Kit in the Serpent's Lair

<p class=ql-align-justify>Fourteen-year-old Kit Walker thought being the smallest cadet in the Royal Australian Navy Cadet unit was tough enough-until he stumbled upon something in Far North Queensland that would test more than just his size.</p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify>At his Cairns secondary school Kit battles daily with bullies grapples with his brothers' constant teasing and faces rejection from the one girl whose friendship means everything. Even his part-time job at his father's haulage business meant to teach him practical skills becomes another arena for torment.</p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify>But Kit harbours a secret. Sharing his surname with the legendary hero of his favourite graphic novels-the Phantom-Kit decides it's time for his own transformation. </p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify>Over eight gruelling weeks he begins to change one small victory at a time. Though his journey brings friction and more than a few moments of humiliation it also leads to an unexpected romance.</p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify>Then Kit uncovers a dangerous truth that plunges him into a real-life adventure more perilous than any comic book tale. In the unforgiving Australian outback he'll need every scrap of newfound courage and wit to survive. </p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify>Because sometimes the greatest battles aren't about size at all-they're about discovering who you truly are.</p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify><em>A gripping adventure suitable for young teenagers</em></p>