It reminds us of the great risks we take for those we love as well as the small but vital acts of human kindness.’ - SALLY RIPPIN ‘This timely and beautiful story shows the very heart of what it is to be human and reveals the invisible lines of kindness and empathy that connect us all.‘A brilliant gem that will make you see the world – and your place in it – in a new way.’ - EMILY GALE.It’s timeless and beautiful and it deserves to be read by people of all ages.’ - MELINA MARCHETTA ‘I cared so much for that family, especially the gorgeous relationship between Fred and Sam and what it says to us about being part of communities on a local and global scale.Outstanding Merit – 2023 Bank Street College of Education’s Children’s Book Committee’s Best Children’s Books of the Year list, in the 12-14, Historical fiction category.Booktopia’s The Best Books of 2020: Kids & YA.Readings’ Best Books and Music of the Year – Best Children’s Books of 2020.Longlisted: Children’s Indie Book Awards 2021.Longlisted: Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), 2021 Best Designed Children’s Fiction Book (Astred Hicks).Longlisted: Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA), 2021 Book of the Year for Younger Children (ages 7-12).
Longlisted: Book Links Award for Children’s Historical Fiction 2021.Shortlisted: 2021 Booksellers’ Choice Awards for Kids’ Reading Guide Book of the Year.Shortlisted: Les Carlyon Literary Prize.Shortlisted: Readings Children’s Book Prize 2021.Shortlisted: Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2021, Children’s Literature.Notables: Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA), 2021 Book of the Year Younger Readers Category.When a group of Kosovar-Albanian refugees are brought to a government ‘safe haven’ not far from Sorrento, their fate becomes intertwined with the lives of Fred and her family in ways that no one could have expected.Ī middle-grade coming-of-age story about the bonds of family and the power of compassion for fans of The Bone Sparrow, Wolf Hollow and The Thing About Jellyfish. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionĮven as things feel like they’re spinning out of control for Fred, a crisis from the other side of the world comes crashing in. North American edition, Oct 2022 (Quill Tree Books).
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