Paradise Gold
Illustrated by David Mackintosh
first published: 1999
publisher: Harper Collins, Australia
age group: 8 to 10 years
length: 110 pages
ISBN: 0-207-19769-5
Excerpt:
It was a perfect flower bed in the most perfect garden on Paradise Crescent,
with elegant roses, a lawn like green velvet - and in the very centre, one
fat, scruffy hen scratching for grubs.
Roland crept after it. If he could just chase it off before...
'Here, chook, chook,' Izzy called, rattling the grain in her bucket.... before someone heard them, thought Roland. 'Shh!' he hissed.
The hen pecked at a small pink flower and scratched again. With a spray of
red gum chips, the plant shot backwards across the lawn.... or before the chook wrecked the garden, Roland thought. read more
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Description:
The Grennan family from Paradise Palace is back and this time they're living the high life!
The huge new house that Roland and his family won is perfect for all the family, and when he wins a bike as well, Roland thinks that at last, life is going to be perfect.
He quickly discovers, however, that things in Paradise aren't always free. There are bills to pay and food to buy. If Roland and his family are going to stay in Paradise Palace they are going to have to find some money, and fast! Surrounded by rebellious hens and giant mini-golf courses Roland has an idea to solve his family's financial woes, but is he up to the challenge?
Purchasing Information:
Paradise Gold is currently in print and available at bookshops in the Australia and New Zealand.
Or you can purchase it online:
in Australia at The Well
Wendy's Recommendations:
If you liked Paradise Gold, I think you'll also enjoy these books:
Paradise Palace
Nim's Island
And by other authors:
The Case of the Disappearing Dog by Sally Odgers
Mice and Mendelson by Joan Aiken
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