Books with author Kate Cullen

What is the most humiliating and embarrassing incident a school girl could ever have? Think of the worst moment you’ve ever encountered at school, and double the humiliation; triple it in fact!In this wickedly funny chapter book for middle grade girls and “tweens”, Lily, the headstrong but adorable witch goes head to head with the schools meanest cheerleaders in a bid to rule out bullying. But helping others sometimes means missing out on what you really want? What does Lily really want and can she attain it and still save eighth grader, Kaitlyn, from the most embarrassing catastrophe a schoolgirl could ever imagine? It’s one of the most difficult decisions Lily's ever had to face, and the consequences could affect Kaitlyn terribly for the rest of her school years.Diary of a Wickedly Cool Witch touches on the notion of bullying, self-image, standing up for yourself, caring for your friends and being an individual, in a light hearted, humorous way. It will make you laugh and cry as you follow Lily’s plight to rid the school of bullies, make the cheerleading team, and learn how to hold a boy's hand without being a dork, all in one week.

Lucy, the adventure dog, will help you learn to read by using short simple sentences with repetition in a fun rhyming verse, with colourful and funny pictures of Lucy. In this book, Lucy goes on an Easter egg hunt. This is a cute book with simple sentence structure to encourage young children to attempt words and short sentences. A cute book, fun for anytime whether it's Easter or not.Can you guess where Lucy finds the Easter eggs? I bet you can't!Sight words are included at the end of the book to practice the words you have learned, and some fun Easter riddles to finish with.Happy reading and Happy Easter.

It’s Christmas time, and Lucy the adventure dog is very excited about all the presents and yummy food. And she has a very special secret wish for Christmas that she hopes will come true. But the week before Christmas, something very special happens, and Lucy learns that Christmas is not only about toys and presents. Lucy learns that Christmas is a special time for sharing and giving and helping others.Lucy will help children learn to read by using short simple sentences with repetition in a fun rhyming verse, with colourful and funny pictures of Lucy and her animal friends. This is a cute book with simple sentence structure to encourage young children to attempt words and short sentences.Sight words are included at the end of the book to practice the words learned, and some fun Christmas jokes to finish with.Can you guess what Lucy’s special wish is for Christmas?

Sammy McGann was eleven and she’d had enough. She was fed up, bored and lonely. So she ran away from home. But only for a couple of hours. But it was life-changing, so she did it every day. Her mother would have been horrified to know where Sammy was going, but that didn’t stop her from running away every day after school. She hated being naughty. She didn’t like to lie to her mum, or disobey her, but her little expeditions to her secret place were far worth the risk of being grounded, if her mum ever found out. And even though Sammy didn’t really like boys all that much, she met Toby, who changed her life. He wasn’t her boyfriend, because she was too young to have a boyfriend, but when he disappeared one day with his grandfather, Sammy was shattered. And that was when everything started to fall apart. Not only does Sammy face near death, caught in the fury of a ravaging storm, she is about to face the most frightening fury of all, when her mum finds out what she's been up to.This is a lovely tale about what's really important in life. It will make you laugh and cry, and it teaches children the values of life and how to appreciate the simple things that they have, and not to take them, or those around them for granted.

Game on Boys 2 is for kids who love playing computer games and who like reading Wimpy Kid books. Rino James is mad about Minecraft, crazy over Xbox, and obsessed with the PlayStation. There’s only one thing in this whole world that could make his life better (apart from sending his annoying sister back to the baby making farm), and it has nothing to do with computer games. But unfortunately, his Mom has a built in message system to detonate disaster every time things are going great for him. In the second of the Game on Boys series, what starts off as an awesome week with plenty of gaming promise, soon turns sour when a new teacher, obsessed with running, replaces Mr Higginbottom, and an All-night gaming marathon party, is replaced with a catastrophic family trip that makes the Wimpy kids ‘long haul’ look like a limo ride to Disneyland. What happens at the end of the weekend is devastating and miraculous all in one. The main question on everyone's mind is ‘does Rino live to fight another zombie?' Both girls and boys will love this humorous book with funny illustrations.

