How To Spell Catastrophe
By (Author) Fiona Wood
Pan Macmillan Australia
Pan Australia
26th April 2022
Australia
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction and true stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: School stories
Long-listed for ABDA Book Design Awards Best Designed Children's Fiction Cover 2023
Paperback
320
Width 131mm, Height 198mm, Spine 20mm
250g
'Funny, smart and perfectly paced, I adore this book.' - Nova Weetman Can catastrophe expert Nell McPherson foil her mum's awful plan to blend their family, keep her balance on the wobbly friendship tightrope, and successfully campaign for grade six to strike for climate action What's the worst thing that could happen LONGLISTED FOR THE ABDA BOOK DESIGN AWARDS 2023 BEST DESIGNED CHILDREN'S FICTION COVER Praise for How to Spell Catastrophe 'This book sparkles with humour and heart. I absolutely LOVED it. Fiona Wood meets tweens and teens where they are. Her stories deserve a place on every tween bookshelf.' - Rebecca Sparrow
Fiona Wood's first novel, Six Impossible Things was shortlisted for the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year, Older Readers. Her next three books, Wildlife, Cloudwish; and Take Three Girls, co-written with Cath Crowley and Simmone Howell, won the CBCA award for Older Readers and were shortlisted for numerous other awards. Her books are published internationally. Fiona is also a screenwriter. She lives in Melbourne/Naarm with her family.