Laughter is the Best Ending

$16.99

ISBN: 9781761560132

Format: Paperback

Pub Date: 13/08/2024

Category: General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE FICTION / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories

Imprint: Pan Australia

Price: $16.99

Pages: 272

WINNER OF THE RUSSELL PRIZE HUMOUR WRITING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 2025
WINNER OF THE CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR: YOUNGER READERS 2025
WINNER OF THE CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR: SHADOW JUDGING 2025

Zee is a loner. She likes to read Oscar Wilde and watch documentaries all day which, according to her parents, is not normal for 13 year olds. So they decide to send her on a five-day holiday camp, hoping she'll make 'at least one friend'.

Now, Zee would rather take a bath in Tabasco sauce than attend a camp called Youth Fusion. But with influencer Tiffanee and super-nerds Jonah and Moses, she soon finds herself in the middle of a hair-rising mystery, hurling her into some fierce detective work and bringing her face to face with the notorious Old Bat Viv.

LONGLISTED FOR THE AUSTRALIAN BOOK DESIGN AWARDS 2025 BEST DESIGNED CHILDREN'S FICTION BOOK

Praise for Laughter is the Best Ending:

'Laugh out loud material, whip smart writing, and meaningful. I had a little cry at the end.' Karen Foxlee, author of Lenny's Book of Everything

'I found it so energising! Zee plays with words like a gymnast. We click with her from the very start - she's funny, frank, fair and feisty! This story will be a hit with young readers.' Anna Fienberg, author of the Tashi series

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Maryam Master is an author, playwright and screenwriter who loves creating stories for young people.

Her first novel, Exit Through the Gift Shop, was shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards, the CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers, the ABIA Book of the Year for Younger Children, and the South Australian Children's Literature Award. Her second novel, No Words, was winner of the Children's Peace Literature Award and the Readings Children's Prize, and was a CBCA Notable Book for Younger Readers. Her third novel, Laughter is the Best Ending, is the winner of the CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers 2025, the CBCA Shadow Judging 2025 and the State Library of NSW's Russell Prize for Humour Writing.

Maryam wrote the acclaimed stage adaptations of David Walliams' best-selling books Mr Stink, The Midnight Gang, Billionaire Boyand Ratburger - as well as Oliver Jeffers' The Incredible Book Eating Boy, all of which premiered at the Sydney Opera House and toured across Australia. She also collaborated with Australian Children's Laureate Leigh Hobbs on Horrible Harriet: Live on Stage.

She began her career in TV, writing for shows like Home and Away, Blinky Bill and the Jim Henson Company's Bambaloo. In 2011 she was selected by Sesame Workshop as the writer for Elmo's tour of Australia. Most recently, Maryam wrote two episodes of the 10-part BBC audio drama Central Intelligence, starring Kim Cattrall and Ed Harris.

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