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

About the Author

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 and The Best Hiding Place (illustrated by Sylvia Morris), both shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award. 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

Book Information
ISBN 9780734420053
Author Jane Godwin
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Lothian Books
Publisher Hachette Australia
Weight(grams) 250g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 26mm