Forest Secrets
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A Rhotosaurus, a phantom kid, a ghost mountain and a "Bushman Extraordinaire" called Reginald Blowhard, all come together to form David Laing's latest tale, "Forest Secrets" the third book of his trilogy for young adults.<br /> <br />The protagonist is a young Aboriginal girl called Jars, who, along with her faithful dog, Shadow and her tearaway cousin, Snook, embark on an adventure neither will forget.On an impulse, they enter the Cray Bay Photographic competition, which takes them to the Gorge Camping Ground. And that is when their plans are shattered – by an eerie and sudden darkness that comes over the gorge. But that's not all – they are visited by a cheeky possum called Charlie, their bothersome camping companion and Reginald Blowhard finds himself in strife in lots of ways, and, along the way, our heroes just happen to discover "The Find of the Century".
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David Laing, a retired school principal, is now a full-time author. He has just completed the third book of his young adult, ‘Forest’ trilogy, Forest Secrets and is currently researching an adult novel, The Quinine Factor, which he hopes will be released in 2014.
At present, he is touring schools throughout Tasmania where he gives presentations to students. He is also a regular speaker these days at various adult groups such as Apex, Probus and Lions. At these presentations, David never fails to mention how he gets inspiration for his stories – from the people he has met and the life experiences he has had during his many travels throughout Australia.
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‘I made a complete fool of myself, that’s what happened.’
We came to our front gate. Pushing it open, we cut across the squelchy strip of couch grass which was our lawn – where you sank down to your ankles every time you walked across it – to the front door. ‘C’mon,’ I said, opening the door. ‘Let’s go inside. You can tell me all about last night.’
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