Presenting Tansy Rayner Roberts’ love letter to the plucky girl reporter trope of Hildy Johnson in His Girl Friday, Lynda Day in Press Gang, Sarah Jane Smith… and of course, the epic Lois Lane herself.

Originally published by Book Smugglers in 2017, we're bringing Girl Reporter back to digital bookstores in all ebook formats. This cracking instalment in the Cookie Cutter Superhero Verse is jam-packed with Tansy’s ‘personal critiques and favourite squishy bits of the superhero genre, wrapped up in snarky humour.’

It’s not easy being a DIY journalist, vlogger, and hashtag headline genius, but, when it comes to Aussie superheroes and intergalactic supervillains, Friday Valentina has seen it all. Her mother is Tina Valentina, the original Girl Reporter, who never lets anything get between her and a story, and her best friend is a superhero keeping it on the down-low, trusting her with his secrets.

When Tina is kidnapped, the superhero brains trust picks Fry to join the rescue mission. It’s an inside scoop, the chance to get to know all the Aussie 'soops' up close and personal—really personal, including her crush, that walking slice of sunshine herself, Solar. Too bad they don't want Fry blowing their cover—what’s a young Girl Reporter in love to do?

Join Fry on an interdimensional rescue mission complete with spandex, plenty of action, and a spaceship called 'Audrey'. Oh, and choc-chip cookies, of course.

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