Book description
Margaret Clark invites you to come into her Parlour - and die! Mike and
Kristy have been packed off to Camp Star by their mother and it's the
original camp from hell. Dumb Leaders blowing whistles and jumping
around in shorts, gross food, beds like concrete and everyone going
feral: the usual good time! But something in this strange black box
starts quivering... Rowan, Beth, Jamie and Belinda think their holiday
in this rundown seaside resort looks boring until they meet 'Mother'.
She only bites the heads off those she loves, and she wants to rule to
world. So, as you enter her bizarre underground headquarters don't just
keep your head down - keep your head! Ben Lombardi has years of overdue
library books stacked up in his wardrobe and under his bed, and the new
librarian at his school says she knows everything! Other kids say she
kills you if your book's overdue. She drives a weird car with something
mysterious in the back, demands silence in the library and no one wants
to end up there alone with her. Margaret Clark is one of Australia's
most popular writers for young people. She has worked as a teacher and
university lecturer and at the Geelong Centre for Alcohol and Drug
Dependency. Her novels for older readers include THE BIG CHOCOLATE BAR,
FAT CHANCE, HOT OR WHAT, KISS AND MAKE UP, FAMOUS FOR FIVE MINUTES and a
trilogy about the Studley family: HOLD MY HAND OR ELSE!, LIVING WITH
LEANNE and PULLING THE MOVES. BACK ON TRACK: DIARY OF A STREET KID, NO
STANDING ZONE, CARE FACTOR ZERO, and BAD GIRL, four searing novels for
young adults, have become bestsellers. Most recently her SECRET GIRLSÂ
STUFF, MORE SECRET GIRLSÂ STUFF, and WHAT TO DO WHEN LIFE SUCKS have
been hits with her many fans. Her most recent titles FRIENDS FOREVER: A
SECRET DIARY BY SARA SWAN (November 2005), SECRET FRIENDS' STUFF (2006)
and TROUBLE ON TUESDAYS are current bestsellers. Margaret is a Doctor of
Education and travels broadly speaking about her writing. Her books are
published in 16 countries.
