Netball Gems 6: Keeping it Real

A junior fiction series written in partnership with Netball Australia Does Sienna still have time to play for the Gems? Sienna is crazy about netball, especially playing Goal Keeper. But Sienna's other passion is horse-riding, and when her Uncle loans her a beautiful palomino to ride at Pony Club, Sienna is ecstatic. That is, until she realises that between netball and horse-riding she barely has a spare minute. Soon, Sienna is exhausted and both her schoolwork and netball skills are suffering. She's even starting to lose her well-known sense of humour! Will Sienna find a way to balance her hobbies and chase her dream of becoming a great Australian defender?

Aleesah Darlison is a multi-published, award-winning Australian author. She has written over twenty picture books and novels for boys and girls of all ages. Her story themes promote the concepts of courage, understanding, anti-bullying, love, self-belief, friendship and teamwork. Her books include Spider Iggy, Little Meerkat, Puggle's Problem, Warambi, Little Good Wolf, Ash Rover and the Unicorn Riders Series. When Aleesah isn't creating entertaining and enchanting stories for children, she's usually looking after her four energetic children or taking her frisky dog, Floyd, for long walks on the beach.