Eleven-year-old Killarney thinks school is boring. She’d rather be exploring the wilderness around her Tasmanian hometown or helping her hairdresser mum. When strange things start to happen – ear-splitting screams in the dead of night and missing items found under the house – Killarney is too busy solving the mystery to do schoolwork.
Before long, she discovers the culprit: a wild Tasmanian devil, denning under the house! When rumours about dangerous devils begin spreading, Killarney is determined to protect her precious visitor. But can she convince an entire town these wild creatures are worth saving?
Shortlisted, 2019 YABBA – Fiction Years 7–9
Notable book, 2019 CBCA Book of the Year Awards
Winner, 2018 The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children’s Literature – Fiction
Shortlisted, 2017 Children’s Peace Literature Award
Shortlisted, 2016 The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children’s Literature – Fiction
Shortlisted, 2016 The Readings Children’s Book Prize
Shortlisted, 2016 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards – 8 to 10 Years
Commended, 2016 Whitley Awards – Children’s Reader
Recipient, 2015 May Gibbs Children’s Literature Trust Fellowship
Shortlisted, 2014 Queensland Literary Awards – Children’s Book Award