Grimsdon (17 page)

Can Isabella and her friends find somewhere to call home?

Isabella and her friends have escaped the floodwaters of Grimsdon for the modern world of New City. But will their lives be as wonderful as they're led to believe?

Uncertainty and fear have brought dark times. Refugees fleeing the world's rising waters have been imprisoned in a miserable camp.

From freakish, wild weather to the Garrison's tough restrictions, the kids face new threats at every turn. Unlike the refugees, they're heralded as heroes, but what does the mysterious Major General really want from them? Isabella is determined to learn the city's secrets â but there are watching eyes everywhere . . .

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About the Author

Having always been short and a bit of a coward, Deborah dreamed of being braver and stronger, which is probably why she writes books about spies, ghosts, soccer legends and characters good with swords who take on sea monsters and evil harbour lords. She is the author of the Max Remy Superspy series, Jasper Zammit (Soccer Legend) series, the Ghost Club series,
The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen
,
Grimsdon
and
New City
. She's won awards for her books but mostly hopes, one day, to be as brave as the characters inside.

Find out more about what she's up to at
www.deborahabela.com
.

Deborah Abela would like to thank the May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust for their generous support that helped in the writing of this novel.

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Grimsdon

ePub ISBN 9781742740829

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First published by Random House Australia in 2010

This edition first published 2014

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National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry

Author: Abela, Deborah.

Title: Grimsdon/Deborah Abela.

ISBN: 9780857983220 (pbk.)

Target Audience: For upper primary school age.

Dewey Number: A823.4

Cover illustration by Zdenko BaÅ¡ic

Cover design by Astred Hicks/Design Cherry