Matty and Bill for Keeps

Matty and Bill for Keeps

'You'll always have me, Matty,' laughed Bill. 'We're friends for keeps.'

Following the success of the 2010 CBCA shortlisted Matty Forever and highly acclaimed Bill Rules, comes Matty and Bill for Keeps, the final enchanting story of friendship, growing up and acceptance from award-winning author Elizabeth Fensham.

Matty and Bill are best friends - an unbeatable duo - but even their friendship is put to the test this time round.

There's a new boy at Matty and Bill's school - Crispin de Floriette. He's from England and not like anyone else they've met before. Spoilt Isabelle Farquay-Jones soon notices Crispin and plots to make him her new friend. But Bill knows first-hand what sort of 'friend' Isabelle can be.

'There was only one person Bill could think of who might rescue the new boy - Matilda Grub.'

Can Bill and Matty save their new friend from her clutches? Will Crispin prove himself worthy of joining Matty and Bill's exclusive club?

However, Crispin is not the only one who needs rescuing. Maggot is back and Bill is anxious about his dad being caught up in another crooked scheme. To make matters worse, Bill has his own worries - feelings so confusing he doesn't know how to describe them. Even Matty isn't sure how to help this time. With everything changing, will Matty and Bill's friendship survive?

Matty and Bill for Keeps is a fun and memorable adventure about taking the big scary leap to being a grown up, from one of Australia's favourite storytellers.

Elizabeth Fensham lives in Victoria's Dandenong Ranges. She has been writing in earnest for the last twenty years. Her first novel The Helicopter Man won the 2006 CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers. Previous young adult novels include Miss McAllister's Ghost and Goodbye Jamie Boyd and The Invisible Hero. Matty Forever, the first book in the series, was shortlisted for the 2009 CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers. The companion Bill Rules was shortlisted for the 2011 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards.

Matty and Bill for Keeps
UQP
Author: Elizabeth Fensham
ISBN: 9780702249273
Price: $14.95