BOOK ONE
The Salvager's Quest
Stella and Dot are two sisters embroiled in an exciting quest to save endangered animals on Earth and bring them to the mysterious Planet Beatrice, where woolly mammoths roam and children make the rules.
While some of the children are friendly others become their mortal enemies and plot against them as they learn how to fly with eagles and embark on an adventure of a lifetime into the far reaches of outer space.
With the threat of the bushfires in Australia looming, the girls must figure out how to work with these strange children and harness the power of the magic ship, the Salvager, to save as many animals as they can. Middle grade fiction for 9-12 year olds.
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"Like a modern-day Tom’s Midnight Garden, this enchanting story of two sisters - devoted to each other and to caring for the earth and all its creatures - explores the possibilities that arise when we open our minds, and hearts, to the natural world."
Sophie Green, author.
"The Salvager's Quest is a delightful, adventure-filled exploration into imagination and possibilities and well worth a read."
Jo Rothwell, children's author.
Loved this adventure of two sisters caught in an exciting quest to save endangered animals on Earth... such imagination discovering the mysterious Planet Beatrice. And can't wait to read the next adventure - The Ghost of the Mountains - and to rescue the Snow Leopards !
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BOOK TWO
The Ghost of the Mountains
This time Stella discovers that humans and animals aren't the only inhabitants of Planet Beatrice when she wanders deep underground into the caves of Neanderthals!
As tensions between the Neanderthals and the children escalate, the sisters are sent on a mission to the Himalayas of Nepal to rescue Snow Leopards. But will any of them be safe back on Planet Beatrice? Middle grade fiction for 9-12 year olds.
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Kid-centric eco adventure: The premise—spaceship rescue mission + endangered snow leopards—is fresh and engaging for the target age. Fast, friendly pacing: Short chapters and clear goals keep pages turning and make it classroom-read-aloud friendly. Positive themes: Teamwork, compassion for animals, and conservation give the book a heart readers and gatekeepers value. It will appeal to many readers in its intended genre.
Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards 2025
'If I put myself in a contemporary kid’s shoes, I’m sure I’d get a load of thrills and laughs from The Ghost of the Mountains as well as a warm feeling from the ecological message it projects; I’d also learn a whole lot about animals. There’s humour, action, romance and lively dialogue, suspense and science fiction. A feast for any kid with one foot in the playground and the other in the adult world.'
Tomas Graves, author.
The second instalment of Stella and Dot’s extraordinary mission - the Salvager’s Quest and the Ghost of the Mountains is a magical story that unfolds in a world we are at once familiar with and then another world we wish were true.
A story of epic adventure and ambition to fix the world, the Ghost of the Mountains dips into relationships that this generation has to navigate. Be it a teenage crush or outright conflict resolution, the issues and complexities of friendships are delivered with an accuracy young readers will love.
The characters, Stella and Dot are impossible not to relate to. Sibling dynamics play true with minor annoyances that are familiar to us all while the overarching love and affection for each other is heartwarming. Stella’s story with River remains.(is he ever going to kiss her?!) In this mission of the Salvager’s Quest, we meet another community on Planet Beatrice. The relations between communities are so transferable to Planet Earth but here they strive to fix things, thanks to the heroines Stella and Dot.
A book for wildlife lovers, Planet Beatrice - Plan B, of course! - is a beautiful display of how an alternative world could exist. Along the way, snippets of factual information are neatly wrapped up in the storyline so readers are learning without even realising it. Altitude sickness, Nepalese culture, the Himalayan landscape are delivered with historical and geographical references introducing the reader to terms in a fun context, always with a good dose of thrill and drama that keeps the page turning.
Joanna Greenfield, Editor
BOOK THREE
Call of the Right Whale
Stella and Dot are no ordinary sisters. Their latest quest takes them to Boston, where they dive into the cold Atlantic to track one of the rarest creatures on the planet: the North Atlantic right whale. But the ocean is full of threats - pollution, massive ships, and the constant risk of being too late.
As if that weren't complicated enough, Stella finds herself caught between two brothers: River, who's followed her to Earth, and Ace, the mysterious boy waiting for her back on Planet Beatrice. The Ocean is treacherous. The stakes are rising. And for Stella and Dot, every dive into danger forces them to ask the hardest question of all: what kind of future do they want - for Earth, for Planet Beatrice, and for themselves? young adult fiction for 12-16 year olds.