Little House
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The importance and meaning of home is explored in this thought-provoking new novella from Carnegie Medal winning author Katya Balen.
Juno’s furious about being sent to stay with her grandfather for the summer. She’ll miss all the fun she and her friends had planned for the holidays. She’ll also miss her mum, but it’s her mum’s fault for leaving anyway.
Then Juno discovers a long-forgotten little family in her grandfather’s attic. As she works to carefully craft a new home for them, can she learn to forgive her mum and understand her reasons for going away?
Katya Balen
Katya Balen is an award-winning author and the co-director of Mainspring Arts Charity, providing creative opportunities for neurodivergent people. Her debut children’s novel, The Space We’re In, was highly commended for the Branford Boase Award and longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. October, October won the 2022 Yoto Carnegie Medal, the 2023 UKLA Book Award, while The Light in Everything was shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal. Our Numbered Bones is her adult debut. She lives in South London with her partner, two lazy dogs and an assorted collection of dying house plants.
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