Books with author Paul Jenny

Come see how God can do a lot with a little! The Parable of the Mustard Seed comes to life as a loving father explains to his daughter that she can make a difference, no matter how small she is. This is a story about how amazingly strong we are when we are holding God's hand. Every child has the potential to be a world-changer when they store all of their faith in Him.

Longlisted for the 2019 Carnegie Medal'If you've got a bad deal,' his father used to say, 'get out of it and move on.'When he finds himself in a cruel orphanage Anton does just that, and hides on an ocean liner. Fear and desperation are his only companions. And this time there is no escape.Or is there? Two other passengers have secrets of their own. When nothing is what it seems, can they help each other? Or will they sink into a sea of troubles?You'll never know. Until the last page.Another top story from Australia's master of the trick ending.

Hedley Hopkins has a few problems: he is the new kid at school, straight off the boat from England in the 1950s. The only friends he has made are the kids at the Loony Bin especially bald headed, long armed Victor. But if he could just fulfil a dare and dig out the hideous skull hidden in a grave in the sand dunes, he could impress the bullies at school and become their friend. But Hedley is not so sure. Weird things are happening to his body. Is he being punished for his terrible actions? And if his uptight parents ever found out what he was up to, they might blow up. Full-moon murderers, an open grave, religious conversions and sexual awakening meld sometimes poignantly, sometimes hilariously in this riveting, stunningly original account of growing up in 1950s Australia. This coming of age tale is Paul Jennings at his very best!

Longlisted for the 2019 Carnegie Medal'If you've got a bad deal,' his father used to say, 'get out of it and move on.'When he finds himself in a cruel orphanage Anton does just that, and hides on an ocean liner. Fear and desperation are his only companions. And this time there is no escape.Or is there? Two other passengers have secrets of their own. When nothing is what it seems, can they help each other? Or will they sink into a sea of troubles?You'll never know. Until the last page.Another top story from Australia's master of the trick ending.

Since Unreal was published in 1985, Paul Jennings has written over 100 stories and sold over 7 million copies of his books. To celebrate 20 years of stories by Paul Jennings, Penguin has put together collections of his work.Hand-picked by Paul, each book contains around 25 stories from the UnCollected series and Tongue-tied. Paul Jennings' Funniest Stories has already appealed to audiences, having sold over 30,000 copies to date, and Paul Jennings' Weirdest Stories will definitely be the weirdest anthology yet!