The Ava Show

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Avas been training hard for an awesome athletics season, and is looking forward to celebrating her 12th birthday. Lifes greatand Chloe the dog is having puppies! Even if Mum gets annoyed at Avas lack of organisation, Ava can always rely on her best friend Josie and her sister Maddie to pick up after her. But when the pandemic hits, everythings cancelled. Theres no school, no birthday, no athletics, no toilet paper and definitely no Josie to rely on. When a puppy goes missing, its Avas fault. Can she mend her irresponsible ways in time The Ava Show is a contemporary work with humour and lessons, teaching middle fiction readers how they can be more considerate and getting them to think about what responsibilities they should be taking care of. Set during the Coronavirus Pandemic, this book explores the affects lockdown and the virus had on this particular family.

Author Bio

Cecily Anne Paterson grew up overseas, going to boarding school in the Himalayan mountains and spending her holidays in the deserts of Pakistan. She's the author of eight books for girls, including the CALEB Prize winner, Charlie Franks is A-OK, and the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award semi-finalist, Invisible. Her 'brave-hearted' stories for preteen and young teen girls focus on friendships, real life and growing up. Her writing has a distinctive, contemporary Australian voice that's both innocent and emotionally complex. She hopes her characters will inspire girls to make great friendships and to be great friends themselves. All Cecilys novels so far have been situated on the NSW South Coast, particularly in beautiful Kangaroo Valley, where she lived for ten years. Wombat Books has published the Kangaroo Valley School series, including How Not To Be Popular, Smart Girls Dont Wear Mascara, and now Lola in the Middle. Cecily enjoys playing the cello, op-shopping and making things. An experienced and accomplished speaker and presenter, she loves doing writing workshops and author visits for schools. Shes also presents an online Write Your Memoir course through the Red Lounge for Writers website.