When Rain Turns to Snow
$19.14
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2020
Summary
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 conn…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780734420053 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0734420056 |
| Author: | Jane Godwin |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Lothian Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2020 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 26mm |
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NATIONAL [PRINT] ‘Sunday Life’, The Age/Sydney Morning Herald, featured in READ section
featured as ‘Stellar pick’–NATIONAL [PRINT] ‘Stellar’, The Daily Telegraph, [AUDIENCE: 378,449 ASR: AUD 10,626]to come.–NATIONAL [PRINT] Magpiesto come.–NATIONAL [PRINT] Wellbeing magazine, 3 Septemberto come.–NATIONAL [PRINT] Wellbeing WILD magazine, 30 JulyFeatured as ‘Stellar–NATIONAL [PRINT] ‘Stellar’, Sunday Herald Sun [AUDIENCE: 349,252 ASR: AUD 5,934 ]NATIONAL [ONLINE] Better Reading, review, JulyNATIONAL [ONLINE] LoveOzYA, review and social media inclusionNATIONAL [ONLINE] Storyfest, inclusion in August EDMNATIONAL [ONLINE] Storylinks, reviewNATIONAL [PRINT] ‘Sunday Life’, The Age/Sydney Morning Herald, featured in READ sectionSo much is covered here - the beauty of friendship, the struggles young people face trying to find their place in the world, the effects of cyberbullying, and the pressure of responsibility–VIC [PRINT] Herald Sun [AUDIENCE: 306,571 ASR: AUD 14,816]The management of a teenage narrative voice by an adult writer is harder than people think, but Godwin makes Lissa’s voice credible and consistent.–NSW & VIC [PRINT] Spectrum, SMH and The Age [AUDIENCE: 241,029 ASR: AUD 10,337]
About The Author
Jane Godwin
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, shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award and The Best Hiding Place (illustrated by Sylvia Morris). 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.
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