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Bron Whitley

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Born

Australia

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Helen fielding, Jane Austin, Ernest Hemingway

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Bron Whitley lives in Brisbane Australia with her husband, three children and an old, faithful dog. She has always loved books, and the books she read as a child still hold a very special place in her heart.

Bron's first children's book series Layla Down Under are early reader chapter books for 6-8 year olds. Each book in the Layla Down Under series, is now available on all major e-book retailers and through CreateSpace and Amazon worldwide in paperback format.

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Average rating: 4.14 · 21 ratings · 15 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Layla Learns to be Brave (Layla Down Under #2) by Bron Whitley (Goodreads Author), Melissa Bailey (Illustrator) 4.35 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mia and the Awful Day 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A New Baby For Christmas 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A New Baby For Christmas 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Migaloo the White Whale (Layla Down Under Book 3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Layla Learns to be Brave (Layla Down Under) (Volume 1) by Bron Whitley (August 01,2015) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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‘G’day’, from Layla, the fun and feisty girl who lives Down Under!

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Holy Island (DCI Ryan Mysteries, #1)

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On Writing

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