Overview
SHORTLISTED FOR THE PRIME MINISTER'S LITERARY AWARDS 2021 SHORTLISTED FOR THE CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR: OLDER READERS 2021 A runaway, a baby and a whole lot of questions... Lissa is home on her own after school one afternoon when a stranger turns up on the doorstep carrying a baby. Reed is on the run - surely people are looking for him? He's trying to find out who he really is and thinks Lissa's mum might have some answers. But how could he be connected to Lissa's family - and why has he been left in charge of a baby? A baby who is sick, and getting sicker ... Reed's appearance stirs up untold histories in Lissa's family, and suddenly she is having to make sense of her past in a way she would never have imagined. Meanwhile, her brother is dealing with a devastating secret of his own. A beautiful and timely coming-of-age story about finding out who you are in the face of crisis and change. 'This book is a joy to read' CBCA Judges report Praise for Jane Godwin: 'refreshingly unpredictable, bold and refuses to minimise the complex lives of [its] characters' - Saturday Age on As Happy as Here 'an empathetic exploration of family, friendship and how all our actions have consequences' - Readings Monthly 'gentle, well-written and thoroughly engaging' - Adelaide Advertiser
Full Product Details
Author: Jane Godwin
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Imprint: Lothian Books
Edition: Digital original
Dimensions:
Width: 12.80cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 19.60cm
Weight: 0.250kg
ISBN: 9780734420053
ISBN 10: 0734420056
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 30 June 2020
Recommended Age: From 13 to 17 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
featured as 'Stellar pick'--NATIONAL [PRINT] 'Stellar', The Daily Telegraph, [AUDIENCE: 378,449 ASR: AUD 10,626] to come.--NATIONAL [PRINT] Magpies to come.--NATIONAL [PRINT] Wellbeing magazine, 3 September to come.--NATIONAL [PRINT] Wellbeing WILD magazine, 30 July Featured as 'Stellar--NATIONAL [PRINT] 'Stellar', Sunday Herald Sun [AUDIENCE: 349,252 ASR: AUD 5,934 ] NATIONAL [ONLINE] Better Reading, review, July NATIONAL [ONLINE] LoveOzYA, review and social media inclusion NATIONAL [ONLINE] Storyfest, inclusion in August EDM NATIONAL [ONLINE] Storylinks, review NATIONAL [PRINT] 'Sunday Life', The Age/Sydney Morning Herald, featured in READ section So much is covered here - the beauty of friendship, the struggles young people face trying to find their place in the world, the effects of cyberbullying, and the pressure of responsibility--VIC [PRINT] Herald Sun [AUDIENCE: 306,571 ASR: AUD 14,816] The management of a teenage narrative voice by an adult writer is harder than people think, but Godwin makes Lissa's voice credible and consistent.--NSW & VIC [PRINT] Spectrum, SMH and The Age [AUDIENCE: 241,029 ASR: AUD 10,337]
Author Information
Jane Godwin is the highly acclaimed and internationally published author of many books for children and young people, across all styles and ages. Children's Publisher at Penguin Books Australia for many years, Jane's books include her novels A Walk in the Dark (September 2022), Falling From Grace, As Happy as Here (a CBCA Notable Book) and When Rain Turns to Snow (shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers and for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards) and picture books Tilly, illustrated by Anna Walker, shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award and The Best Hiding Place (illustrated by Sylvia Morris). Jane is dedicated to pursuing quality and enriching reading and writing experiences for young people, and spends as much time as she can working with them in schools and communities and running literature and writing programs. janegodwin.com.au Instagram: @janiegodwin
