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Sophie Masson Sophie Masson i(A50370 works by) (a.k.a. Sophie Veronique Masson)
Also writes as: Isabelle Merlin ; Jenna Austen ; Sophie Beaumont
Born: Established: 1959 Jakarta, Java,
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Indonesia,
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Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1963
Heritage: French
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Details of Works Taught

Text Unit Name Institution Year
y separately published work icon The Secret Army : Operation Loki Sophie Masson , Anthony Scott Davis (illustrator), Sydney : ABC Books , 2006 Z1347414 2006 single work graphic novel children's adventure fantasy (taught in 2 units)

'Nicky Flamel, a motorbike racing ace, Andromeda Frost, a beautiful English socialite, Otis Falcon, a young American ex-boxer ... When three teenagers find themselves on a remote island, they discover that they have one thing in common - psychic powers triggered by a recent accident. But it is no accident that they are on Archangel Island, a top-secret institute that trains talented young psychics to battle a "Secret Army" - the evil Nazis and their associates.

'When Andromeda escapes from Archangel Island, she falls into the clutches of sinister SS wizard, Dr Karl Totenhexer, and into the heart of his evil plans. Otis and Nicky are sent to rescue Andromeda, but are their powers enough to defeat Totenhexer and his evil crew?' Source: ABC website (http://shop.abc.net.au/).

Genres in Children's Literature La Trobe University 2010
y separately published work icon The Secret Army : Operation Loki Sophie Masson , Anthony Scott Davis (illustrator), Sydney : ABC Books , 2006 Z1347414 2006 single work graphic novel children's adventure fantasy (taught in 2 units)

'Nicky Flamel, a motorbike racing ace, Andromeda Frost, a beautiful English socialite, Otis Falcon, a young American ex-boxer ... When three teenagers find themselves on a remote island, they discover that they have one thing in common - psychic powers triggered by a recent accident. But it is no accident that they are on Archangel Island, a top-secret institute that trains talented young psychics to battle a "Secret Army" - the evil Nazis and their associates.

'When Andromeda escapes from Archangel Island, she falls into the clutches of sinister SS wizard, Dr Karl Totenhexer, and into the heart of his evil plans. Otis and Nicky are sent to rescue Andromeda, but are their powers enough to defeat Totenhexer and his evil crew?' Source: ABC website (http://shop.abc.net.au/).

Genres in Children's Literature La Trobe University 2012
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