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  • Published: 31 July 2017
  • ISBN: 9781925324648
  • Imprint: Random House Australia Children's
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $18.99

The Royal Academy of Sport for Girls 4: Running Free




Can hurdling champion Josie find a way to improve in class as well as follow her gold medal dreams?

Welcome to the Royal Academy of Sport for Girls - the most prestigious sports school in the country!

With the Royal Academy of Sport for Girls end-of-year Athletics State Finals fast approaching, golden girl of the track, Josie Ingram, and her teammates are training hard. It seems like nothing can stop them from reaching their dreams. However, when Josie finds out she is falling behind in her schoolwork her world is turned upside down. If she doesn't raise her grades she won't be allowed to compete in the State Finals!

Can hurdling champion Josie find a way to improve in class as well as follow her gold medal dreams?

  • Published: 31 July 2017
  • ISBN: 9781925324648
  • Imprint: Random House Australia Children's
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $18.99

About the author

Laura Sieveking

Ever since she learnt to hold a pen, Laura Sieveking has loved creating stories. She remembers hiding in her room as a six-year-old, writing a series of books about an unlikely friendship between a princess and a bear.

As an adult, Laura has spent the vast majority of her career working in publishing as an editor. After several years, she decided to put down her red pen and open up her laptop to create books of her own.

Laura’s books revolve around all the things she loved as a child – friendships, sport and a little bit of magic. Her series include The Royal Academy of Sport for Girls and Amelia Chamelia.

Laura lives in Sydney with her husband and two children.

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Praise for The Royal Academy of Sport for Girls 4: Running Free

The Royal Academy of Sport for Girls series qualifies as an engaging set of unique, individual stories with a strong connection between their themes and issues that are relatable to any sports enthusiast.

Romi Sharp, CBCA Reading Time