Paul Jennings
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Description
Paul Jennings AM (born 30 April 1943), is an English-born Australian writer for children, young adults and adults.He is best known for his short stories that lead the reader through an unusual series of events and end with a twist. Many of his stories were adapted for the cult classic children's television series Round the Twist. Jennings collaborated with Morris Gleitzman on the book series Wicked!, which was adapted into an animated TV series in 2000, and Deadly!.
Books
Wicked
Collects two novels about witches, Holly Cather and her twin cousins, Amanda and Nicole, who are caught up in an intergenerational feud between rival clans.
Unmentionable!
A collection of nine stories about the scary, the supernatural, or the unusual, including an ice maiden with a deadly kiss and a magic harmonica with the power to do good or evil.
Uncanny!
When Cora awakens with no memory of her stepsister Hannah's death despite witnessing it the night before, she is forced to work with an AI counselor, who determines that Hannah's death was no accident.
Unreal!
ABOUT UNREAL! Unreal! was Paul's first published book that achieved major success having now sold over 600,000 copies. It is Paul's all time best seller and features the classic stories: Without a Shirt The Strap Box Flyer Skeleton on the Dunny Lucky Lips Cow Dung Custard Lighthouse Blues Smart Ice Cream Wunderpants