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Goldie Alexander

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born

Melbourne , Australia

gender

female

website

http://www.goldiealexander.com/

twitter username

goldiealexander

genre

Young Adult, Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

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Goldie was born in Melbourne just before the 2nd World War. Her parents had migrated from Poland in the late 1920's, and when she was small, she hardly spoke any English. Her earliest memories are of a time when young children were allowed to wander the streets without anyone worrying too much about them getting into trouble.

Her first four Young Adult books were 'Dolly Fiction' novels published under the pseudonym of Gerri Lapin. Her first book under her own name, "Mavis Road Medley" is a time travel fiction exploring the world of Princes Hill and her parents' struggles to survive the Depression. Since then Goldie has written more than 60 books, and many prize winning short stories and articles.

These days Goldie works full time as a writer,...more

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Goldie Alexander's Blog

Goldie Alexander isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but she does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from her feed.

DRAGGLE AND ARTHUR & BLASTOFF!

On a personal level February has been a difficult time. However, being my normal absent minded self I had totally forgotten that I'd sent a story called DRAGGLE AND ARTHUR to The School Magazine last October. So when I opened an envelope to find a copy of BLAST OFF, with my story and cover illustrated by the wonderfully talented DAVID LEGGE I gaped in disbelief. Seems that the emailed accepta...

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Books by Goldie Alexander

Average rating: 3.82 · 51 ratings · 13 reviews · 19 distinct works

	Transported: The Diary of Elizabeth Harvey, Australia 1790 3.69 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Hedgeburners: An A Z Pi Mystery by Goldie Alexander, Marjory Gardner (Illustrator), Anna Bartlett (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	A Grevillea Murder Mystery 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	UnKind Cut (A Grevillea Murder Mystery #2) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Trapeze 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005	My rating:
	The youngest cameleer 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	My rating:
	UnFair Coverup (A Grevillea Murder Mystery #3) 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	My rating:
	Killer Virus And Other Stories 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2002	My rating:
	Mavis Road Medley 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating	My rating:
	Space footy and other stories 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating: