Hi! Welcome to my totally cool website! My name is Persephone River Pinchgut. It's a bit of a mouthful, so you can just call me Perse for short. Guess what? I have written TOP SECRET DIARIES! All of them are full of fun adventures I have with my identical twin Portia (we are identical only on the outside). In my first TOP SECRET diary, Musical Mayhem, I wrote about how I had to audition for the school musical (eek!). My second TOP SECRET diary, Model Mania, is all about my DELUSIONAL twin sister, Portia, trying to become the next top model (yeah, right!). And I wrote my third TOP SECRET diary, Tropical Trouble, while we were on holiday in Fiji (Dill came!). Feel free to take a look around, but remember, everything you read here is TOP SECRET.
Introducing the latest book in the series, Perse is back with a new adventure. Follow her holiday antics in her fabulous diary...More Info
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Persephone Pinchgut is a 10-year-old identical twin. She attends Heartfield Heights Primary School, loves writing her diary and HATES being in the school musical.
Her twin Portia is fabulous at everything and her mother is slightly odd. Persephone just wants to be one of the crowd. However with a name like Persephone River Pinchgut it seems unlikely.
Portia Pinchgut is Persephone's gorgeous twin. She is loud, confident and generally gets what she wants.
Portia can't wait for the school musical and is keen to try her hand at modelling. She is a bit of a DRAMA QUEEN. Portia hopes one day to be famous actress, a singer or perhaps a dancer.
Hi, I'm Aleesah, the author of Totally Twins.
I grew up in the country and had a lot of freedom as a nine-year-old. My older brother, my cousin and I would ride our bikes and go exploring, build cubbyhouses and billycarts, and rescue injured animals and birds. When I wasn't outdoors, I was usually curled up on my bed reading. It was quite an addiction for me and I often got into trouble for 'having my nose in a book'. I loved colouring in and won loads of prizes for my efforts. Quite shockingly, I also loved school!
I wrote stacks of stories and illustrated them with crazy stick figures. Like Perse, I kept a diary. And I can always remember desperately wishing I had an identical twin.
Hi, I'm Serena, the illustrator of this book.
I don't really look this freaky, but as an artist, I can make myself look as kooky as I like, and you need to be able to laugh at yourself sometimes.
I grew up in Melbourne with an older brother who taught me how to wrestle, an older sister who always had the coolest clothes and jewellery and a younger sister who enjoyed following me around everywhere!
I loved drawing, writing notes in my diary, dressing up our pet cat in dolls' clothes and creating mini adventures in our huge back yard. When I was nine years old, long socks were really cool, funny dresses with lots of frills and buttons were cool, straight hair was cool and even big teeth were cool...unfortunately I was not cool.
Author: Aleesah Darlison
Illustrator: Serena Geddes
Persephone begins writing her own personal TOP SECRET diary. She is horrified when she has to audition for the school musical and takes comfort in writing down her most SECRET thoughts. The Heartfield Heights musical extravaganza soon launches into full swing much to Persephone's dismay and her sister Portia's jubilation.
The first book in a fabulous TOP SECRET series all about Persephone Pinchgut and her innermost SECRETS.
Author: Aleesah Darlison
Illustrator: Serena Geddes
Portia is determined to become the next top model. Persephone thinks she is DELUSIONAL.
Persephone spends hours on the couch at the Heavenly Models Agency writing her diary, rolling her eyes and sneezing from the toxic fumes of hairspray, perfume and makeup.
Follow the second hilarious TOTALLY TWINS adventure as Portia sets her sights on a modelling career.
Author: Aleesah Darlison
Illustrator: Serena Geddes
Perse is back with a new adventure.
Follow her holiday antics in her fabulous diary. Perse is set for a fun and exciting holiday, but there's just one catch. The girls' annoying seven-year-old next door neighbour, Dillon Pickleton, is going with them!
In Perse's greatest adventure yet she faces the perils of sailing the open seas, swimming with sharks and a dreaded dance-off. In her own hilarious and inimitable style, Perse deals with issues of popularity, fitting in and finding yourself.
