Novels, children's books & other writings

All published books, including contributions

Better Than Ice-Cream

BETTER THAN ICE-CREAM (2000, Macmillan) All Tommy wants on this hot day at the beach is an ice-cream. But one ...
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Splash & Dear Jack

Jim also contributed to two anthologies: The Cockatoo Revelation, for Splash – Stories for Hot Summer Days (1998, Viking) Two ...
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A Modern Fable

A MODERN FABLE (1995, Angus & Robertson) A collection of 52 modern fables taken from Jim Schembri’s weekly fable column, ...
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The Big Story: What Being a Journalist is Really Like

THE BIG STORY: WHAT BEING A JOURNALIST IS REALLY LIKE (1999, Macmillan) An accurate, honest account of the life of ...
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Revenge at Lake Happy

REVENGE AT LAKE HAPPY (Nelson Thomson, 2001) Marky sends a letter home to his parents telling them how much “fun” ...
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The World Splitters Trilogy

THE WORLD SPLITTER TRILOGY (2001, Pearson) Part 1: Steg Lainer: Super Hero For Hire Part 2: Invasion of the Gigabots ...
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Tree Talk

TREE TALK (2000, Macmillan) Tracy discovers that the person she is talking to on her computer is not a person ...
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Hose Wild

HOSE WILD (Barrie Publishing, 2001) One hot summer’s day, Gregory discovers the fun he can have flying around on a ...
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The Disaster Kid

THE DISASTER KID (2000, Macmillan) Whenever Jeremy sees a sign that says `Do Not Touch’, he cannot help himself from ...
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Odd Kid From Out There

ODD KID FROM OUT THERE (2000, Macmillan) Gifford is visited in the small hours by a floating one-eyed alien with ...
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