Alex and the Alpacas Save the World

Alex is expecting a pretty boring summer. But when Mum takes her to visit her mysterious grandfather on his farm in Tasmania, weird things start to happen ... Weirdest of all?

Her grandfather’s pet alpacas … who can talk! When things go from strange to scary, Alex must use all her brains, brawn and bravery in order to survive the sinister forces threatening life as she knows it.

Book Features:

• A fun and quirky debut tale about a young girl’s adventure with magical talking alpacas to fight an ancient force of destruction.

• A story with a message about female strength and bravery, and respecting and revering the magic of the land around us.

• Fun facts: Kathryn’s mum and dad (Mike and Joy Lefroy) write kids books. Her great-great-great uncle inspired Jane Austen’s Mr Darcy, her great-great-great grandfather was CY O’Connor and her greatgreat Aunt was Kathleen O’Connor.

• Teaching notes will be available from www.fremantlepress.com.au.

About the Author

Kathryn writes novels, screenplays, articles — and the occasional shopping list. She has a PhD in marketing, several screenwriting credits, and her stories have appeared in magazines, journals and online. She spends way too much time in conversation with imaginary characters, and not-so-secretly wishes she lived in a dance movie.