Longlisted for the James Cropper Wainwright Prize for Children's Writing on Nature & Conservation 2023
From the author of October,October,winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal 2022,comes a life-affirming story about blended families and learning to find room in your heart for new life and new love.
Tom is still quiet and timid,even though his dad has been gone for nearly two years now. Zofia has a raging storm that makes her want to fight the whole world until she gets what she wants. And what she wants is for scaredy-cat Tom to get out of her life. Tom hates loud,unpredictable Zofia just as much,but he's moving into Zofia's house. Because his mum and Zofia's dad are in love... and they're having a baby.
Tom and Zofia both wish the stupid baby had never happened. But then Tom's mum gets ill,and it begins to look horribly like their wish might come true...
A story of learning to trust,trying to let go and diving into the unknown with hope in your heart,with a stunning cover illustrated by CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal winner Sydney Smith.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9781526622983Number of pages: 336Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'I love Katya Balen's clear-eyed,poetic writing style... she has a special ability to dig deep into the emotional lives of the children she writes about; she is always privy to their darkest thoughts,always on their side. Original,compulsive,uplifting: this is another triumph for Balen'- Alex O'Connell,The Times
'This is Balen's best book yet: ambitious,funny,spirited,moving,heartfelt and bold all at once. She's a force to be reckoned with'- Ross Montgomery
'This story literally took me by storm. A brave heart-dive into the deep emotions of Tom and Zofia,it's beautifully told with care and tenderness'- Jasbinder Bilan
'I loved this book. The deftness with which Katya creates such passionate,funny,broken,brave characters. What an achievement. Katya Balen can break your heart and make you snort with laughter in the same sentence'- Natasha Farrant
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