About the Author

Philippa Werry is a librarian and children's writer whose non-fiction, poetry, stories and plays have been widely published. Her work has appeared in the School Journal and other educational publications, and some stories have been broadcast on National Radio. The Great Chocolate Cake Bake-off was included in the Storylines Notable Books List 2008, and Enemy at the Gate has been shortlisted in the Junior Fiction section for the NZ Post Book Awards 2009.