Welcome to my website. I write books for kids and I teach writing. I love both jobs. Below are a few of my latest books.

Cassie has survived a hit and run but now, just out of hospital, she hears her father has disappeared - supposedly run off with a news reporter. As a senior congressman and Speaker of the House, her father is an important player in the tense world of American politics. Cassie knows he would not walk away from his career or his family and she is determined to find out what really happened. But there are bigger players who are equally determined she doesn’t, and she no longer has a security detail.
"I am outside the law. And I’m coming for you..."
In the high-stakes world of politics and business, who can she trust?

Cassie Clark: Outlaw

Coming soon to all good bookstores

A boy helps his sister disguise her birthmark on her first day of school.

A seventeen-year-old awakens to find himself trapped in an elderly body.

A teenage girl discovers her boyfriend has a life-threatening virus the day after they share their first kiss.

A high school student tries to communicate to his hospitalised brother who is in a vegetative state.

Brian Falkner serves up bite-sized tales of fear – fear of rejection, fear of dying, fear of disease, fear of the unknown, fear of exclusion, fear of being caught and fear of embarrassment –showing how that stubborn seed of hope hungers our darkest moments. 

That Stubborn Seed of Hope - Out now in all good bookstores

7-year-old Bob Sunday has stolen his brother’s identity to enlist in WW1.

Keith was killed at Gallipoli, so doesn’t need it any more, anyway. But Bob is keen to join the Royal Flying Corps, and soon finds himself flying patrols over the front line in France, up against the likes of the Red Baron – Manfred von Richthofen.

A boy’s dreams of adventure are soon shattered amid the horrors of war; culminating in his witnessing the destruction at Passchendaele.

1917: Machines of War is the fourth episode in a gripping series that tracks each year in World War One, from 1914 to 1918, each focussing on different aspects of war.

Each book in the series is written by a top New Zealand author and features threads that link the stories together.

1917: Machines of War - Out now in all good bookstores

In 15 years, Egan Tucker has spoken to no-one but his mother. Escaping from an abusive husband, Moana (Moma) took baby Egan to live in the Coromandel bush. For 15 years, Moma taught Egan to survive, and instilled in him her code for a good life. A chance meeting with a DOC deer culler (JT) while out hunting, results in Egan finding his first friend. 

When Moma goes to get supplies one day and never returns, Egan decides to head to Auckland to get help from his mother’s friend–but also to try and find JT. But Egan finds that survival among the street kids of Auckland is nothing like living in the bush, and he is unprepared for the tragedy that awaits. 

Shooting Stars - Out now in all good bookstores!

Check out my Write Like an Author" school holiday writing camps for kids: www.writelikeanauthor.com

Learn the same skills that professional authors use to write their books.

It all started with a book. The most boring book in the world. So boring that nobody would ever read it – which makes it the perfect place to hide a terrible secret. 
Teenagers Luke and Tommy stumble across this lost book, worth millions and somehow mysteriously connected to Leonardo da Vinci.
But they are not the only ones seeking the book. Soon they are fighting for their lives. 
Now the book has emerged from its hiding place the world may never be the same.

This book was previously published as 'The Project'. This 2016 edition has been revised and re-edited to produce a new, tighter, up-to-date version of the story.

'The Most Boring Book in the World' is out now. Get a free preview here

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