Sunshine on Vinegar Street

Name: Sunshine on Vinegar Street
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781761180132
Price: 21.99 NZD
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By Karen Comer

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Summary

Sunshine on Vinegar Street by Karen Comer is a delightful children's book that explores the theme of belonging through the eyes of a young girl as she moves to a new neighbourhood. She discovers the vibrant life on Vinegar Street and learns about friendship, empathy, and the importance of community. The story beautifully captures the essence of finding one's place in a new environment while embracing change and new beginnings.
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NOTABLE BOOK: 2024 CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers
WINNER: 2024 Queensland Literary Awards, Children's Book Award

Freya's world is turned upside down when she and her mum move to inner-city Melbourne. Now she's ...

Stuck in a new apartment on the eleventh floor and Freya is afraid of lifts.
Stuck in a new basketball team where not everyone likes a new star player.
Stuck in a classroom of kids who don't know Freya is a donor-conceived baby.
Stuck, just like Little Audrey in the Skipping Girl sign suspended over the suburb of Abbotsford.

Being the new girl makes Freya feel like a dark cloud on a summer's day. Can she figure out how to belong on Vinegar Street?

'Very tender and also very funny - a tumbling collage of words and wonderings, fears and triumphs, where the child's world is both the hard, real thing and the stuff of magic,' URSULA DUBOSARSKY, Australian Children's Laureate 2020-2021

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Sunshine on Vinegar Street by Karen Comer is praised for its tender and humorous exploration of a child's imagination and reality, blending both with magical elements. It resonates universally with young readers who feel like outsiders and is celebrated as a heartfelt and joyful addition to Australian verse novels.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761180132

Publisher: A&U Children's

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 May 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: A&U Children

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 230g

Pages: 304

Collections

Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Karen Comer Young Adult

About the Author

Karen Comer is a freelance editor and presents writing workshops to children and adults. Earlier in her career, she worked in educational publishing and was the editor for children's art magazine BIG. She writes middle-grade and young adult verse novels. Karen lives in Melbourne.

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