Books with author Cecily Anne Paterson

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?

Jazmine Crawford doesn't make decisions. She doesn't make choices. She doesn't make friends. Jazmine 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.When bad girl Shalini and her mates adopt Jazmine, she quickly finds herself involved in more than she can handle. Sitting in disgrace in the principal's office, Jazmine is offered a choice: help drama teacher Miss Fraser in the upcoming production of The Secret Garden or face a four week suspension.It's Miss Fraser who clinches the decision. "I believe in you Jazmine," she says. "I know you can do this." And Jazmine, terrified, disbelieving and elated all at the same time, joins the play.But will Jazmine be confident enough to stand up for herself against Shalini? Will Liam still like her if he finds out who she really is? And does she have the strength to 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.REVIEWS AND AWARDSThe 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'.Invisible was a semifinalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards.

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 Grandmam who's full of challenges and family secrets.If she's going to figure it out, Jaz will need to speak up for herself, 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.ABOUT THE AUTHORCecily Anne Paterson lives in the Northern Beaches of Sydney and is the author of eight novels for upper middle grade/young YA readers.

Maddie tries to be nice to everyone. Even weird, chicken-obsessed Tahlia.BUT she'd way prefer to hang out with the cool K-girls at school. The only problem is that they don't seem interested in her anymore. And at Year 6 camp Maddie has a decision to make: how far will she go to be popular?Will she be able to live with the guilt when she finally has everything she's been hoping for?Follow Maddie's hilarious antics with chickens, secrets and undies in the latest adventure at Kangaroo Valley Public School.

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. But when you leave one world and enter another, what happens to the people you leave behind? 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.Review"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