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EJ12 Girl Hero #3
In The Dark
EJ12 Girl Hero is Australia's bestselling adventure series for young girls!
SHINE's solar energy station is under threat from the evil agency SHADOW.
Special Agent EJ12 needs to lighten up. She must crack SHADOW's codes and overcome her fears to stop them before they turn the lights out on the SHINE network.
That's the easy part. As EJ12, Emma Jacks can do anything.
So why is she worried about going to her best friend's slumber party?
Perhaps she isn't after all.
Susannah McFarlane is the author and creator of the popular EJ12 Girl Hero series, the co-author of the best-selling Boy vs Beast series, and the author of the delightful Little Mates series of books.
SHINE's solar energy station is under threat from the evil agency SHADOW.
Special Agent EJ12 needs to lighten up. She must crack SHADOW's codes and overcome her fears to stop them before they turn the lights out on the SHINE network.
That's the easy part. As EJ12, Emma Jacks can do anything.
So why is she worried about going to her best friend's slumber party?
Perhaps she isn't after all.
Susannah McFarlane is the author and creator of the popular EJ12 Girl Hero series, the co-author of the best-selling Boy vs Beast series, and the author of the delightful Little Mates series of books.
98 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2010
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About the author
Susannah McFarlane
132 books68 followersSusannah McFarlane is a successful children’s book author who, after many years working as a publisher, now spends her time writing and creating stories that kids love to read.
She is the creator and writer of the awarding-winning EJ12 Girl Hero series, the creator and co-author of the hugely popular series for boys, Boy vs Beast, and the author of the Little Mates series of alphabet books for under fives.
Susannah, who was also the original concept creator of two of Australia’s leading tween fiction series Go Girl! and Zac Power, understands kids and loves creating stories they enjoy to read. Her understanding and belief in the need for age-appropriate but fun content for kids comes from over twenty years experience as a children’s book publisher and from having worked with some of the world’s leading brands and writers. Susannah actually counts Thomas the Tank Engine, Winnie the Pooh, Tintin, and Enid Blyton as friends, not just former colleagues!
Susannah is also the founding director of Lemonfizz Media, a boutique children’s publisher that focuses on developing a small number of publishing projects across all content platforms, and a speaker on children’s publishing for the RMIT Editing and Publishing course.
She was previously the managing director of Egmont Books UK; the vice-president of the Egmont Group; the co‐owner, managing director and publisher of Hardie Grant Egmont; a contributor to the UK trade journal Publishing News; and the Convenor of the Children’s Publishing Committee and Board Director of the Australian Publishers’ Association.
She is the creator and writer of the awarding-winning EJ12 Girl Hero series, the creator and co-author of the hugely popular series for boys, Boy vs Beast, and the author of the Little Mates series of alphabet books for under fives.
Susannah, who was also the original concept creator of two of Australia’s leading tween fiction series Go Girl! and Zac Power, understands kids and loves creating stories they enjoy to read. Her understanding and belief in the need for age-appropriate but fun content for kids comes from over twenty years experience as a children’s book publisher and from having worked with some of the world’s leading brands and writers. Susannah actually counts Thomas the Tank Engine, Winnie the Pooh, Tintin, and Enid Blyton as friends, not just former colleagues!
Susannah is also the founding director of Lemonfizz Media, a boutique children’s publisher that focuses on developing a small number of publishing projects across all content platforms, and a speaker on children’s publishing for the RMIT Editing and Publishing course.
She was previously the managing director of Egmont Books UK; the vice-president of the Egmont Group; the co‐owner, managing director and publisher of Hardie Grant Egmont; a contributor to the UK trade journal Publishing News; and the Convenor of the Children’s Publishing Committee and Board Director of the Australian Publishers’ Association.
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Displaying 1 - 16 of 16 reviews
April 16, 2014
Emma Jacks is scared of the dark. Her mission in In The Dark however is to find her way underground in darkness, and work out
how to stop SHADOW turning the lights out on the SHINE power supply. She must overcome this fear of the dark to stop the threat SHINE is facing. On the home front Emma faces her fears
of Hannah’s spooky slumber party
how to stop SHADOW turning the lights out on the SHINE power supply. She must overcome this fear of the dark to stop the threat SHINE is facing. On the home front Emma faces her fears
of Hannah’s spooky slumber party
May 12, 2018
hi this is 2018 14 year old me who remembers that 8 year old me loved this book so,,,,,yeet
(i'm going to repeat this statement for literally every book i add to my children's literature shelf okay)
(i'm going to repeat this statement for literally every book i add to my children's literature shelf okay)
February 18, 2021
This is a really cute book and the perfect thing to give a young girl afraid of anything, not just the dark.
January 23, 2024
Fun read! Read it solely for nostalgia. I remember loving it when I was in primary. The smell of the library book took me right back! EJ12 wasn’t my absolute favourite series but it was definitely a good one. Will make my kids read it when I’m older and I have them 🤣
October 18, 2022
I get how Emma was scared I think if I was her I would also get scared. I LOVED IT SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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November 13, 2022omg 8 year old me was OBSESSED with this entire series
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January 5, 2023tell me why i relate to adriana.
June 20, 2024
how i discovered my love for books when i was 8 🥺
December 8, 2024
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December 8, 2021
Emma Jacks is an ordinary ten-year-old girl who’s afraid of the dark.
She’s also a secret agent for SHINE, as a spy of the year, she won the agency’s Shining Stars award, Spy of the Year competition, EJ12 was in the top five.
Even at school, she can be called upon to go on a mission at short notice. SHADOW is the enemy agency that the SHINE agency fights.
When Emma is planning a slumber party with her friends Hannah, Ellie and Isi, and they’ve decided to have a spooky theme. Emma isn’t keen on that idea.
When she gets her latest mission as Agent EJ12 to go into an underground mine at night to save SHINE’s power source, she faces her fears, including being in the dark, to break the code and save SHINE.
It’s a great read that I’m sure my granddaughter will enjoy.
She’s also a secret agent for SHINE, as a spy of the year, she won the agency’s Shining Stars award, Spy of the Year competition, EJ12 was in the top five.
Even at school, she can be called upon to go on a mission at short notice. SHADOW is the enemy agency that the SHINE agency fights.
When Emma is planning a slumber party with her friends Hannah, Ellie and Isi, and they’ve decided to have a spooky theme. Emma isn’t keen on that idea.
When she gets her latest mission as Agent EJ12 to go into an underground mine at night to save SHINE’s power source, she faces her fears, including being in the dark, to break the code and save SHINE.
It’s a great read that I’m sure my granddaughter will enjoy.
December 30, 2013
Emma(EJ12)is scared of the dark!She is scared of her dressing gon and her gym bag!Help EJ12 to save shine hq.
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November 8, 2015loved it good for little girls!
July 30, 2013
It was great
September 28, 2017
Awesome book I personally think that it's one of the best I've read.If you're into spy's I recommend this to you.
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August 12, 2018Interesting
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