Mavey and Beth's Double Act: The Hole Truth

Winner of the 2025 CYA Competition in the Published category.In Year Three, earrings are everything. Shiny gold stars, diamond studs, dangly rainbows, buzzy bees. Almost everyone's got them. Everyone except Mavey, that is. Mavey's twin sister Beth says it's time to join the pierced ear club. Her best friend Woody says earrings are totally silly. And Mum? She just says it's Mavey's choice. But if she wants to fit in, Mavey must face the ultimate horror. A giant. Crunching. Piercing. Gun. Gulp.When Operation Ear Piercing ends in full-blown chaos, Mavey's left to untangle a mess of pros, cons, sparkles and self-doubt. Fit in? Stand out? Studs or no studs? Can Mavey figure it out before the whole school finds out the hole truth?Set in inner city Perth, Western Australia, Mavey and Beth's Double Act: The Hole Truth is a hilarious and heartfelt story about glitter, guts and growing up.