{"product_id":"9780734424013","title":"Once Upon Tomorrow","description":"Author: Karen Comer\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780734424013\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Lothian Children's Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree girls. Three fates. Three interwoven stories. Spanning a hundred years from the present to the future, three girls on the cusp of life search for truth and connection amid family dysfunction, climate change and the march of new technology in this exquisite verse novel from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eGrace Notes\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMiri, an eighteen-year-old hopeful Jungian student, discovers she's pregnant in 2025. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAleita, sixteen, shelters in the library, the one place free of jolts to her digital implant in 2125. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterwoven between them stands Sylvie, spinning tapestries to save her life and the kingdom. Sylvie exists in the pages of a mysterious fairytale titled \u003ci\u003eThe Girl at the Threshold\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMiri, Aleita and Sylvie each need to make a choice in their search for the truth. All three are connected through time by heartbreak, a desperate need to save the environment and a search for family and community.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn expansive verse novel about the parallel journeys of three extraordinary girls carving out their own histories - and each other's.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eOnce Upon Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e is an ambitious but captivating novel that explores the bonds of women and craft, technology activism, climate change and psychology, and it will appeal to readers who enjoy verse novels, literature, fairytales, handcrafts and authors such as Cath Crowley and Pip Harry'\u003c\/b\u003e Books+Publishing\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Comer weaves an ambitious, luminous feminist fable about what matters most - family, agency, creativity and hope'\u003c\/b\u003e PIP HARRY\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A fiercely intelligent, profound and groundbreaking work, \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e takes the YA verse novel form into territory few authors have explored, achieving poetic and narrative brilliance in the process. Karen Comer is undoubtedly one of our finest contemporary writers'\u003c\/b\u003e ROBBIE COBURN\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for Karen Comer's award-winning debut, \u003ci\u003eGrace Notes\u003c\/i\u003e:  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Perfect for any young reader who's ever felt left on the outside.'\u003c\/b\u003e Books+Publishing \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterful debut!\u003c\/b\u003e' Lorraine Marwood \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This beautiful story strikes the perfect tone.'\u003c\/b\u003e Nicole Hayes \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A classic in the making.' \u003c\/b\u003eDanielle Binks","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47857148788894,"sku":"ADS-9780734424013","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780734424013.jpg?v=1781481995","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780734424013","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}