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EJ12 Girl Hero #5
Choc Shock
SHADOW is cooking up a new invention which could put SHINE in a real jam. It's a recipe for disaster! Special Agent EJ12 needs to be patient and keep her eyes peeled. She must get inside the chocolate cake bakery, find out what is going on, and stop SHADOW's plan.
128 pages, Unknown Binding
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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September 11, 2011It is great for my children
September 10, 2016
Oh yum... chocolate...
December 10, 2021
Emma Jacks and her school friends loved animals. When they discovered the local Wildlife Centre kitchen had a fire. They decided to help raise funds to save the centre with a chocolate lovers day. Emma went to Isi's house to practice making cup cakes. They managed to make a mess and lumpy cup cake mix. Emma's phone rang and she was called by SHINE to go to HQ and start a new mission as EJ12 Secret Code cracker. She'd always started her previous missions in the school toilet, yes the entry to HQ was in the girls toilet. How was she going to get there? Her mum picked her up, and drove her to a light shop. Her mum had been a secret agent for SHINE when she was young.
This mission took her to a television presenter's cake shop as an entrant in Junor Choc Chef's competition. Madame Ombre met the entrants and took them on a tour. How was EJ12 going to discover if Madame Ombre was a SHADOW agent and how she was helping them.
EJ12 saved the day with the help of an undercover SHINE agent CC12. They nearly got caught but managed to discover what the SHADOW plan was and why Madame Ombre was doing it. They even discovered the rabbits being used to model for Chocolate Easter bunnies were going to be thrown out with the rubbish. They couldn't let that happen.
I've bought this box set for my younger granddaughter for Christmas. I'm sure she'll love Emma Jacks and her friends and her secret agent work as EJ12.
This mission took her to a television presenter's cake shop as an entrant in Junor Choc Chef's competition. Madame Ombre met the entrants and took them on a tour. How was EJ12 going to discover if Madame Ombre was a SHADOW agent and how she was helping them.
EJ12 saved the day with the help of an undercover SHINE agent CC12. They nearly got caught but managed to discover what the SHADOW plan was and why Madame Ombre was doing it. They even discovered the rabbits being used to model for Chocolate Easter bunnies were going to be thrown out with the rubbish. They couldn't let that happen.
I've bought this box set for my younger granddaughter for Christmas. I'm sure she'll love Emma Jacks and her friends and her secret agent work as EJ12.
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January 20, 2019
Choc Shock
Susannah McFarlane
what a fun and yummy book.
Emma Jacks code name EJ12 is sent into a Chocolate Factory to try and find out what Shadow has been cooking up. but what she finds is S6 a clever coding devise that shadow is seeking out through cup cakes.
there was a lot of Chocolate in this book so when reading I recommend having a cup of co co on stand by :)
Susannah McFarlane
what a fun and yummy book.
Emma Jacks code name EJ12 is sent into a Chocolate Factory to try and find out what Shadow has been cooking up. but what she finds is S6 a clever coding devise that shadow is seeking out through cup cakes.
there was a lot of Chocolate in this book so when reading I recommend having a cup of co co on stand by :)
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December 9, 2022Just remembered these series. Used to be one of my favs, especially in the series. Trying to get my younger sister to read this too lol 💕
✨Those old days when life was all fun and rainbows and sunshine✨
✨Those old days when life was all fun and rainbows and sunshine✨
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)
July 14, 2021
I'm in love with this series. They are all so cool and amazing. I still wish there were some more pictures.
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January 5, 2023this book was so fun and i love chocolate.
October 6, 2025
Loved these books as a kid think the story was good but does have an abrupt ending.
December 30, 2014
My sister owns four of these books, and even though these books are way too easy for me now, I have still liked reading them. I especially liked them in intermediate, but I think these books are really for primary school aged kids. I just never knew about them in primary!
"Choc Shock" was a yummy read starring Emma Jacks; a girl spy for SHINE agency. This is a really fun read, full of the exciting things that little girls dream of doing themselves. "Choc Shock" is simply written, but full of intriguing codes to crack, surprises and mysteries for young minds to ponder over. Emma, or EJ12 is a relatable character to any girl reader, with worries, feelings, likes and dislikes just like the reader. Girls reading will come to care for EJ12 and attach themselves to the story with all the fun and exhilaration of being a girl spy. I think the EJ12 books are the perfect series for girls in primary, and because the books are so fun, they will encourage them to read much more.
"Choc Shock" was a yummy read starring Emma Jacks; a girl spy for SHINE agency. This is a really fun read, full of the exciting things that little girls dream of doing themselves. "Choc Shock" is simply written, but full of intriguing codes to crack, surprises and mysteries for young minds to ponder over. Emma, or EJ12 is a relatable character to any girl reader, with worries, feelings, likes and dislikes just like the reader. Girls reading will come to care for EJ12 and attach themselves to the story with all the fun and exhilaration of being a girl spy. I think the EJ12 books are the perfect series for girls in primary, and because the books are so fun, they will encourage them to read much more.
April 18, 2014
SHADOW is cooking up a new invention that could put SHINE in a real jam. It's a recipe for disaster! Special Agent EJ12 needs to be patient and keep her eyes peeled. She must get inside the chocolate cake factory, find out what is going on and stop SHADOW's plan. That's the easy part. As EJ12, Emma Jacks can do anything. So why is the school fundraiser such a problem? Perhaps it isn't after all.
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October 1, 2015great teaches new things
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