“Think Harry Potter Meets Aladdin.” Books from our Backyard
Jodie is the author of the Ruby series for pre-teens. The books are published by Scholastic in Australia and New Zealand and Edizione Piemme in Italy. In Australia, they are available through major book stores and your local library.
Ruby Rosemount and the Magic Carpet was nominated by the publishing industry for the prestigious CBCA Book of the Year award. It was voted Dymocks Critic’s Choice by Dymocks Bookstores, and Book of the Month by Angus & Robertson, both national book store chains in Australia.
Ruby Rosemount and the Traveller’s Telescope was nominated by young readers in Western Australia for the W.A. Young Readers Book Award.
The series appears on the NSW Premier Reading Challenge list, an Australian state government initiative to encourage children to read.
What critics are saying
“…a wonderful blend of magic, mayhem and humor.”
– Aussie Reviews
“Brownlee keeps the story moving right to the last page. Young fantasy fans will find this one a nice blend of the familiar (magic carpets, genies, and a magic mail-service) with the unusual (including Hobbit-like creatures called Spriggans who dwell in the sands of the oasis). A great read.”
– Reading Time magazine
“Jodie Brownlee’s characters are well drawn with beautifully developed personalities – especially the magic carpet (with attitude) and the spriggan, Milligan. Think Harry Potter meets Aladdin.”
– Books from our backyard
“The action plays at a cinematic pace, and swoops and zips along like the carpet.”
– Magpies Magazine
Interviews
An Unlikely Author – the Cairns Post
Author of the Ruby Rosemount Series – Scholastic Newsletter
Questions and Answers with Jodie Brownlee – Books Online
What Readers Are Saying
I love receiving letters from my readers and you can enjoy them, too, by visiting this page of letters and drawings. I am also extremely grateful to readers who take the time to review the books on Goodreads and Amazon.
Jodie Brownlee 