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August & Jones - Pip Harry

August & Jones

By: Pip Harry

Paperback | 29 June 2022 | Edition Number 1

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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!

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?, is a 2022 Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book and was shortlisted for the 2022 NSW Premier's Literary Awards in the Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature.

Pip's next middle grade novel, August & Jones, will be published by Hachette in June 2022.
Industry Reviews
'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.'
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