Stella the Unstoppable and the Magic Underpants

by Richard Newsome

Hi! I’m Stella, and yes, I’ll admit it. My undies are magic. Even though I can tell you don’t believe me, they’re truly the reason that my soccer team has ended its epic losing streak. These underpants are causing quite the stir, and sooner or later, someone’s going to be after them… And then what?

There’s trouble brewing in my pants. Yes. No. Really.

152 pages, Paperback

Published September 24, 2019

About the author

Richard Newsome lives in Australia and has worked as a journalist for daily newspapers, radio and TV; as a consultant with one of the world’s foremost strategy consultancies; and as communications director of a multinational media company. Richard’s debut novel, The Billionaire’s Curse, won the inaugural Text Prize for Children’s and Young Adult writing, as well as the Esther Glen medal, New Zealand's oldest literary award. The book is the first volume of a trilogy, and has been sold to publishers in the United States, Canada, Australia, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain and Turkey. The book started as a bedtime story for his children and it took Richard ten years to get around to finishing it.

Reviews

[Judy Wollin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stella loves playing soccer. Her team doesn’t win. They have lost every match this season, and if they are to make the finals, they must win all the remaining games. Finally, Starla leads her team to a win.
Her grandfather suggests that the new undies she is wearing cause her change of luck. Stella isn’t sure, but when she goes on to improve rapidly thinks the undies are the answer. Despite all the ridicule, she convinces Coach and her teammates to wear special undies over their shorts. Do they make the grand final, and do they win?
I enjoyed the humour of the story.
Recommended for readers aged 6-8 years.

[Sean Harding · Rating 5 out of 5]

How could you go past. a book with that title?
The greatest book about underpants since the book series, and I can't recall the title, but this rich kid who had a whole collection of silk underpants, his father lost all their money, anyway they were hilarious, and so indeed was this.
Magic underpants winning!
Stella #2
Richard Newsome #2