Deborah Abela
Deborah Abela | |
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| Born | October 13, 1966 Australia |
| Occupation | Children's book author |
| Years active | More than 15 years |
| Known for | Max Remy Superspy series, Grimsdon, Teresa – A New Australian |
| Notable work | Max Remy Superspy series, Grimsdon, Teresa – A New Australian |
Deborah Abela (born 13 October 1966) is a distinguished Australian writer specializing in children's books. She is acclaimed for series such as Max Remy, Super Spy, along with notable titles including Grimsdon and Teresa – A New Australian. Residing in Sydney, Abela has been actively crafting stories for more than fifteen years and connects with young audiences through programs like the Virtual Book Week Dart Session.
Awards
- Honored as a 2017 KOALA Legend (Kids Own Literature Awards)
- Grimsdon shortlisted for YABBA and KOALA awards in 2017, 2012, and 2011
- Teresa – A New Australian recognized in 2017 by WAYRBA Awards shortlist and awarded Best Book in Translation at the Malta Book Awards
- Nominated for the Australian Family Therapists Awards in 2017 with The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee
- The Ghost Club series shortlisted for KOALA, YABBA, and CROC awards in 2015
- New City also shortlisted for KOALA, YABBA, and CROC awards in 2015
- In 2013, the Ghost Club series was shortlisted for the Sisters In Crime Davitt Awards
- Recipient of the Maurice Saxby Award for Services to Children's Literature in 2013
- The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen shortlisted for the Outstanding International Book Award by USBBY in 2012
- Awarded Most Enthralling Junior Fiction Award for Grimsdon in 2011; also shortlisted for Aurealis and Speech Pathology Awards that year
- Named a Children's Book Council Notable Book and shortlisted for Aurealis Awards in 2010 with The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen
- Between 2005 and 2010, the Max Remy Superspy series won best series accolades in KOALA and YABBA awards; additionally featured among Angus and Robertson's Top 50 books (2008) and shortlisted for USA Children's Choice and WAYRBA awards (2007)
In addition, she was awarded the May Gibbs Fellowship for Children's Literature in 2008 and earned the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Best Book Award in 2006.
Max Remy Superspy Books
- In Search of the Time and Space Machine – Random House (Milsons Point, NSW) (2002)
- Spyforce Revealed – Random House (Milsons Point, NSW) (2002)
- The Nightmare Vortex – Random House (Milsons Point, NSW) (2003)
- The Hollywood Mission – Random House (Milsons Point, NSW) (2003)
- The Amazon Experiment – Random House (Milsons Point, NSW) (2004)
- Blue's Revenge – Random House (Milsons Point, NSW) (2004)
- The Venice Job – Random House (Milsons Point, NSW) (2005)
- Mission in Malta – Random House (Milsons Point, NSW) (2006)
- The French Code – Random House (Milsons Point, NSW) (2007)
- The Final Curtain – Random House (Milsons Point, NSW) (2008)
Jasper Zammit Soccer Legend
- The Game of Life, co-authored with Johnny Warren – Random House (Milsons Point, NSW) (2005)
- The Striker, co-authored with Johnny Warren – Random House (Milsons Point, NSW) (2005)
- The Finals, co-authored with Johnny Warren – Random House (Milsons Point, NSW) (2006)
Other works
- Wolfie – An Unlikely Hero, Penguin Random House (North Sydney, NSW) (2017)
- The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee, Penguin Random House (North Sydney, NSW) (2017)
- Teresa – A New Australian, Scholastic Australia (2016)
- New City, Random House (North Sydney, NSW) (2014)
- Compilation: Jasper Zammit – Soccer Legend (3-book set), Random House (North Sydney, NSW) (2014)
- Grimsdon, Random House (North Sydney, NSW) (2010)
- The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen, Random House (North Sydney, NSW) (2009)
- The Ghosts of Gribblesea Pier, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (US) (2011)
- Bug Club Charlie and Alice, Heinemann Secondary Education (2012)
- Ghost Club 1: The New Kid, Random House (2012)
- Ghost Club 2: The Haunted School, Random House (2012)
- Ghost Club 3: A Transylvanian Tale, Random House (2013)