The Coral Sea Monster
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An amusing and engaging story of a 13 year-old sheep-whisperer, Jack, whose hopes of competing in the shearing event at the Ekka showgrounds are shot through when a truck overturns on the motorway into Brisbane, blocking the traffic in both directions. The truck in question is carrying a sea monster, of course, and Jack and his new found friend, a teen podiatrist (yes, there is such a girl!), set out on a fun-packed adventure to save the sea monster from the clutches of Lionel Measly, the greedy Ocean-World curator who hopes to make a million out of the endangered species.
Winner of the 2011 Write-A-Book-In-A-Day competition.
Prana Writers
Prana Writers: Tom Betts, Rob Brown, Margaret Choinski, Rebecca Fraser, Janis Hanley, Kerry McGuicken, Helen Stubbs, Angela Sunde, Amanda Worlley Illustrated by Angela Sunde
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The Coral Sea Monster - Prana Writers
The Winner of the Open Section this year is the most beautifully illustrated as well as the best written story of the bunch: ‘The Coral Sea Monster’ by Prana Writers. The team was given the challenge to include a podiatrist, a sheep shearer and a sea animal in their work, as well as to employ the setting of a motorway and the theme of love.
The result is an amusing and engaging story of a 13 year-old sheep-whisperer, Jack, whose hopes of competing in the shearing event at the Ekka showgrounds are shot through when a truck overturns on the motorway into Brisbane, blocking the traffic in both directions. The truck in question is carrying a sea monster, of course, and Jack and his new found friend, a teen podiatrist (yes, there is such a girl!), set out on a fun-packed adventure to save the sea monster from the clutches of Lionel Measly, the greedy Ocean-World curator who hopes to make a million out of the endangered species.
A competition like Book-in-a -Day challenges all of its competitors to take an imaginative leap, to work together against the ticking clock, to produce something extraordinary and new. ‘The Coral Sea Monster’ is a delightful example of the best kind of new work this competition is capable of producing.
Congratulations to team members Tom Betts, Rob Brown, Margaret Choinski, Rebecca Fraser, Janis Hanley, Kerry McGuicken, Helen Stubbs, Angela Sunde and Amanda Worlley, as well as to the children at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane, to whom this team’s sponsors directed their funds. You are all very worthy winners.
Julienne van Loon
Write a Book in a Day Judge
Prana Writers: Tom Betts, Rob Brown,
Margaret Choinski, Rebecca Fraser,
Janis Hanley, Kerry McGuicken, Helen Stubbs,
Angela Sunde, Amanda Worlley
Illustrated by Angela Sunde
The Coral Sea Monster
Prana Writers
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Parameters for this book
Primary Character 1 Podiatrist
Primary Character 2 Sheep Shearer
Non-Human Character Sea Animal
Setting Motorway
Issue Love
Random Words Hearty, Plopped, Amongst, Beef Stroganoff, Ginormous
Dedication
This book is dedicated to children in hospitals everywhere, past present and future. May the wonderful world of words help make your stay a little more pleasant. We are honoured to be a small part of that.
Sponsors
We wish to thank our sponsors who have so generously supported the Royal Children’s Hospital (Brisbane), a truly worthy cause.
Acknowledgements
We wish to acknowledge the members of Prana Writers, Gold Coast who generously volunteered their time and expertise for this worthy cause; our mentors and in particular Louise Cusack, for helping us develop into the writers we are today; the Gold Coast City Council and their ‘Creative Juices’ program who brought us together in the first place; and RADF who have helped us continue.
The Regional Arts Development Fund is a Queensland Government and Gold Coast City Council partnership to support local arts and culture.
Chapter One
Crunch. No screech of brakes, twist of steel or scream of terror. Just a heart wrenching thud of metal-on-metal as the car behind stopped a fraction too late.
‘Strewth!’ spat Dag as his body jerked forward. Jack put his hands on the dash to steady himself and glanced to his side to gauge the look on Dag’s face. This wasn’t going to be good. His brother didn’t like things that didn’t go according to plan at the best of times, least of all today.
Jack reached through the open window and adjusted the side mirror. As far as he could see behind them, and up to the overturned truck ahead, cars were