The Year the Maps Changed by Danielle Binks ISBN:9780734419712

Year the Maps Changed by Danielle Binks

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'A gorgeous book … it's timeless and beautiful and it deserves to be read by people of all ages.' MELINA MARCHETTA

Shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2021

A CBCA Notable Book for Younger Readers 2021

Shortlisted for the Readings Children's Book Prize 2021

Longlisted for the ABIA Book of the Year Award for Young Children 2021

Longlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2021

One extraordinary year will change them all…

Sorrento, Victoria, 1999. Fred's family is a mess. Her mother died when she was six and she's been raised by her Pop and adoptive father, Luca, ever since. But now Pop's had to go away, and Luca's girlfriend Anika and her son have moved in. More and more it feels like a land-grab for family and Fred is the one being left off the map.

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. 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.

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.

'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.' SALLY RIPPIN

'This timely and beautiful story reveals the invisible lines of kindness and empathy that connect us all.' SALLY RIPPIN


About the Author: Danielle Binks is a writer, reviewer, agent and book blogger who lives on the Mornington Peninsula. In 2017, she edited and contributed to Begin, End, Begin, an anthology of new Australian young adult writing inspired by the #LoveOzYA movement, which won the ABIA Book of the Year for Older Children (Ages 13+) and was shortlisted in the 2018 Gold Inky Awards. The Year the Maps Changed, Danielle's debut middle-grade novel, was a CBCA Notable Book for Younger Readers 2021, longlisted for the ABIA Book of the Year Award for Younger Children 2021, shortlisted for the Readings Children's Book Prize 2021 and longlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2021. The Monster of Her Age is Danielle's debut YA novel.

 

Additional information

Genre

General fiction (Children's / Teenage)

Readership Level

Children / Juvenile

ISBN

9780734419712

Date of Publication

28 Apr 2020

The Year the Maps Changed by Danielle Binks ISBN 9780734419712

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