About the Author

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

Reviews

This timely and beautiful story shows the very heart of what it is to be human and reveals the invisible lines of kindness and empathy that connect us all. It reminds us of the great risks we take for those we love as well as the small but vital acts of human kindness. - Sally RippinA gorgeous book ... it's timeless and beautiful and it deserves to be read by people of all ages. - MELINA MARCHETTAI can wholeheartedly say that I absolutely love everything about this book. It approaches some big issues with gentleness, tenderness and the right amount of sensitivity. Highly recommended! - SUZIE BULL, FARRELL S BOOKSHOPA beautiful, heartfelt, gorgeously written book. Debut author Danielle Binks is an incredible talent and the world is a better place for having her wonderful story in it. - ANGELA CROCOMBE, READINGS KIDSThis is a story for kids (and grown-ups) with big minds, hopeful hearts, and generous dreams, and I love it with the fire of a thousand suns. - DANIELLE CAREY, DEECAREY.COMA brilliant gem that will make you see the world - and your place in it - in a new way. - Emily Gale