Deborah Abela

Deborah Abela Dip Teach, BA (Comm)

Children’s Author

After completing a teaching degree, Deb went to Africa, where she was caught in a sandstorm, harassed by monkeys and thrown in jail twice! She produced and wrote a national kids’ TV show before leaving to write 27 children's books, including the Max Remy Superspy (Spyforce in the US) and Jasper Zammit (Soccer Legend) series. Her crankiness about climate change led to the novels, Grimsdon, New City and Final Storm. Teresa A New Australian was inspired by her dad, who, with a million other refugees, sailed to Australia after surviving WW2. The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee, The Most Marvelous International Spelling Bee were inspired by her grade 4 teacher, Ms Gray. Her picture books are Bear in Space and Wolfie, An Unlikely Hero, chosen by Dolly Parton to be part of her Imagination Library. www.deborahabela.com