Violet and the Velvets: The Case of the Missing Stuff

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Meet Violet Grumble: a music-loving, guitar-toting tween who has started a band with her friends to compete at BandChamps.

So what if only Violet can play an instrument They won't let that stop them!

But things get tough when their gear starts to go missing - what's going on

Can Violet solve the mystery and harness her ADHD powers Can she help The Velvets overcome stage fright AND beat The Alphas at the final showdown

After all, you only need three chords to play a song ... how hard can it be

Author Bio

Rachael King is a writer, reviewer, former literary festival director and ex-bass player living in tautahi Christchurch. She's the author of two novels for children: Red Rocks, which won the Esther Glen Medal, and The Grimmelings, published in 2024. Her adult novels, The Sound of Butterflies and Magpie Hall, were published in nine languages altogether. Red Rocks is currently in development for Sky TV by Libertine Pictures.

Rachael received a Waitangi Day Honour Award in 2020 from the New Zealand Society of Authors for her work at WORD Christchurch bringing Behrouz Boochani to New Zealand. In 2023 she was named Best Reviewer at the Voyager New Zealand Media Awards.