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. 'A brilliant gem that will make you see the world - and your place in it - in a new way.' EMILY GALE 'This timely and beautiful story reveals the invisible lines of kindness and empathy that connect us all.North American edition, Oct 2022 (Quill Tree Books). A middle-grade coming-of-age story inspired by true events about the bonds of family, the weight of grief and the power of compassion for fans of THE BONE SPARROW, WOLF HOLLOW and THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH. 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. Even as things feel like they're spinning out of control for Fred, a crisis from the other side of the world comes crashing in. More and more it feels like a land-grab for family and Fred is the one being left off the map. 
But now Pop's had to go away, and Luca's girlfriend Anika and her son have moved in. Her mother died when she was six and she's been raised by her Pop and adoptive father, Luca, ever since. it's timeless and beautiful and it deserves to be read by people of all ages.' MELINA MARCHETTA One extraordinary year will change them all.
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