Ailsa Wild 
Squishy Taylor and the Tunnel of Doom 

A hilarious junior fiction book series from Ailsa Wild about solving mysteries, blending families and leaping to conclusions! Sita ‘;Squishy’ Taylor is a cheeky, sneaky 11-year-old who lives with her dad and step-family in a very crowded apartment. Luckily for Squishy, their building is huge and theres always plenty of mysteries to investigate! Like…Why are tunnelsbe both exciting and scary?How do dogs always know who thebad guysare?Why are pinkie-swears soimportant?Who’s storingtoxic wasteunder the park?Australian superstar Squishy Taylor is a curious, likeable and instantly relatable hero for ALL kids aged 6 and up. She’s part of a blended family a new kind of normal for so many kids, whether it’s a Modern Family or more of a Brady Bunch. Between nightly Skype-chats with her mum, dealing with a noisy baby or her two new ‘;bonus sisters’, there’s always a new challenge or exciting mystery to solve.Squishy Taylor and the Bonus Sisters (#1)was listed as a Notable Book in the 2017 CBCA Awards, and was shortlisted for the 2017 Readings Children’s Book Prize.Squishy Taylor and the Tunnel of Doom (#6)was shortlisted for the Wilderness Society’s Environment Award for Children’s Literature in 2017.