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One Day Soon
A moving verse novel about Motor Neurone Disease
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One Day Soon is an emotional verse novel about how, when illness strikes, a few special moments can matter most. What if one day soon never comes? When Alex's parents receive a message that brings shocking news, his whole world is turned upside-down- Alex's uncle has...
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Description
One Day Soon is an emotional verse novel about how, when illness strikes, a few special moments can matter most.
What if one day soon never comes?
When Alex's parents receive a message that brings shocking news, his whole world is turned upside-down- Alex's uncle has been diagnosed with a genetic form of Motor Neurone Disease. The ripple effect is immediate - it means his dad has a fifty per cent chance of carrying the fatal gene. And if Dad has the gene, Alex has a fifty per cent chance of carrying it, too.
But even as Alex grapples with mortality, he discovers the unexpected joy, deep love and impromptu dance parties that come from living closer to death.
Told in verse, One Day Soon is a story of how, ultimately, a few special moments can matter most.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781760995614
Publisher: Fremantle Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 April 2026
Country: Australia
Imprint: Fremantle Press
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 131.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 286g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Cristy Burne is an award-winning, internationally published Australian author working on the intersection of story, science, technology and creativity. Cristy is a trained scientist and has worked for 20 years as a science communicator, including at CERN (home of the Large Hadron Collider!), at Questacon (as part of a science circus!), and as editor of CSIRO's Scientriffic magazine. She has also worked as a garbage analyst, a teacher and as Santa's pixie. Plus, she has bungee jumped, skydived, camel trekked and exploded sewage on her neighbour (accidentally, she swears it). Cristy writes books brimming with her love for all things science, adventure and creativity. Her work has been shortlisted for the WA Premier's Book Awards and the Wilderness Society's Environment Award, won the WA Young Readers Book Award, and been recognised as Notable by the Children's Book Council of the Australia. Cristy is the author of junior fiction favourites To the Lighthouse, Beneath the Trees, and Off the Track, and co-author of A New World Rises- Tales of a LEGO Future (all Fremantle Press). Her other titles include Suzy Urbaniak- Volcano hunter and steam warrior, the Wednesday Weeks series and the Ultra Violet graphic novel series. Cristy is an exciting and inspiring presenter specialised in combining science with creativity. Expect the unexpected! Safety goggles advised.
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