Mary K Pershall

Mary K. Pershall was born and grew up in Iowa, in the mid-west of the United States. She lived there until 1974, when aged 23, she emigrated to Melbourne, Australia as part of an airlift of teachers. From 1977 to 1987, she worked as an editor on children's magazines Comet, Pursuit and Challenge. is notable for her Two Weeks in Grade Six trilogy, which also includes the titles A Term in Year Seven and Escape from Year Eight. Her best …