Queen Hooey’s Nest by Michael William Marriott

Alex Brownlie reckons that something funny is going on with the big bullant nest on the hill behind his house. But it takes the arrival of his audacious cousin, Violet, who ignites a chain of events that ultimately lead to both Violet and Alex exploding into a world where they are definitely the odd ones’ out… Queen Hooey’s Nest is the story of the biggest and best bullant nest on Mount Majura. The Queen, Queen Hooey, is the number one ticket holder, former most beautiful and popular young bullant queen and owner of the enormous brain that creates the space for cousins Violet and Alex to move from the human world to the insect world. Come meet cousins Violet and Alex, the bullants, Queen Hooey, Prince Reggie and Nobby. Russell, Jonno and fat boy the Christmas beetles and the bad tempered ferocious Inchmen ants, plus many more interesting characters, in Queen Hooey’s Nest.