{"product_id":"9780734421890","title":"Six Summers of Tash and Leopold","description":"Author: Danielle Binks\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780734421890\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Lothian Children's Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Aug 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA CBCA NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR YOUNGER READERS 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlytash and Leopold - Tash and Leo - are neighbours who used to be best friends, but aren't anymore, for reasons that Leo doesn't entirely understand. But now it's the last week of Year Six and Tash is standing in Leo's front yard with a misdelivered letter - and a favour to ask.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a request that will set off a chain of events in their little crescent in Noble Park, a suburb that is changing, and fast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs they solve an unfolding neighbourhood mystery and help Ms Shepparson, a reclusive neighbour with a tragic past, Tash and Leo each has to confront fault lines in their own recent histories and families. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey will discover that friendships can grow and change, that bravery takes many forms, and that, most of all - whatever the future holds - friends and family are what matter.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSix Summers of Tash and Leopold\u003c\/i\u003e is for fans of Katherine Paterson's \u003ci\u003eBridge to Terabithia\u003c\/i\u003e and Nova Weetman's \u003ci\u003eThe Secrets We Keep\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as Danielle Binks' previous bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Year the Maps Changed\u003c\/i\u003e - and for anyone who enjoys a big, hopeful, coming-of-age middle-grade book that features complicated families and life-changing summers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Friendship, family and finding your way. This book perfectly captures the complex world of being twelve. I loved it.' \u003cb\u003eNOVA WEETMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Middle-grade readers who enjoyed A L Tait's \u003ci\u003eThe First Summer of Callie McGee\u003c\/i\u003e and Nova Weetman's \u003ci\u003eThe Edge of Thirteen \u003c\/i\u003ewill delight in this compelling coming-of-age story . . . Equal parts plot- and character-driven, the narrative moves along at a gentle albeit page-turning pace' \u003cb\u003eBOOKS+PUBLISHING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Year the Maps Changed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A gorgeous book . . . it's timeless and beautiful and it deserves to be read by people of all ages' \u003cb\u003eMELINA MARCHETTA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A brilliant gem that will make you see the world - and your place in it - in a new way' \u003cb\u003eEMILY GALE\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46466003206302,"sku":"ADS-9780734421890","price":17.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780734421890.jpg?v=1770011458","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780734421890","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}