
Sonya Spreen Bates is a Canadian writer and author who has made South Australia her home since 1997. She writes for adults and children. Sonya started writing when her children were young, and had her first children's book published in 2003. Her debut adult novel, Inheritance of Secrets (2020, HarperCollins Australia), was shortlisted for the inaugural Banjo Prize in 2018 as an unpublished manuscript. It was also shortlisted in the 2021 Davitt Awards for Best Debut Crime Novel. Sonya's children's novels have received many commendations from CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens, and her middle grade novel Oh Brother (2020, Orca Book Publishers) was shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award in 2020. When not writing or reading, Sonya loves to travel, and is happy to be getting back to it after a break in 2020/2021. She has two grown-up daughters (who thankfully live not too far away) and lives in Adelaide with her husband, her devoted golden retriever and a very grumpy cat.
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'Out Of This World is a stellar, fun intergalactic adventure, perfect for the little space cadet in your family. I rocketed through this book (pun intended), from Earth to Hexa and back again, and especially enjoyed the squabbling sibling antics of Zeb and Hali, who seem like they are from different worlds, and it turns out they (literally) are. There's plenty to keep readers, young and old, engaged, including action, adventure, mystery and some important themes and messages weaved into a cosmic caper. Out Of This World is like Lost in Space meets Men in Black meets Find My Family, if they were thrown together in a Large Hadron Collider, and I'm sure middle grade readers will love planet hopping with the Greengard family. Happy reading and happy Moondays!' - Adam Cece
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'A thrilling intergalactic story, full of intrigue, danger, family secrets and reveals that will make you gasp. Hang on to your seats. It's an action-packed ride.' - Janeen Brian