Books with author Cecily Anne Paterson

When you fall off your horse, it's hard to get back on.But this time, with everything on the line, Charlie's going to have to be brave.Unlike her drama-queen twin sister, Charlie Franks is always fine. At least she is until she has to start a new school, finds out she can't ride her new horse, and gets told that her Mum has something totally weird wrong with her.Charlie's not A-OK. Not at all.And she can't see how things are ever going to get better. The Coco and Charlie Franks novels are like 'Liv and Maddie' meets 'The Saddle Club'. Take a pair of zany twins, add a horse or two and some humorously embarrassing moments and you've got Coco and Charlie's life on the farm. If you're a brave-hearted girl who loves family, friends, horses, adventure and the challenge of finding what you're good at, this is the book for you.Charlie Franks is A-OK is the second book in the Coco and Charlie Franks series, and the fourth novel by Australian author, Cecily Anne Paterson. It won the CALEB writing prize in 2017.

Jazmine Crawford doesn’t make decisions. She doesn’t make choices. She doesn’t make friends. Jazmine only wants one thing: to be invisible. It’s a lot easier to take out her hearing aid and drift along pretending that nothing’s wrong than it is to admit that she’s heartbroken. Being in the school drama production is the first thing that's made thirteen year old Jazmine feel alive and happy in years. But to keep her part, and her new friends, she'll have to hurdle the barrier of her deafness, stand up to the school bully and face the truth about what really happened to her dad. ____________________________Invisible is a novel for brave-hearted girls. Clean and inspiring, but also sensitively tackling real issues and feelings, this novel has all of the feels. If you love a good cry, or cheering on a female character who finds her voice and her spark, this is the right book for you. ____________________________About the AuthorCecily Anne Paterson is an award-winning author from Australia who writes brave heart fiction for girls aged 10-14. Invisible was a semifinalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards in 2014.____________________________Reviews of InvisibleThe teenage fiction reviewer from Publisher's Weekly called this realistic teen novel an 'exquisitely written story' and ' a stunning account of the reinvention of a compelling and sympathetic character'.Popular author of realistic fiction for children and young teens, Cathy Cassidy, called Invisible 'Lovely... sensitive, hopeful, empowering'.

Jazmine likes Liam. At least, she thinks she does, so it's hard to understand why she feels so uncomfortable around him. On top of that, she has to deal with Gabby, her best friend who seems to have disappeared entirely, and her Grandma full of challenges and family secrets.If she's going to figure it out, Jaz will need to speak up for himself, rescue her friendship, and make peace with her relationship to her changing family. But where will she get her courage from?__________________________Invincible is a story for braveheart girls aged 11-14 about friendship, family, love and courage. The second book in the Invisible series of three novels, including Invisible and Being Jazmine, it was shortlisted in the CALEB Awards. Invincible was short-listed for the CALEB Writing Prize in 2016 and is the much-anticipated sequel to Invisible, a semi-finalist in the 2014 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award."Invisible is... an exquisitely written story... a stunning account of the reinvention of a compelling and sympathetic character." - Publisher's Weekly"Lovely... sensitive, hopeful, empowering." - Cathy Cassidy

When you don't know where you belong, who are you really?Jazmine’s deaf. And she’s getting tired. Tired of having to try hard, tired of fitting in, tired of pretending to be like everyone else. When Jaz goes to deaf camp, a new world opens up to her. A world where things are easier, and she finally seems to have a place.But when you leave one world and enter another, what happens to the people you leave behind? And why is one of her new deaf friends suddenly pushed out of the group?Which world will Jaz live in? Can she keep a foot in both? How will she figure out the best way to be Jazmine?___________________________________Being Jazmine is the third book in Cecily Anne Paterson's Invisible series, featuring easy-to-love, hard-of-hearing teen Jazmine Crawford. The first book in the series, Invisible, was a semi-finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award in 2014. The second, Invincible, was shortlisted in the Australian CALEB Prize in 2016.___________________________________Reviews:"Jazmine and her new friends are deaf but this is not a book about deafness. With a wonderful garden metaphor that resonates throughout the series, Being Jazmine offers believable characters and an unpredictable plot that would be perfect to add to any reading list. The series tackles teen relationships, mean girls, family secrets, fitting in, identity, and characters finding themselves."Dr Sharon Pajka, English Professor, Gallaudet University, Washington DC

What could go wrong at Christmas?It's Christmas, but Coco Franks isn't happy. In fact, she's devastated. Her mum has just dropped six words on her that are probably going to ruin the rest of her life. It's true. Someone wrote a book about her! Like, for reals. Coco can't handle it. Everything she's ever done is now on display for the world to see, and she's terrified that she'll be hated forever. But, as her twin sister Charlie says, does it matter what people think - really?Six Words That Wreck Your Life is a clean, humorous, Australian Christmas short story or flash fiction, featuring Coco and Charlie Franks, characters from the Love and Muddy Puddles and Charlie Franks is A-OK series for young teen girls and older middle grade readers. The author, Cecily Anne Paterson, was a semi-finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award in 2014 and writes clean, contemporary, Australian fiction for brave-hearted girls.Want more of Coco? Download Love and Muddy Puddles FREE on Amazon today.

