Sandy Fussell (born 1960) is an Australian author best known for her works in children literature. Her second novel – Polar Boy, was selected as the National Reading Day book for primary school students in 2009.

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Sandy Fussell
Born	1960 (age 61–62) Camden, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Author
Genre	Children's Literature
Website
www.sandyfussell.com

Biography

Fussell began writing when one of her children had stopped reading, which initially took the form of a mother-son writing project. This was eventually abandoned as she was told to "go write your own book".^{[clarification needed]}

Fussell works as a computer programmer and is passionate about using technology to encourage children to read and write. Her website, Samurai Kids, has been archived by the National Library of Australia Pandora Project, which provides long-term access to Australian online publications of national significance.

Published works

This section lacks ISBNs for the books listed in it. (November 2013)

Samurai Kids series

• White Crane (2008)
• Owl Ninja (2008)
• Shaolin Tiger (2009)
• Monkey Fist (2009)
• Fire Lizard (2010)
• Golden Bat (2011)
• Red Fox
• Black Tengu

Others

• Ratbags (2008)
• Polar Boy (2008)
• Jaguar Warrior (2010)
• Sad the Dog (2015)

Awards

• 2009 Short Listed CBCA Children's Book of the Year, Polar Boy
• 2009 Honour Book CBCA Junior Judges Project, Polar Boy
• 2009 Short Listed Sakura Medal Chapter Book (Japan), Samurai Kids Book 1 - White Crane
• 2009 Panda Book Award Middle Readers (China), Polar Boy
• 2010 CBCA Notable, Samurai Kids Book 3 - Shaolin Tiger
• 2010 Shortlist Speech Pathology Book of the Year, Samurai Kids Book 3 - Shaolin Tiger

References

• Illawarra Mercury, The Weekender, Feature Article, 12 April 2008
• CBCA Publications Short List Information 2009.
• CBCA Publications Notable Australian Children's Books 2010.

External links

• Sandy Fussell Official website
• Samurai Kids Series Official website
• Publishers website (Walker Books Australia)
• CBCA Awards website
• Publishers website Candlewick Press
• National Library of Australia Pandora Project