The Kentucky Derby inspired my love of horses and racing out in the sticks. Mounted on a stick horse my heart and bare feet pounded dirt trails across my old Kentucky home. Derby isn't the race horse I wanted, but through patience and training he and I won lasting friendships.

Sibling rivalries erupt when the Qweepie family relocates from the Florida suburbs to a dilapidated Western Kentucky farm. Killiope, known as Driew Qweepie's big sinister, is plotting against her little bother. Her unaffectionate schemes alert Driew to the dangers of being lost, stolen, or escaping the farm out back. During Driew's fight for sinister respect, he and Gulia, the Australian girl-next-door, uproot a magic man's OUTBACK secret.

Adams' characters amuse, frustrate, intrigue, and redeem us. Most importantly, OUTBACK teaches us the wisdom of 'family, ' 'roots, ' and 'home'--all of which make their own kind of magic in our everyday lives.

--Jo Travis, retired English Teacher and Librarian

Readers are introduced to a variety of Australian, American, and Qweepie vernacular throughout the novel series. Choose to adopt or to adapt these terms using the Language of the Outback glossary included.

G'Day The Australian greeting for hello welcomes a host of unexpected torments from the Qweepie twins. While overcoming a caddywompus split between his mother and little sinister, Driew recovers a lost family memoir uprooting tragic family secrets. His siblings never asked for him. A mysterious aint may be the key to unraveling his past and finding his story.

Using her sweet and salty personality, the Australian girl-next-door coerces Driew into accepting Magic Man's purpose and seeking a hidden Aboriginal songline Outback. Driew must choose between a blossoming love or a walkabout journey into his destined manhood.

Beautifully written and well worth reading even more than once.

--Melinda Hill, Readers' Favorite

Readers are introduced to a variety of Australian, American, and Qweepie vernacular throughout the novel series. Choose to adopt or to adapt these terms using the Language of the Outback glossary included.

Pester's unyielding pranks force Driew to question his biggest bother's loyalty. Through twins, Able and Cain Poe's, countrifyin' lessons, Driew uproots Pester's botherly intentions and a Qweepie family secret. He cannot change his dreaming or songline, but Driew can change his family pecking order by hiding DOWN UNDER moments beneath an Outback tree's protective bark.

Blend of Australian fable and southern culture.

--Sam R. Staley, Award-winning YA Author

A well-crafted work that reads like poetry.

--Ruffina Oserio, Readers' Favorite

Readers are introduced to a variety of Australian, American, and Qweepie vernacular throughout the novel series. Choose to adopt or to adapt these terms using the Language of the Outback glossary included.