Double Trouble: Adventures of Rascals Polly and Gertie

by Patricia Puddle

Two Rascal Books in One!: Star-Crossed Rascals & Rascals Sing at The Opera House (This Double Edition has more illustrations) When rascals Polly and Gertie collect filthy bubblegum from the pavement, Great Aunt Mabel bans them form playing together. Too bad for Auntie ‘cause Polly and Gertie are in the school choir together, and they want to be famous like Justin Bieber. But when Polly accidentally wee-wees on the classroom floor, Miss Badger kicks her out of the choir. She claims Polly will pee on the stage and embarrass their school when they sing at The Opera House. Determined to go to the festival, Polly promises to mime if the Principal to lets her go. Though the headmistress agrees, Polly doesn’t tell her she plans on taking her dog. After all, Mange is a rascal too, and he wants to be famous like Verdell.

Genres: Drama, Childrens

272 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 22, 2013

About the author

I was born in England and moved to Australia at the age of twelve. I had always dreamed of writing children’s stories, but due to childhood illnesses I missed an important part of my early schooling, and for some reason I slipped through the cracks. I didn't do very well at school and spent many hours outside the principal's office for disrupting the class. I left school at the age of fourteen to help look after my mother, who was ill at the time. As soon as I turned fifteen, I started working for a typewriter manufacturer in the city. My boss was a very kind and understanding man and he sent a typewriter to my home so that I could learn to type. I began writing about my childhood, but I had no idea where commas went, or even how to spell, so my stories were filed away.

I married at the age of seventeen, had a family, and then worked full time, but when I turned fifty, I helped my husband to build a brick house in the country. Once we'd finished, my husband bought me my first home computer. As I no longer had to work full time, I enrolled in an online IT course at TAFE. It took me over a year and I surprised myself with high marks. I then joined online writing and critique groups and learned as much as I could about writing for children. I spent every spare hour writing, reading and critiquing. I read and studied hundreds of children’s books and kept editing my stories until I felt confident to submit them.

My first story was my childhood memories turned into a fictitious children's adventure, which I called Star-Crossed Rascals.

I also volunteered for a wildlife rescue in Australia, and sometimes I add what I've learned about animals to my children's books. I also write New Adult Fantasy Romance and also Contemporary Romance.

So far, I have nine published books:
Fallen Angel (Prequel to Nathaniel Teen Angel) Ominous Series
Nathaneiel teen Angel (Book 1 Ominous Series)
Ominous Love (Book 2 Ominous Series)
Velvet Ball and The broken Fairy
Molly Gumnut Rescues a Bandicoot
Star-Crossed Rascals
Rascals Sing at The Opera House.
Double Trouble. (Adventurers of Polly & Gerty)

More stories in my Ominous Series out soon.

Reviews

[Patricia Puddle]

Double Trouble is two books in one: Star-Crossed Rascals and Rascals Sing at The Opera House. Both stries are full of illustrations and in the eBook are in full colour.

The reviews for this book can be seen on Amazon and it's available as an eBook as well as a paperback.

These two stories were written for reluctant readers, but are enjoyed by people of all ages because of the slap-stick humour. Both books also come as individual books on Amazon and both have five star reviews. Keep watching for more stories from Rascals Polly and Gertie

[Patricia Puddle]

Double Trouble is two books in one: Star-Crossed Rascals and Rascals Sing at The Opera House. Both stries are full of illustrations and in the eBook are in full colour.

The reviews for this book can be seen on Amazon and it's available as an eBook as well as a paperback.

These two stories were written for reluctant readers, but are enjoyed by people of all ages because of the slap-stick humour. Both books also come as individual books on Amazon and both have five star reviews. Keep watching for more stories from Rascals Polly and Gertie