Juno Jones, Book Sleuth

When Juno Jones's (Former Kid Who Doesn't Like Reading), first-ever favourite book goes missing, she convinces Miss Tippett to turn their classroom into a courtroom so she can present her evidence, unmask the culprit and-more importantly-get her book back! With her list of possible suspects ranging from friends to foes (both human and alien), Juno is sure it's only a matter of time before the truth is revealed. But as the case unfolds, this book sleuth discovers that not everything is as it seems ... and even word ninjas need a helping hand sometimes!

The Juno Jones series celebrates reading and is great for avid and reluctant readers alike. Juno Jones continues to take readers on a humorous, offbeat and highly imaginative journey through the world of books, words and literary concepts while celebrating the value of family and friendship.

About the Author

Kate Gordon grew up in a very booky house, with two librarian parents, in a small town by the sea in Tasmania. After studying performing arts and realising she was a terrible actor, Kate decided to give in to genetics and study to be a librarian herself. She never stopped writing and, in 2009, with the encouragement of a very nice man called Leigh (who is also her husband), she applied for and won a Varuna fellowship, which led to all sorts of lovely writer things happening.

Kate's first book, Three Things About Daisy Blue - a young Adult novel about travel, love, self-acceptance and letting go-was published in the Girlfriend series by Allen and Unwin in 2010. She's also written Thyla (Random House Australia), Vulpi, the sequel to Thyla (Random House Australia), Writing Clementine (Allen and Unwin) and Twenty- five Memories of Viggo MacDuff (Odyssey Books). In 2018, Kate was shortlisted in the Dorothy Hewett Awards for an Unpublished Manuscript.