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SKETA

Goodreads Author

Born

in Brisbane, Australia

Website

https://www.sketaoz.com/selina.html#/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/selinakucks

Genre

Children's, Young Adult, Art

Influences

Family and a very humble life

Member Since

January 2010

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/sketa

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Sketa is a children's author~illustrator who is well known for the popular teens series - 'The Parchment', which is trilogy. Her more recent works - 'Possum Tales' - is a collection of illustrated tales depicting two mischievous, brushtail possums - Poss and Milly.

Sketa is also an educator, a linguist, an actress and an avid entrepreneur who loves to create and make the unbelievable come to life.

In 2011, Sketa and her son moved back to Australia, after many years of living and working in Seoul, South Korea. While writing and cultural reporting for the likes of: MBC, KBS and Arirang Television, she also taught underprivileged children along the 38th parallel for the South Korean Government sponsored programme.

Presently, she enjoys a busy t ...more

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Average rating: 4.22 · 23 ratings · 8 reviews · 11 distinct works

	The Parchment (The Parchment Series #1) 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2009 — 2 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
	The Parchment Tale Unfolds, (The Parchment Series, #2) by SKETA (Goodreads Author), Aaron Pocock (Illustrator) 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	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
	Possum Tales: ...in the Lettuce Patch by SKETA (Goodreads Author), doming (Illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	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
	Possum Tales...an odd day it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2016	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
	Possum Tales...in the lettuce patch it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2016	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
	Possum Tales...an odd day it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2016	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
	Sketa Oz Collection: 2016 Black & White Series it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	2016 Black & white series it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	LLWF - Live Life Without Fear Diaries it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	LILWIOFE' Diaries 2022 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Words from my brave

Being ‘brave’ is one of those illusive things for me, for it means finding courage to attempt and believe in - the ‘impossible’.

It means standing up every day and shedding my fears; letting the world see the real me – the one who smiles gently, listens quietly, then wishes secretly that I could do all that others seem to do, so fearlessly.

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Series by SKETA

The Parchment Series (2 books)
by

SKETA (Goodreads Author),

Aaron Pocock (Illustrator)

3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings

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Quotes by SKETA (?)

“Time is fleeting, life is short.
Learn the lessons, you must be taught.
Destiny waits, for those it calls.
The choice is yours, one and all.”
― Sketa, The Parchment

tags: fiction-fantasy

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“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, children, fairy-tales

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“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, mistakes

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“I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: life, respect

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“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: adaptation, flexibility, intelligence, open-mindedness, wisdom

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“Never memorize something that you can look up.”
― Albert Einstein