New book for Alyssa Bermudez

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Congratulations to Alyssa Bermudez on the publication of

Big Apple Diaries

Alyssa is the author and illustrator of this junior non-fiction title published by Roaring Brook Press.

A young New Yorker doodles her way through middle school—until the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack leaves her wondering if she can ever be a kid again. This heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir is based on real diaries.

Crime award for Lian Tanner

Congratulations to Lian Tanner, winner of the Sisters in Crime 2021 Davitt Award for Best Children’s Crime Novel for

A Clue for Clara

This junior fiction title was published in August 2020 by Allen & Unwin.

The hero is a scruffy chook who dreams of being a famous detective with a TV show and teams up with the daughter of the local policeman to solve crimes in the town of Little Dismal.

Our very own SCBWI committee member, Sue Whiting’s novel The Book of Chance (Walker Books Australia) was highly commended in this category

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