AustLit

'Freddy has to face his fears - specifically spiders, heights and being naked in public (although not necessarily in that order) - to get re-invited to Tabby's awesome birthday party. Humorous fiction for fans of Tom Gates and Big Nate.

'Would you rather be a girl who a stupid boy thinks is a boy even though she is actually a girl, or a girl who a stupid boy thinks is a girl and actually is a girl?

'Freddy knows what he'd rather be - anywhere but in front of Tabby. He's said the wrong thing and now he's not only hurt her feelings, but he might be uninvited to her awesome birthday party. It's going to be in a park with a jumping castle and a mechanical bull.

'Then Hugo, the new kid at school, tells everyone that Freddy is boring. It's the last straw.

'Yeah, well you pick your nose!

'So now Freddy's in trouble with everyone.

'Freddy will have to do something spectacular to win back his friends. He might be scared of heights, phobic about spiders and have nightmares about being naked in public, but he's not frightened of a mechanical bull. And he's got just the right costumer.

'What could possibly go wrong?' (Publication summary)

'Freddy Tangles is an ordinary boy with more than his fair share of fears, and a whole lot of trouble heading his way in this humorous fiction for fans of Tom Gates and Big Nate.

'What would you rather do, tell Sid he smells or tell Principal Brody he smells?

'That's easy. I would tell Mr Brody.

'No one is scarier than the bully Sid Malone, and now he's coming to get Freddy. Luckily, Freddy's got a plan. Laser beam eyes. If he stares at a white wall for long enough and wants it bad enough, his eyes will start to shoot laser beams. On second thoughts, he might need a back-up plan!

'Freddy's friends are in danger too. But what can Freddy do when he's even afraid of his little sister? (Well to be fair, she is totally evil!) He has to find a way to rescue them all from Sid. Only one thing is for sure - it's going to hurt.' (Publication summary)

'When murder comes to the fairways of The Wylde, some golfers, so obsessed by the game, simply can't stop playing despite the risk of a horrible death. Yet these murders are no ordinary crimes of passion; golf is evolving, as all things do, and at The Wylde, evolution has taken an unlikely turn. Enter Harvey Kite, former junior champion golfer, now undercover cop, charged with infiltrating the club and solving the crimes. But Harvey is a man who is torn, a man who swore on his parent's grave that he would never play the game again. He had good reason to make that vow but now, at The Wylde, Harvey must face the demons of his golfing past. What confronts Harvey will lead to an incredible climax, and one that may well change the world of golf forever. This is a tale about golf. This is a tale about what might happen if we keep taking the game too seriously. Let's hope that we do.' (Publication summary)