Author: Balen, Katya
Interest age: from c 9 years
Published on 14 March 2024 by Harpercollins Publishers (Barrington Stoke Ltd) in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 88 pages
197 x 130 x 7 | 150g
The importance and meaning of home is explored in this thought-provoking new novella from Carnegie Medal winning author Katya Balen.
Juno’s furious about being sent to stay with her grandfather for the summer. She’ll miss all the fun she and her friends had planned for the holidays. She’ll also miss her mum, but it’s her mum’s fault for leaving anyway.
Then Juno discovers a long-forgotten little family in her grandfather’s attic. As she works to carefully craft a new home for them, can she learn to forgive her mum and understand her reasons for going away?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.