TITLE REVEAL - The fifth Adventures on Trains book is called Sabotage on the Solar Express

It is with much pomp and ceremony, that I can now reveal that the fifth Adventures on Trains book will be called Sabotage on the Solar Express and is an action-packed thrill ride across Australia. It will be crashing into bookshops on February 3, 2022.

Ride into danger with Hal and Uncle Nat on the fifth breathtaking Adventures on Trains Mystery, Sabotage on the Solar Express, from bestselling award-winners M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman. Perfect for readers of 8 to 12 and brilliantly illustrated in black and white throughout by Elisa Paganelli.

Billionaire train enthusiast August Reza has invited Harrison Beck and Uncle Nat to travel on the maiden voyage of the winning design of his Reza’s Rocket competition. Australian child genius Boaz won with his hybrid locomotive, driven by hydrogen fuel cells and solar power. But during the journey from Alice Springs to Darwin, someone onboard sabotages the train, hurtling passengers into a heart-stopping thrill-ride across the Australian Outback. Can Hal find the saboteur and stop the runaway train before disaster strikes?

Children's Writers' and Artists' Yearbook 2022

I felt very honoured when I was invited to write the foreword to this years edition of the Children’s Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook. I used this book on my journey to publication, and so it feels surreal to see my name on the cover.

If you are thinking of writing books for young people then you will need this book. It is the bible of the children’s publishing world, and things have changed so much and so quickly in the past year, you’ll need the newest edition.

In my foreword I share my mistakes and frustration on my way to finding my agent and achieving my first book deal. I hope it amuses and assists any who are hoping to write a book for young readers.