True South

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When twelve-year-old Nell crashes her sailboat into a submerged house in the lake, she stumbles into a treasure hunt that plunges her into a generations-old family feud.

Things begin to take a sinister turn as the adults get involved, and Nell has no choice but to team up with her neighbour and family rival, Charlie. As friendships begin to morph and stretch, can these two unlikely allies end the feud and work out the treasure's secrets, or will their rivalry lead to one last epic betrayal

Author Bio

Gisela Ervin-Ward writes stuff for kids to read and teaches them how to read it. She grew up on a farm in Western Victoria and moved to South-East Asia to be an aid worker for many years before returning to Australia with her family to live in the Macedon Ranges. She's now a writer of children's tales and specialist literacy teacher, teaching neurodivergent children how to read. Gisela loves writing and reading stories with rural settings where children are free to have real adventures. Gisela has had short stories published in the School Magazine, won an Australian Society of Authors Mentorship prize and has been a literacy and learning difficulties advisor for several children's publications. She also writes educational materials for Sally Rippin's books. True South is her debut novel. Gisela can be found on Instagram at @giselaervinward or on her website www.giselaervinward.com.