Enjoy Halloween with Lucy, the cute little puppy who loves to have adventures, and loves to help early readers learn to read. This time Lucy is going to a Halloween party where she will eat lots of candy and play lots of Halloween games.With simple sentence structure, repetition, rhyming, and lots of fun pictures, learning to read is fun with Lucy.Sight words and hilarious Halloween jokes are included at the end of the book.Then get ready to enjoy Lucy in the next book, in her Christmas adventure where she receives the most special Christmas present of all

Ryan James is crazy about computer games and obsessed with Minecraft. Sometimes he really wishes he could live in a world like Minecraft instead of with his boring family who do boring things like ALL THE TIME!In a moment of anger over his family's boring Christmas plans, Ryan wishes a little too hard that he could be a zombie in Minecraft and the consequences are not quite what he was hoping for, and a little bit too scary for his liking.Will his wish of becoming a Minecraft zombie come true or does it all go a little crazy? And will he even get to spend Christmas day with his family after so desperately not wanting to.In another action-packed, deathly adventure, Ryan faces the prospect that he may never get to play Minecraft again, or any other computer game for that matter.

Mr Higginbottom is back, and he’s brought with him a new PlayStation competition. But sadly, he’s also brought a new student, who just happens to be a girl. Bummer! Not only is she threatening to join the PS club, she’s threatening to blitz the new competition as well. Double Bummer! Elly is not like the other girls at school. She looks rough, she hangs around with Nigel the bully, and she seems to be a lying thief. Worst of all, SHE FARTS. But Ryan (gaming champion of the fifth grade) is on to her. When his PlayStation goes missing, it’s his big chance to expose the thief, but looks aren’t always what they seem are they, or are they? It’s the guys verses the girls in this humorous look at school life, where the boys think they rule, but the girls have a few surprises in store for their gaming obsessed peers

Travelling overseas on yet another adventurous family holiday instead of holed up at home in front of his XBOX (HEAVEN), Ryan and his sister find themselves bored, stuck in an old motel room while a storm ravages outside. Trying to escape the boredom, Ryan is coaxed into exploring the dead end town with his sister, against his father’s strict instructions, but their adventure soon turns sour when a savage cyclone and a destructive fire threaten to take their life away. But the storm and the fire are the least of his worries. Trapped in one of the scariest haunted houses known, their holiday soon turns into a real life nightmare that they may never wake up from. Could this be the end for Ryan James and the PlayStation club? Will he ever get to play Minecraft or see his Xbox again, or is this the end for Rino and his annoying sister? Enthralling, hilarious, and unpredictable, the Game on Boys series is designed to appeal to the heart of any boy or girl. Read it aloud to your child and they won’t want to put the book down; a great inspiration to continue to build reading confidence on their own! The Game on Boys books can be read in any order, and are equally loved by boys, girls and grown-ups as well.

What sort of girl steals boyfriends? Especially when you don’t even have a boyfriend to steal in the first place. Lily, the good-hearted, 12 year old witch steps up to another challenge, when the school’s meanest cheerleaders, Tiffany and Krystal are up to their conniving tricks again and set to destroy the school’s end of year party. And this time, they’re out to get Lily as well.Lily realises something smells fishier than egg nogg that’s gone off, when Krystal starts hanging round Alex, Lily’s best ‘boy’ friend as he tries to organise the party. But he’s not the only boy that Krystal has her sights set on, and she and Tiffany, (her partner in bullying), will do anything to get what they want, even if it means putting everyone at the party in grave danger.It’s one of Lily’s most dangerous and difficult challenges yet, and she’s not sure if there is anything in her witchcraft powers that can save the day, but she does everything she can to try.Another light-hearted and humorous look at teenage life for girls, 'Boyfriend Stealer' deals with bullying, self-image, panic attacks, boys, and just being a good friend.

What is worse than not knowing whether a cute boy likes you or not? Not knowing whether two cute boys really like you or not. Lily, the good witch, is totally confused. Is she being set up at the annual cheerleading competition by one of the district's meanest bullies, or does a boy finally have a crush on her?In a bid to win the cheerleading championship for her school for the first time, Lily encounters disaster after disaster on their scramble up the leader board.There are so many catastrophes, it seems to be a little bit more than just coincidence, and Kaitlyn, Lily's team mate and friend, is convinced Chantelle, the bully from the leading team is behind it all.Will they make it to the finals, and more importantly, will they survive the competition without losing their costumes and their dignity?

Sammy McGann was eleven and she was fed up, bored and lonely, and she’d had enough. So she ran away from home. But only for a couple of hours. And it was life-changing, so she did it every day. What she finds on her travels is both heartbreaking and uplifting. But then her mum found out exactly where she’d been going!! Sammy thought she was going to be grounded until she was 100, but the consequences were a little different to what she expected, and Sammy would never be the same little girl again. A beautiful book about an eleven year old girl’s quest to find a better life for herself and her single mother. It is a lovely tale that will make you laugh and cry. It teaches children the values of life and how to appreciate the simple things that they have, and not to take them, or those around them for granted.