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August & Jones

By Pip Harry
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In August & Jones by Pip Harry, readers are introduced to two very different yet unlikely friends, August and Jones, who connect over a shared love for art and creativity. As they navigate personal challenges and self-discovery, their friendship provides them solace and courage. This heartwarming tale captures the essence of growing up and finding strength in unexpected places.
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You might enjoy this book if you love heart-warming stories about friendship and overcoming personal challenges. It follows two unique characters who find support and understanding in each other as they navigate school and family life. This touching story offers an insightful look into acceptance and growth, perfect for young readers and those who enjoy tales with emotional depth.

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR: YOUNGER READERS 2023
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 MARGARET AND COLIN RODERICK LITERARY AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE YABBA AWARDS 2024
WINNER CBCA SHADOW JUDGING BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD YOUNGER READERS 2023

From the CBCA Award-winning author of The Little Wave comes the story of two extraordinary kids who discover the life-changing power of friendship and teamwork.

Eleven-year-old Jones Kirby has just moved to Sydney from her farm in country New South Wales. She's missing her alpacas and wide-open paddocks and can't get used to her family's tiny city apartment. She's also worried that her vision is blurry - she lost her eye to cancer as a toddler. Could it be another tumour?

Enrolling at her new school, Jones meets shy, awkward August Genting. He loves fun facts, the library and knitting as much as Jones loves rock climbing and being outdoors. Who would have thought they'd become fast friends?

At home, August's parents are fighting. And for Jones, the news from the doctor is not good. To cheer themselves up, the pair hatch a brilliant plan: the August and Jones Must-See Bucket List. Together, this brave duo will set out to meet a rare monkey, run across the Harbour Bridge and even climb Australia's highest mountain.

After all, with your best friend beside you, anything is possible!

'A delightfully Australian book and a sensitive picture of what family and friendship means ... Highly recommended' ReadPlus

'I wish I was reading it for the first time again - that is how much I loved it ... Pip Harry balances the reality of illness and the joys and travails of being a child with a deft hand. She never overplays the emotional drama of illness and family rifts, but offsets them with the power of friendship, love and strength of character. Harry really portrays the vicissitudes of life with big-hearted sensitivity' Readings

August & Jones is a big-hearted story for middle readers from an award-winning author, about how friendship can lend us courage to defy adversity' Sydney Morning Herald

Praise for Pip Harry:

'Fresh, authentic, poignant, light and dark by turns - I wish I'd read this when I was growing up.' JANE GODWIN

'Pip Harry's words are imbued with hope and the message that falling down doesn't mean you never get back up.' Children's Books Daily

'Pip Harry is a masterful storyteller ... funny and relatable.' Readings

'Fresh, funny and very contemporary ... reminds us that we all have the chance to change the course of our life and make a difference in the world.' Better Reading

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780734420350

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 June 2022

Country: Australia

Imprint: Lothian Children's Books

Contributors:

  • Read by Eloise Mignon

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 288

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Pip Harry Young Adult

About the Author

Pip Harry is an Australian author, copywriter and journalist. Her young adult novels include I'll Tell You Mine, Head of the River and Because of You. Her middle grade novel The Little Wave won the 2020 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers. Pip's second middle grade novel, Are You There, Buddha?, was a 2022 Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book and was shortlisted for the 2022 NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature. Pip's next middle grade novel, August & Jones, was published by Hachette in 2022 and was shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers 2023 and the 2024 YABBA Awards, and won the CBCA Shadow Judging Book of the Year for Younger Readers. Pip is also the author of two picture books: Over or Under? and The Inside Dog. See also: www.pipharry.com.

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