Books by Jenny Woolsey

Thirteen-year-old Daniel Barker is a typical boy, except that he has a magical book from Egypt which gives him 99 wishes. This Scrivener book was passed down from his grandmother to his mother to him. He receives it on his tenth birthday.  The rules in the book say that the wishes must be used to make the world a better place. If not, the Mummy’s Blight will be awakened. To make a wish, Daniel must write a hashtag and then the wish.In primary school Dan is like a superhero, doing lots of great things to help animals and people in the community. Then he goes to high school. Things start off well, and he becomes known as Dan the Man. Peer pressure to use the wishes as pranks then takes over. To try and stop the continual pressure, Daniel decides to write a wish which sets a fire near the school tuckshop. He hopes this will also impress Charmaine, the cutest cheerleader who has shown an interest in him. This sets off a chain of events which Daniel has to try and stop. The warning verse in the Scrivener book starts to glow and Daniel knows he is in deep trouble.Is it the Mummy’s Blight and how will Dan stop his favourite teacher from becoming a zombie?

Ride High Pineapple is a raw, honest story filled with courage and hope.In Ride High Pineapple, Isabella Burgess, a thirteen-year-old girl, is hiding a secret about her face, which is eating her up inside. She makes the decision to reveal her secret during English. Issy prays that this will stop Tia, who she has nicknamed The Beast, from calling her cruel names, such as 'Fish Face' and 'Googly Eyes'. It doesn't work and Issy must find another way.Apart from having a face that is different, Issy is like many other teenagers. She experiences friendship ups and downs, a secret crush, and bouts of anxiety. Issy is also great at drawing and skateboarding.Written as a raw, truthful, journal, follow Issy in Ride High Pineapple, to find out how she uses the analogy of a pineapple, her friends, and her skateboarding, to overcome the adversities in her life. Find out how Issy rides high!Like RJ Palacio's book, Wonder, Ride High Pineapple also promotes 'Choose Kind'.The Australian author, Jenny Woolsey, was born with a craniofacial syndrome - Crouzon syndrome. Two of her children also have the syndrome. Jenny has written this book from her heart. The characters are fictitious, but Issy is a combination of herself and her daughter.Ride High Pinapple is endorsed by ccakids and the foreword was written by Erica Mossholder at www.ccakids.orgYou'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll get mad. You'll smile.