Joey and the Junjardy (Paperback)

Allison Rocca

ISBN 10: 0702271136 / ISBN 13: 9780702271137

Published by University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, 2026

About this Item

Paperback. A funny, raucous middle-grade romp grounded in First Nations storytelling, featuring a mischievous character brought to life by debut author Allison Rocca.Joey Gibbs is always up for a laugh. What isn't funny: the 'Big Trouble' he caused at his old school that meant his family had to move back home to Coolibah Creek. Joey's going to keep his head down this time. New school, new mates, new start. But trouble seems to have a way of finding him.When his sister and cousin start getting mysteriously pranked, Joey looks for answers from his Wakka Wakka culture. He discovers he's caught the attention of the Junjardy, a hairy little trickster. Joey can't resist making mischief again with his secret partner in crime. But as the jokes spiral out of control, he must work out what the Junjardy wants with him before disaster strikes.Action-packed with loads of humour and heart, Joey and the Junjardy shows us how the smallest of creatures can help you to stand tall and proud. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Joey and the Junjardy (Paperback)
• Publisher: University of Queensland Press, St Lucia
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0702271136
• ISBN 13: 9780702271137
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: McKenna, Brenton E
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Joey Gibbs is always up for a laugh. What isn’ t funny: the Big Trouble he caused at his old school that meant his family had to move back home to Coolibah Creek. Joey’ s going to keep his head down this time. New school, new mates, new start. But trouble seems to have a way of finding him. When his sister and cousin start getting mysteriously pranked, Joey looks for answers from his Wakka Wakka culture. He discovers he’ s caught the attention of the Junjardy, a little hairy trickster. Joey can’ t resist making mischief again with his secret partner in crime. But as the jokes spiral out of control, he must work out what the Junjardy wants with him before disaster strikes. Action-packed with loads of humour and heart, Joey and the Junjardy shows how the smallest of creatures can help you to stand tall and proud.

About the Author

Brenton E McKenna is a Yawuru artist and writer from Broome who fell in love with comic books at a young age. He studied visual arts at Goulburn TAFE and in 2011 became the first ever published Indigenous graphic novelist with the release of Ubby’ s Underdogs: The Legend of the Phoenix Dragon. When he’ s not drawing, Brenton dedicates his time to educating young people through creative storytelling workshops. Allison Rocca is a primary school teacher who has taught in classrooms from the ’ burbs of Australia to remote villages in Asia and castle-like academies in Oxford. She is a descendant of Wakka Wakka and Kaanju people and her upbringing was rich in storytelling. Allison likes to draw on the stories passed down by her highly respected Elder grandparents to write fiction for children and young adults. She lives and writes on Yuggera/Turrbal Country, Brisbane.