Parapet

About the Book

Alec’s woes have prompted him to leave Kings Keep Academy and return home to the family farm. In his absence, Rebecca takes charge of dealing with Rod’s increasingly bizarre behaviour. The girls collectively solve the riddle of Rod’s first painting, but his second artwork results in a school fire. A field trip to the Blue Mountains puts Minh in danger, and Mitchell’s well-intentioned concern for Rod twice makes him run foul of an angry Damon. Two shocking revelations—one from his father, another from Mr. Grey—shatter Alec’s world and leave him wondering who he really is.

About the Author

Graeme Butz is a former high school teacher and community worker who lives in the Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia. He spends much of his time working on his bush garden, reading, listening to music, visiting Op Shops, writing the next book, and talking to his ‘visitors’ (parrots, wallabies, lizards and snakes). Occasionally, he spends time beachcombing on the New South Wales south coast and helping with reading support groups in local schools. Written while still a teacher, the Kings Keep series—its characters, events and narrative—were all extensively piloted on junior high school students (and underwent serious revision) to ensure language- and content-appropriate plot and text for the target age group.