luxury jet heading for London to attend the funeral of a great aunt he has never met. Not until he inherits her estate, worth twenty billion pounds. Not until he opens a bundle of envelopes from his dead great aunt.
'Was she murdered? Who stole the diamond? And what is the mysterious casket that everyone seems to be looking for?
'With the help of the Valentine twins, the rat-fearing Sam and the gymnastic champ Ruby, Gerald's got a mystery to solve. A mystery that will take them into secret passageways, a musty bookshop, an ancient crypt, a ruined tower and a colossal cavern where the secret of a priceless treasure lies protected by deadly booby traps.
'The Billionaire's Curse is an irresistible adventure story with an array of curious characters, ancient folklore and a whodunnit. Young and not-so-young adults, get ready to stay up late.' (From the publisher's website.)
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- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Reading and Viewing : Gripping Texts for the Junior Years
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 45 no. 3 2010; (p. 82-83)
— Review of Spinner : A Novel 2010 single work novel ; The Billionaire's Curse 2008 single work novel ; The Word Spy 2008 single work non-fiction ; The Return of the Word Spy 2010 single work non-fiction -
Author's Folly Finds a Home
2010
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— Appears in: The Australian , 14 April 2010; (p. 3) -
Young Adults Find Comfort in Bedtime Stories
2010
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— Appears in: UQ Graduate Contact 2010; (p. 42) -
[Review Essay] The Billionaire’s Curse
2009
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— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 23 no. 3 2009; (p. 40)
— Review of The Billionaire's Curse 2008 single work novel -
[Review Essay] The Billionaire’s Curse
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies: Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 24 no. 4 2009; (p. 36)
— Review of The Billionaire's Curse 2008 single work novel
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Curse Drums Up Dream Life
2009
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review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 15 - 16 August 2009; (p. 25)
— Review of The Billionaire's Curse 2008 single work novel -
Kids' Lit
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 22-23 August 2009; (p. 12)
— Review of The Billionaire's Curse 2008 single work novel ; Beatle Meets Destiny 2009 single work novel ; Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children 2009 single work children's fiction -
Under Age
2009
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review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 6 September 2009; (p. 21)
— Review of The Billionaire's Curse 2008 single work novel ; Fox and Fine Feathers 2009 single work picture book -
Off the Shelf : Young Adult Fiction
2009
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review
— Appears in: The Age , 5 September 2009; (p. 24)
— Review of The Billionaire's Curse 2008 single work novel -
[Review Essay] The Billionaire’s Curse
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 September 2009; (p. 24)
— Review of The Billionaire's Curse 2008 single work novel -
Home-Grown Tale
2009
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— Appears in: Westside News , 19 August 2009; (p. 25) -
Bedtime Story Hits the Big Time
2009
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 September 2009; (p. 35) -
Young Adults Find Comfort in Bedtime Stories
2010
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column
— Appears in: UQ Graduate Contact 2010; (p. 42) -
Author's Folly Finds a Home
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 14 April 2010; (p. 3)
Awards
- 2010 winner LIANZA Children's Book Awards — Esther Glen Award
- 2010 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Book of the Year for Older Children
- 2010 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books
- 2008 inaugural winner Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing Shortlisted under the title 'The Valentines and the Billionaire's Curse'