Jackie is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator and the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2014-2015. She is regarded as one of Australia’s most popular children’s authors, and writes across all genres - from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi to her much loved historical fiction. In her capacity as Australian Children’s Laureate, ‘Share a Story’ will be the primary philosophy behind Jackie’s two-year term.
I read this book when I was about 13-14. It was one of the first Jackie French books I read and to this day French is still one of my favourite authors. This book is a great story, and the mysterious plot and story line makes it all the more intriguing, I didn't want to put it down!