Crazy twins, a grumpy horse, and a boy next door. In all the chaos of her family's move to the country, how will Coco find out who her real friends are?Thirteen year old fashionista Coco Franks has finally made it into the popular group when her dad decides to move the whole family to live on a farm so they can 'bond'. Social death is looming, her shoes are covered in mud and all Coco wants to do is get herself back to her city friends. After all, things can't get any worse, right? It'll take a boy with no dress sense and totally hick boots, and a contrary horse called Cupcake to bring Coco to her senses. But it might just be too little, too late. Love and Muddy Puddles is humorous realistic fiction aimed at children aged 10-14 and horse lovers everywhere. Set in Australia, this clean teen romance is a funny and inspiring story of how a horse - and a change of perspective and heart - can change a young person's life. Love and Muddy Puddles is the first book in the Coco and Charlie Franks Series. It is the third novel by Australian writer Cecily Anne Paterson. Her first novel, Invisible, also a clean, realistic story for girls and teenagers, was called an 'exquisitely written story' by Publisher's Weekly reviewer of teenage fiction, and was a semifinalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards in 2014.If you love stories about twins, horses, the Aussie bush, or a girl who just can't figure stuff out, this is for you.Charlie Franks is A-OK is the sequel to Love and Muddy Puddles, and is available now.

"When I was smaller I thought that at some point in my life I'd reach the top of the mountain. You know, the place where you're finally happy. The night I got a standing ovation in the school play was the night I got to the top. The trouble was, no one ever told me that I'd have to hike back down." Finally, everything is going right for 13 year-old Jazmine Crawford. After years of being invisible, she's making friends, talking to her mum and hanging out with Liam. But what happens when everyone around her changes? Will getting back in touch with her grandma help her cope or just make things worse? And who's going to finally give arrogant Angela what she deserves? Invincible is the much-anticipated sequel to Invisible, a semi-finalist in the 2014 Amazon Book of the Year Award.

Lola is in the middle on the netball court. She is also in the middle in life ... stuck between her parents fighting and her best friends arguing.When her netball team looks like they might be in the State Finals, Lola steps up as captain. But she has bigger problems when the doctor says that she might have to stop playing netball altogether. Lola feels like she's losing from all sides. Can she ever stand up for herself? Or will she always be stuck in the middle?

Being in the school drama production is the first thing that's made thirteen year old Jazmine feel alive and happy in years. But to keep her part, and her new friends, she'll have to hurdle the barrier of her deafness, stand up to the school bully and face the truth about what really happened to her dad. Called an 'exquisitely written story' by Publishers Weekly, Invisible was a semifinalist in the 2014 Amazon Book of the Year Awards.

Jazmine Crawford doesn't make decisions. She doesn't make choices. She doesn't make friends. Jazmine Crawford only wants one thing: to be invisible. For Jazmine, it's a lot easier to take out her hearing aid and drift along pretending that nothing's wrong than it is to admit that she's heartbroken. She starts to come out of her shell when she's forced to be in the school play and even makes friends with bouncy Gabby and chocolate-loving Liam. But can she stand up to the school bully, and is she strong enough to face the truth about what really happened to her dad?

The thirteen year old Franks twins are moving out of the city and heading to the bush. Charlie's ecstatic. She loves country life and she doesn't care about getting dirty. Her twin sister Coco, on the other hand, is devastated. How can she keep up with her posh new friends when she's stuck out in the middle of nowhere? And why does everyone around her seem to be obsessed with horses?The Coco and Charlie Franks novels are humorous contemporary fiction, set in Australia, and aimed at brave-hearted girls aged 10-14. Charlie Franks is A-OK was the winner of the CALEB Writing Prize in 2017. If you love funny books with a twist, a horse and some real-life drama, and you’ve ever wondered who your real friends are, meet Coco and Charlie today.Included in this Boxed Set are both novels in the series, Love and Muddy Puddles, and Charlie Franks is A-OK, as well as a bonus short story, Six Words That Wreck Your Life.

Thirteen year old fashionista Coco Franks has finally made it into the popular group when her dad decides to move the whole family to the country so they can 'bond'. Social death is looming, her shoes are covered in mud and all Coco wants to do is get herself back to her city friends. After all, things can't get any worse, right? It'll take a boy with no dress sense and totally hick boots, and a contrary horse called Cupcake to bring Coco to her senses. But it might just be too little, too late. Love and Muddy Puddles is humorous realistic fiction aimed at children aged 10-14 and horse lovers everywhere. Set in Australia, this clean teen romance is a funny and inspiring story of how a horse - and a change of perspective and heart - can change a young person's life. Love and Muddy Puddles is the third novel by Australian writer Cecily Anne Paterson. Her first novel, Invisible, also a clean, realistic story for girls and teenagers, was called an 'exquisitely written story' by Publisher's Weekly reviewer of teenage fiction, and was a semifinalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards in 2014.