The Year the Maps Changed
Published on 28. April 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-7344-1971-2 (ISBN)
Description
'A gorgeous book ... it's timeless and beautiful and it deserves to be read by people of all ages.' MELINA MARCHETTA
Shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2021
A CBCA Notable Book for Younger Readers 2021
Shortlisted for the Readings Children's Book Prize 2021
Longlisted for the ABIA Book of the Year Award for Young Children 2021
Longlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2021
One extraordinary year will change them all...
Sorrento, Victoria, 1999. Fred's family is a mess. Her mother died when she was six and she's been raised by her Pop and adoptive father, Luca, ever since. But now Pop's had to go away, and Luca's girlfriend Anika and her son have moved in. More and more it feels like a land-grab for family and Fred is the one being left off the map.
Even as things feel like they're spinning out of control for Fred, a crisis from the other side of the world comes crashing in. When a group of Kosovar-Albanian refugees are brought to a government 'safe haven' not far from Sorrento, their fate becomes intertwined with the lives of Fred and her family in ways that no one could have expected.
A middle-grade coming-of-age story inspired by true events about the bonds of family, the weight of grief and the power of compassion for fans of THE BONE SPARROW, WOLF HOLLOW and THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH.
'A brilliant gem that will make you see the world - and your place in it - in a new way.' EMILY GALE
'This timely and beautiful story reveals the invisible lines of kindness and empathy that connect us all.' SALLY RIPPIN
Shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2021
A CBCA Notable Book for Younger Readers 2021
Shortlisted for the Readings Children's Book Prize 2021
Longlisted for the ABIA Book of the Year Award for Young Children 2021
Longlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2021
One extraordinary year will change them all...
Sorrento, Victoria, 1999. Fred's family is a mess. Her mother died when she was six and she's been raised by her Pop and adoptive father, Luca, ever since. But now Pop's had to go away, and Luca's girlfriend Anika and her son have moved in. More and more it feels like a land-grab for family and Fred is the one being left off the map.
Even as things feel like they're spinning out of control for Fred, a crisis from the other side of the world comes crashing in. When a group of Kosovar-Albanian refugees are brought to a government 'safe haven' not far from Sorrento, their fate becomes intertwined with the lives of Fred and her family in ways that no one could have expected.
A middle-grade coming-of-age story inspired by true events about the bonds of family, the weight of grief and the power of compassion for fans of THE BONE SPARROW, WOLF HOLLOW and THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH.
'A brilliant gem that will make you see the world - and your place in it - in a new way.' EMILY GALE
'This timely and beautiful story reveals the invisible lines of kindness and empathy that connect us all.' SALLY RIPPIN
Reviews / Votes
Review TO COME * VIC [PRINT] Herald Sun * Review TO COME * NATIONAL [PRINT] Kookie * Review TO COME * WA [PRINT] ED! Magazine * Review * NATIONAL [PRINT] Weekend Australian [AUDIENCE: 205,782 ASR: AUD 564] * The Year the Maps Changed is intelligently written. The use of maps as a metaphor is cleverly referenced, taking the reader even deeper into the characters' conflicts. You'll enjoy this one. * WA [PRINT] West Australian [AUDIENCE: 135,996 ASR: AUD 6,504] * These are really three dimensional characters who react and think in believable ways. * [ONLINE] www.readplus.com.au * Threaded together with small acts of human kindness, The Year the Maps Changed is not only an enjoyable but important story that will resonate with Australians young and old. * [ONLINE] Kill Your Darlings * I read The Year the Maps Changed almost in one sitting. It was just brilliant. * [ONLINE] Dark Matter Zine * Beautifully written book - SCARLETT HUNTER, 11 * VIC [PRINT] Herald Sun [AUDIENCE: 306,571 ASR: AUD 13,275] *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Publishing group
Hachette Australia
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Dimensions
Height: 127 mm
Width: 197 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
228 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7344-1971-2 (9780734419712)
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Danielle Binks
The Year the Maps Changed
E-Book
04/2020
Lothian Children's Books
€3.99
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Danielle Binks is a writer, literary agent, and lecturer in Creative Writing at RMIT University who lives on the Mornington Peninsula. She is the author of Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology, which won the 2018 ABIA Book of the Year for Older Children; the bestselling middle-grade novel The Year the Maps Changed, which was a CBCA Notable Book for Younger Readers 2021, shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2021 and shortlisted for the Readings Children's Book Prize 2021; the young-adult novel The Monster of Her Age, which won the 2022 Indie Young Adult Book of the Year; and Six Summers of Tash and Leopold, which was a CBCA Notable Book of The Year for Younger Readers 2025.
Find Danielle at: daniellebinks.com
Find Danielle at: daniellebinks.com