Animal Listeners

Book excerpt: Animals are speaking. Who is Listening? When Quinby Clark has a conversation with a bird, she thinks she’s going crazy. But when a dog invites her to attend a mysterious Australian boarding school for children who can speak with animals, she realises her dreams of escaping her awful family are finally coming true. Thrust into the secret society of Animal Listeners, Quinby discovers she can speak with more animals than anyone else – a fact the school asks her to keep hidden to protect them all from covert factions. After Quinby is wrongfully accused of causing trouble, she and her new friends must prove her innocence while rescuing precious animals. The world desperately needs her extraordinary Abilities, but will Quinby even survive the school year? With menacing factions and lurking danger, being the most gifted Animal Listener isn’t always a gift. A Young Adult Contemporary Fantasy novel for anyone who loves animals. Join Quinby as she explores the magic of the Animal Listener community hidden within our own world, at a boarding school nestled in the Australian bush by a sandy beach. Meet delightful animals from wild kangaroos, koalas and dolphins, to the school family of bossy cats and loveable pigs. An adventure for the whole family.