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  • Being Jimmy Baxter

    (By Fiona Lloyd)

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    Author Fiona Lloyd
    “Book Descriptions: A gently funny yet powerful coming-of-age middle grade novel about surviving the odds, unlikely friendships and the magical music of Elvis.

    It's not eggsactly easy being Jimmy Baxter 'cause-
    The real Jimmy's hiding inside
    Ned Kelly's giving him the evil eye
    Mum's stopped going to work and stays in bed
    There's no eggs in the fridge - or anything else.
    AND there's new jobs, bad-at-school brains and a whole lot of trouble called Duke.
    But then . . . there's Mac.

    A moving story told with moments of absolute delight. Morris Gleitzman
    13 - Biographical note Fiona was born in the beautiful North-East of England near picturesque countryside, windswept beaches and the vibrant cultural city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. She dreamed of writing in a cosy country cottage and of life as a theatre actress but, as it often does, life got in the way.


    Working and travelling instead, Fiona floated in the Dead Sea, climbed the Sydney Harbour bridge, gave guided tours in Holland and fell in love with all things Greek during her two years in Athens and Skiathos. Her most special travel experience was in Myanmar where she visited the place where her Granny was born.


    Amongst her myriad of interesting jobs, Fiona worked as a television colourist on Home & Away, This is Greece and Secrets of Britain's Great Cathedrals. She has works in several anthologies for children, is a role model for Books in Homes, coach with the Harding Miller Education Foundation and Schools Program Coordinator for the Words on the Waves Writers Festival.


    Fiona loves storytelling in all forms, especially theatre, television and books. Now settled near Sydney with her husband and three children, she mostly travels in her head to marvellous, magical places.”

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