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Gavin Kerst

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Gavin Kerst grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa but now lives in Sydney, Australia where he is enrolled in university and studying development planning.

In late high school he was assigned a task to write a short story. The short story got full marks and his enjoyment in the task influenced him to turn that story into something bigger, which is what he did with 'Jake Raven And The Heists Of Opulence.'

Some of his favourite authors include Robert Muchamore, Ryan Graudin and Anthony Horowitz, who also have a significant influence on Kerst's interest in writing and reading. ...more

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Jake Raven And The Heists Of Opulence

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Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)

by Matt Dinniman (Goodreads Author)

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin

by Kevin Eastman

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