WINNER ABIA BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR YOUNGER READERS
‘Fans of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events will eat up Withering-by-Sea’ – Shelf Awareness
High on a cliff above the gloomy coastal town of Withering-by-Sea stands the Hotel Majestic. Inside the walls of the damp, dull hotel, eleven-year-old orphan Stella Montgomery leads a miserable life with her three dreadful Aunts. But one night, Stella sees something she shouldn’t have … Something that will set in motion an adventure more terrifying and more wonderful than she could ever have hoped for …
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SERIES AWARDS
Withering-by-Sea (Book 1)
Winner – 2015 Indie Awards, Book of the Year: Children’s & YA
Winner – 2015 Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year: Older Children
Winner – 2015 Davitt Awards
Honour Book – 2015 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards
Shortlisted – 2015 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards
Shortlisted – 2014 Aurealis Awards
Shortlisted – 2017 Australian Book Design Awards
Wormwood Mire (Book 2)
Winner – 2017 Davitt Awards
Shortlisted – 2017 Indie Awards, Book of the Year: Children’s & YA
Shortlisted – 2017 Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year: Older Children
Shortlisted – 2017 ABA Booksellers’ Choice Award
Shortlisted – 2017 Australian Book Design Awards
Notable Book – 2017 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards