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AWARD-WINNING BOOK SERIES UNCOVERS AUSTRALIA’S HIDDEN WWII HISTORY
Journalist and YouTuber Dave Reardon’s The Deep Enders rollicking book series is stirring fresh interest in a devastating but largely unknown chapter of WWII history.
Set in 1942, The Deep Enders and its sequel Deadline (to be released August 2024) follows 16-year-old American Murph Turner who is reluctantly sent to Australia after the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
Murph quickly befriends two fellow outsiders – a beautiful but mysterious teenage girl named Micki and Aboriginal scamp Banjo Hero, whose cheeky personality and passion for pyrotechnics is masking something much deeper.
The lively, twisting debut has its explosive conclusion on March 3, 1942 when the town is attacked by a squadron of Japanese Zeroes, made up of the same pilots who attacked Pearl Habor three months earlier. What unfolds is the second deadliest attack on Australian soil – one that was almost completely unreported at the time for fear that it would cause panic and, amazingly, has been rarely taught in schools ever since.
The Deep Enders is a work of historical fiction that introduces new audiences to the incredible events when for a short time Broome was quite literally ‘the centre of the Pacific War’. Banjo’s character is particularly loveable but also heart-breaking as he reveals the awful truth about the treatment of the local indigenous population.
The sequel, The Deep Enders: Deadline, follows the characters as they flee south to the city of Melbourne, where they hope to find safety. However, when an old nemesis turns up dead on Christmas Eve and Banjo is framed for the murder, Murph must risk everything to save his friends and solve a new mystery that goes right to the heart of the Allies war effort in the Pacific.
Reardon and his wife Ann broke new ground in 2016 when they engaged their vast YouTube audience to be involved in the original writing process. Over several months, they asked viewers to contribute suggestions for character names and various plot points. In the end, they received more than 25,000 submissions!
The Deep Enders is published by Bonhomie Press & is available in paperback from Dymocks, Berkelouw Books, Barnes & Noble and Amazon here: ebook. The audiobook is available on Audible.
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PRAISE FOR THE DEEP ENDERS:
A gripping tale that will leave readers on the edge of their seats!
Ashling Kwok (BuzzWords)
An action-packed adventure filled with wonderful characters, life and color. The Deep Enders is a wild ride for YA audiences everywhere!
Leah James (UK Film Producer)
There’s only one word for The Deep Enders, unputdownable. It has adventure, mystery, gruesome villains, hidden treasures and a trio of friends you can laugh along with.
Aziza Green (author and media consultant)
The Deep Enders is the best Young Ad novel I’ve read … mysterious, funny, adventurous, witty, historical – it’s one of those ones you will remember for a long time – I couldn’t put it down.
Kristy Mills (former high school teacher)
THE DEEP ENDERS SERIES
CONTACTS:
Contact Reardon Media here: business@howtocookthat.net
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