Heart of Magic

A magical story of friendship and fate in the exciting new Lightning Strikes series.

Shy Stacey Bunn and outgoing Twyla Popovic are exact opposites but also the best of friends. On the day of Twyla’s birthday, Stacey and Twyla are set go to the Royal Show. But their horoscopes tell them that their best friend is going to betray them! The events of the day prove the prediction to be spot on but with the help of a mysterious fortune teller, the girls manage to put things right.

• Lightning Strikes is a fun new series of fast-paced and fun stories, with eye-catching cover effects, by Australian and NZ authors.
• Other Lightning Strikes titles include: 'The Great Shave', 'Black Baron', 'Going for Broke', 'Jinxed', 'Queasy Rider', 'Oddball' and 'Sucked in'.
• Featuring a sample chapter of Lightning Strikes book 'Jinxed'.

About The Author

Penny Matthews has worked for many years in children’s book publishing, and is now a freelance editor and writer. Her first picture book, 'Moving On', was published in 1993. It has been followed by seven more picture books, three chapter books and three junior novels. In 2003 'A Year on Our Farm', illustrated by Andrew McLean, was the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year (Early Childhood) and an Honour Book in the Picture Book of the Year awards. Penny’s first young adult novel, 'A Girl Like Me', was published in 2010, and in the same year 'Something About Water', illustrated by Tom Jellett, was joint winner of the Wilderness Society Award for Children’s Literature. Penny is married, has two grown-up children, and lives in Adelaide.