The importance and meaning of home is explored in this thought-provoking new novella from Carnegie Medal winning author Katya Balen. 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? "This enchanting novella about a girl who works through her worries by bringing a doll's house back to life with some help from her grandpa has all the signature style, sophistication and emotional intelligence you'd expect from the Carnegie medal-winner Katya Balen, distilled into 80 easy pages." – The Times "A powerful and emotive story about having the courage to strive for a better world." – The Scotsman "An enchantingly told, exquisitely illustrated story about a young girl's move from cosy innocence to a growing understanding of some of the sadnesses in the wider world. It oozes with all the charm of a beloved grandparent’s home – a wild garden, creaking staircases, and a sloping attic with true treasure to be found. And so much good food it made my mouth water!" – Nicola Penfold "Fierce, brace and compassionate" – Natasha Farrant "It was charming, tender and shone a sensitive spotlight on the true meaning of home. As for Juno's grandfather's cooking … well, all I can say is I would like to stay there myself!" – A.M. Howell "Beautiful and heartbreaking and glorious all at once. A little masterpiece." – Struan Murray "This is not a story about magic, wild adventures or set in a school world. This draws on the everyday – the background to a holiday which looks as if it is not going to be much of a holiday … [Katya Balen] skilfully creates in Juno a very real girl who, reluctantly, discovers an outlet that results in real interest and finally an appreciation of the work of her parents – and the decisions they make. It is a quiet narrative that nevertheless captures the reader’s attention." – Books for Keeps Katya Balen is a rising star in children’s publishing in the UK. Her first book, The Space We’re In, was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award, while October, October, described by The Times as “a future wild classic”, won the 2022 Carnegie Medal. - A stunning third novella to follow Katya’s Carnegie-nominated Birdsong and recently published Nightjar - A gentle, thought-provoking story featuring a heart-warming relationship between an angry young girl and her patient grandfather - Packed with luminous, lyrical prose that makes Katya a firm favourite with teachers and librarians - Publication to be supported by a gorgeous digital proof and a presenter promoting all three of Katya’s Barrington Stoke novellas Competition: The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh; The Rescue of Ravenwood; When the Sky Falls; Where the River Takes Us. Helen Rutter; Natasha Farrant; Phil Earle; Lesley Parr
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