Deborah Abela


Deborah Abela is an Australian author of children's books, most notably the Max Remy, Super Spy series, Grimsdon and Teresa – A New Australian. She was born in Sydney, Australia, and has been writing for 15 years. She does the Virtual Book Week Dart Session for kids.

Awards

  • 2017 KOALA Legend
  • 2017, 2012, 2011 Grimsdon Shortlisted for YABBA and KOALA awards
  • 2017 Teresa – A New Australian Shortlisted for WAYRBA Awards
  • 2017 Teresa – A New Australian Best Book in Translation, Malta Book Awards
  • 2017 The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee shortlisted for the Australian Family Therapists Awards
  • 2015 Ghost Club series shortlisted for KOALA, YABBA, CROC awards
  • 2015 New City shortlisted for the KOALA, YABBA, CROC awards
  • 2013 Ghost Club series shortlisted for Sisters In Crime Davitt Awards
  • 2013 Maurice Saxby Award for Services to Children's Literature
  • 2012 The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen shortlisted Outstanding International Book Award USBBY
  • 2011 Grimsdon awarded Most Enthralling Junior Fiction Award
  • 2011 Grimsdon shortlisted Aurealis Awards
  • 2011 Grimsdon shortlisted Speech Pathology Awards
  • 2010 The Remarkable Secret of Aurelia Bonhoffen, was shortlisted for best children's book in the 2010, and was awarded "Notable Book of 2010" by the Children's Book Council of Australia.
  • 2010 The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards
  • 2010, 2007, 2005 Max Remy Superspy voted best series KOALA and YABBA awards
  • 2008 Max Remy Superspy Angus and Robertson's Top 50 books
  • 2007 Max Remy Superspy shortlisted USA Children's Choice Awards and WAYRBA awards
In 2008, she was awarded the May Gibbs Fellowship for Children's Literature.
Awarded the 2006 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Best Book Award.

Max Remy Superspy Books

  • In Search of the Time and Space Machine – Random House
  • Spyforce Revealed – Random House
  • The Nightmare Vortex – Random House
  • The Hollywood Mission – Random House
  • The Amazon Experiment – Random House
  • Blue's Revenge – Random House
  • The Venice Job – Random House
  • Mission in Malta – Random House
  • The French Code – Random House
  • The Final Curtain – Random House

    Jasper Zammit Soccer Legend

  • The Game of Life with Johnny Warren – Random House
  • The Striker with Johnny Warren – Random House
  • The Finals with Johnny Warren – Random House

    Other books

  • Wolfie – An Unlikely Hero, Penguin Random House
  • The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee Penguin Random House
  • Teresa – A New Australian - Scholastic Australia
  • New City – Random House
  • Jasper Zammit – Soccer Legend Random House
  • Grimsdon – Random House
  • The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen – Random House
  • The Ghosts of Gribblesea Pier – Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  • Bug Club Charlie and Alice – Heinemann Secondary Education
  • Ghost Club 1: The New Kid – Random House
  • Ghost Club 2: The Haunted School – Random House
  • Ghost Club 3: A Transylvanian Tale – Random House