Mel and Shell

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Mel and Shell is the latest book for middle readers from award-winning author Julia Lawrinson. Shell and Mel are best friends, united by their love of ABBA. But when Scary Sharon decides she wants to be friends with Shell, and Mel begins acting strangely, things start changing fast. Confiding in her pen pal from 1829, Shell discovers she has a lot to learn about loyalty, honesty and roller skating.

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Julia Lawrinson has written more than a dozen books for children and young adults, many of them award-winning. Despite leaving school at 15, she has a PhD in writing and a Bachelor of Laws with distinction. Julia has worked in a range of organisations, from the arts to parliament to health. She has presented at schools, workshops and conferences across Australia, as well as Singapore, Bali and the USA, and loves meeting her audience and encouraging reading, learning and curiosity. Her books are about friendship, family and finding out who you want to become.