There's A Goldfish In My Living Room (Joey)

Book info: There's A Goldfish In My Living Room (Joey) (Paperback, 172 pages) – Poinsettia Publishing, 2025. Language: English.

Middle-grade just got a whole lot funnier - if you can get past the mayhem, the strangeness and a touch of the unreal.

Thirteen-year-old Joey thinks life is already tough enough. His mum makes him do all the chores around the house, his sisters drive him nuts, and his FIFO working dad is never around long enough.

Then one afternoon after falling asleep watching TV, Joey wakes up to find his living room completely flooded... and a giant talking goldfish splashing around like he owns the place.

The worst part? Joey knows exactly who he is-Louis the goldfish, straight out of his little sister's storybook.

Louis is bossy, chaotic, and invisible to everyone else. Well, almost everyone. Turns out Sienna, the girl next door, can see him too-and unlike Joey, thinks Louis is the best thing ever.

Now Joey must figure out how to get rid of a magical goldfish who's determined to turn his life upside down. But Louis has plans of his own... and nothing is going Joey's way.

Editorial Reviews About the Author Frances Dall'Alba lives in far north Queensland, Australia, a place where rain falls often and the landscape is dotted with lakes, mountains, and rainforest. As a thirteen-year-old, she grew up on a dairy farm, where she spent her days walking the road between home and the dairy, happily splashing through puddles in her gumboots. The farm was home to cows, but also to a few more unexpected visitors-snakes, spiders, myna birds, and cane toads.Despite the occasional intruders, the beauty of her surroundings made it easy to love her home-whether it was the creeks winding through the land or the sunsets painting the sky-it was enough to keep her enchanted by the world around her.Now, as an adult, Frances recognizes that there's a little bit of Joey in every young teen-a kid caught between innocence and the chaos of life. Throw in some giant animals, both real and imagined, and it's clear how unpredictable their lives can get. Especially when you can't see the cuteness.