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The Hits and Misses of Melody Moss book 1

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Published: 4 November 2025
ISBN: 9781761354175
Imprint: Penguin
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
RRP: $16.99

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Children's and YA fiction

The Hits and Misses of Melody Moss book 1

Helen Dallimore

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Meet your new bestie Melody Moss in a hilarious new series about friendship, school and what it takes to survive being twelve!

‘Mum said when I turned twelve, things would start to change.
I didn’t think she meant EVERYTHING.’

Melody Moss is starting high school and EVERYTHING is going WRONG!

· Her BFF has forgotten the Forever bit and has found New Friends (aka The Clones).
· Her mum is taking food experimentation to a disgusting level.
· Her big sister pretends she doesn’t even exist.
· Her dog farts ALL THE TIME.
· And, her new crush has pushed her firmly into the Friend Zone.

She’s holding it together, but only just.

When a competition is announced to see who can write and direct the school musical, Melody JUMPS at the chance.

Will dancing octopuses (octopi?), a possibly life-threatening babysitting gig and a new friendship with a fellow musical-theatre tragic be just what Melody needs to get out of this mess?

Published: 4 November 2025
ISBN: 9781761354175
Imprint: Penguin
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
RRP: $16.99

Categories:

Children's and YA fiction

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About the author

Helen Dallimore

Helen is an actor, singer, director and writer who has enjoyed a successful career in theatre, musical theatre, film and television both in Australia and in the UK. She famously originated the role of Glinda in the West End production of Wicked opposite Idina Menzel.

She won the Helpmann Award for her performance in Legally Blonde the Musical and was nominated for best actress in a musical for Blood Brothers. Helen has also been a familiar face in television and film, notably playing roles as diverse as Olivia O’Neill in Channel 9’s Here Come the Habibs, to Ms Crapper in the International Emmy award winning ABC children’s comedy Hardball.

As a writer, Helen’s credits include episodes of the Channel 9 comedy Here Come the Habibs, and the ABC comedy Sando.

Helen is also the voice of the international reality TV hit Married at First Sight.

www.helendallimore.com