UFO in the USA

UFO in the USA
Author: Dave Hackett
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2007-02-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1742280137

There are family outings you can avoid: stuff like visiting your neighbour in hospital after he's had a massive pimple surgically removed, or even something as exciting and important as a car trip to the chemist to pick up Dad's long-term prescription for fungus cream.But in the family rule book, scribed in the blood of our ancestors, it clearly states that there are some journeys you must undertake. They are 100 per cent compulsory. No get-out-of-jail-free card can be handed over in exchange for an 'I'll just stay home thanks, Mum.' No, my friends. These are the car trips, bus rides, plane journeys, visits, overnight stays and holidays that you simply cannot possibly escape. These are the UFO's – Unavoidable Family Outings. The type of experiences that will be harder to bear than a month of detentions sitting next to the stinky kid.

U.F.O. (Unavoidable Family Outing)

U.F.O. (Unavoidable Family Outing)
Author: Dave Hackett
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2006-02-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1742283233

In the family rule book, scribed in the blood of our ancestors, it clearly states that there are some journeys you must undertake . . . Dave Hackett (a.k.a. Cartoon Dave)'s first novel is a hilarious whodunit. Finally, a family outing you won't want to miss!

UFO Afloat

UFO Afloat
Author: Dave Hackett
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2008-04-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1742282431

If you had a crazy family, a bag of frozen peas, 70 Hawaiian shirts, a tyre-swan, a shoplifter, a social cling-on, a scarily attractive girl, a cool dude, a crazy activity coordinator and a fully volcanic island, you could have written this novel. But relax - all you need to do is read it! It's a whole shipload of fun from the wild pen of Dave Hackett, a.k.a. Cartoon Dave, that will have you chuckling harder than a damaged Tickle Me Elmo.

Unstoppable Brainspin: Seriously Useless Crime Stoppers

Unstoppable Brainspin: Seriously Useless Crime Stoppers
Author: Dave Hackett
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2010-08-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1742531172

This is the first book in a new series of novels for children from Dave Hackett, for readers who like their stories silly...but clever. In the city of Sucktropolis, the SUCS (Super Underage Crime Stoppers) and the POOPS (Perpetrators Of Outrageous Pranks) are at war with each other – the SUCS want the POOPS to stop perpetrating their outrageous pranks. But when Dr Loopitus Brainspin comes to town, searching for his missing fifth banana and threatening to destroy the town with his omniverous goat unless he finds it, they find a common enemy. 'Laugh out loud funny, this book does not suck at all!' D Magazine 'The dry, perfectly timed humour and hilarious illustrations Hackett has produced perfectly complement a highly imaginative and totally bizarre tale reminiscent of . . . Batman and Get Smart.' Kids Book Review 'Hackett's latest maniacal book will delight children who relish the gross factor.' Sunday Herald Sun

Sumo Granny Smackdown: Seriously Useless Crime Stoppers

Sumo Granny Smackdown: Seriously Useless Crime Stoppers
Author: Dave Hackett
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2011-04-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1742533302

'You had it all: fame, fortune, a 400-inch waist and now you want to blow up our city?' A bus loaded with raccoons and dynamite is hurtling through space on a direct course for the city of Sucktropolis. As the Seriously Useless Crime Stoppers (SUCS) shake off their old identities and take on fabulously useless new powers, they are forced to confront their largest enemy yet: Sumo Granny. She's the size of eight adult polar bears, and there's revenge in her heart. Will the SUCS be as useless as they were last time? Will Sucktropolis survive this latest threat? PRAISE FOR UNSTOPPABLE BRAINSPIN: SERIOUSLY USELESS CRIME STOPPERS Laugh out loud funny, this book does not suck at all! – D MAGAZINE Dry, perfectly times humour and hilarious illustrations. – KIDS BOOK REVIEW Hackett's latest maniacal book will delight children who relish the gross factor. – SUNDAY HERALD SUN Carl the killer raccoon recommends this book* *The publishers assume no responsibility if this book damages or destroys your brain.

The Summer of Kicks

The Summer of Kicks
Author: Dave Hackett
Publisher: University of Queensland Press(Australia)
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2014
Genre: Young adult fiction
ISBN: 9780702253362

A high-speed school musical, an internet scandal, an absuive meat-headed roommate and a pair of shoes that cause more trouble than they're worth . . . could this be Starrphyre Jones' perfect summer? All Starrphyre wants is one date with his dream girl, Candace McAllister. Or at least a meaningful conversation. But how can he get her to notice him when she's the leading lady of every other high-school guys' fantasies? For sensitive-meets-dorky Starrphyre, starting a band seems like the natural solution, but when your bandmates have the combined musical ability of a gang of armless monkeys, you really need a backup plan. From the outrageously talented author and cartoonist Dave Hackett comes a laugh-aloud, heartfelt and vivacious novel.

Abduction in My Family

Abduction in My Family
Author: Bruce Maccabee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2015-08-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9781517075996

He thought UFOs were nonsense. Still, he agreed to do some research on the subject for an old friend. When he did, he got more than he bargained for. He discovered that someone in his own family had their own lifetime experiences with strange beings. This novel contains a story within a story, an inner book of facts based on decades of historical documents, findings, and reports by the U.S. government, many of which were classified until the author secured their release. Abduction In My Family is entertaining, educational, and opens a door to the amazing intrigue and mystery of the UFO phenomenon. Particularly so in how that phenomenon affects people, their relationships with each other, and their understanding of the world around them. The late Dr. Roger K. Leir, author of The Aliens and the Scalpel, wrote that "Bruce Maccabee's novel ingeniously weaves a fine line that twists tightly between fact and fiction, which holds the reader spellbound. This book is a MUST READ for all who want to explore the abduction phenomenon."

Aliens in the Family

Aliens in the Family
Author: Margaret Mahy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1986
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780590705578

Jake Raven, expecting to dislike her new stepsister and stepbrother, ends up helping them protect an alien from another dimension as he flees from mysterious pursuers with the ability to alter time.

Hamilton's Handstand

Hamilton's Handstand
Author: Dave Hackett
Publisher: Picture Puffin
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2011
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9780143504351

Holly says her dog Hamilton can do amazing handstands. But can he really? Everybody watches . . . everybody waits . . .

Time for Bed, Daddy

Time for Bed, Daddy
Author: Dave Hackett
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2015-07-29
Genre: Bedtime
ISBN: 9780702253812

'Come on, Daddy, it's time for bed.' 'But I'm not tired,' says Daddy. How can a little girl put her daddy to bed when he doesn't want to go? In every household with children, from the moment that bedtime is announced until the light is finally switched off, bedtime is full of fun and frustration, puns and procrastination. From getting in the bath and putting on PJs to brushing teeth and reading a story, Time for Bed, Daddyflips the fun on bedtime, celebrating the special relationship that fathers share with their children.