New YA non fiction for Eva Collins

Congratulations to Eva Collins on the publication of

Ask No Questions

A young adult non-fiction title for 15 years to adult published by Puncher & Wattman.

Laced with pathos and humour, Ask No Questions is a refrain Eva’s parents repeated when they lived in Communist Poland. This memoir records her family’s migration to Australia during the Cold War, presenting powerful images in an understated poetic form.

Although there are compelling reasons why people emigrate, the transition is rarely easy. You gain something and lose something but the gain and the loss don’t necessarily cancel each other out.

New YA fiction for J.A. Cooper

Congratulations to J.A. Cooper on the publication of

Something About Alaska

a young adult novel for 14+ published by MidnightSun Publishing.

14-year-old Zac Greene struggles to connect with his dad, who runs sled dogs in Alaska. When things turn sour, Zac takes his chances with the Alaska winter, hitching a ride with the mysterious driver of the yellow Dodge.

New JF book for Sue Whiting

Congratulations to the amazing Sue Whiting as we welcome her latest book

Tilda

a junior fiction title for 10+ published by Walker Books Australia.

Set in the fictitious Brushwood Convent and Orphanage for Girls in Adelaide in 1901, Tilda is a story of friendship, hope and resilience.

Tilda Moss refuses to believe her papa has abandoned her and left her, alone and orphaned, no matter what Sister Agatha says. A promise is a promise and Papa promised he would be back for her as soon as he returns from the war. But Tilda is convinced the dreadful Sister Agatha is out to get her. Why is she so hateful all the time? She insists that Matilda declare to all at the convent that she is an orphan. She is not an orphan and she will never say it! Something is amiss and Tilda and her best friend Annie need to find out what before it is too late.

How wonderful this book sounds!