$15 off when you spend $100 with code SPRING15 at checkout* - T&Cs apply - Limited time only
Track My Order
Help Centre
Likes
My Wish ListsLogin / Join
Booktopia
Australia's local bookstore
Get Free Shipping on orders over $0
The Danger of Small Things : The YA debut from an award-winning and bestselling Welsh storyteller - Caryl Lewis

The Danger of Small Things

The YA debut from an award-winning and bestselling Welsh storyteller

By: Caryl Lewis

Paperback | 11 May 2027

Sorry, we are not able to source the book you are looking for right now.

We did a search for other books with a similar title, however there were no matches. You can try selecting from a similar category, click on the author's name, or use the search box above to find your book.

Set in a world where bees are at risk of extinction, this startling YA dystopia is perfect for fans of Meg Rosoff’s How I live Now and Sarah Crossan, described by the author as a love letter to her daughter. 

Imagine a world where honeybees have died out. It’s a patriarchal world where famines are rife. It’s a world without art, without books, without plays. Girls are sent away from home, forced to pollinate crops by hand with brushes and to marry as soon as they can. Inhabiting this world is Jess and her friends Cass, Deva, and Ruth. But even if one fourteen‑year‑old knows that brushes weren’t invented for pollinating, can she really stoke a revolution?

Caryl Lewis said: ‘As a beekeeper, I am acutely aware of the interconnectedness of everything and have long been frightened of how we, as humans, set ourselves apart from nature. We do not seem to understand that in destroying nature, we destroy ourselves. My daughter is growing up in what feels like a much more hostile environment facing climate instability, the rise of misogyny and the roll back of women’s bodily rights. I wanted to comfort and empower her and let her see that our greatest weapon in a floundering world is the imagination.'

 

You Can Find This Book In

Kids & Children's BooksChildren, Teenagers & Young Adults (YA) FictionGeneral, Modern & Contemporary Fiction for Children & TeenagersYoung Adult (YA) FictionChildren's Non-FictionWork, Politics & Society for Children & TeenagersPersonal & Social IssuesBody & Health for Children & Teenagers

Other Editions and Formats

Hardcover

Published: 30th June 2026

View Product

More in General, Modern & Contemporary Fiction for Children & Teenagers

Ebb and Flo Good Sport : Ebb and Flo - Laura Bunting

Ebb and Flo Good Sport

Ebb and Flo

Paperback

RRP $11.99

$10.75

10%
OFF
Ebb and Flo I Spy : Ebb and Flo - Laura Bunting

Ebb and Flo I Spy

Ebb and Flo

Paperback

RRP $11.99

$10.75

10%
OFF
My Tiny Universe - Maryam Master

My Tiny Universe

Paperback

RRP $16.99

$15.99

Claris: Return to the Ritz : Claris #10 - Megan Hess

Claris: Return to the Ritz

Claris #10

Hardcover

RRP $26.99

$16.99

37%
OFF
Cat Family Birthday : A Lift-the-Flap Book with over 140 Flaps - Lucy Brownridge

Cat Family Birthday

A Lift-the-Flap Book with over 140 Flaps

Novelty Book

RRP $29.99

$24.99

17%
OFF
When Nature Calls! (Duck, #2) : Duck - Matt Stanton

When Nature Calls! (Duck, #2)

Duck

Paperback

RRP $16.99

$12.99

24%
OFF
S.I.G.M.A. 1 : Web of Spies - Tim Ayliffe

SIGNED COPY

S.I.G.M.A. 1

Web of Spies

Paperback

RRP $16.99

$15.75

Lottie, Pog and the Runaway Ghost - Sally Rippin

Lottie, Pog and the Runaway Ghost

Paperback

RRP $18.99

$12.00

37%
OFF
Star Wars Adventures : The Clone Wars Battle Tales Graphic Novel - Star Wars

Star Wars Adventures

The Clone Wars Battle Tales Graphic Novel

Paperback

RRP $19.99

$16.99

15%
OFF
When Santa Got Stuck in a Gum Tree - Jackie Hosking

When Santa Got Stuck in a Gum Tree

Board Book

RRP $16.99

$15.99

Practically Magic - Jen Calonita

Practically Magic

Paperback

RRP $19.99

$18.75

Oh, the Places You'll Go! - Dr. Seuss

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Paperback

RRP $24.99

$19.99

20%
OFF
100% Unofficial Roblox Annual 2027 - Farshore

100% Unofficial Roblox Annual 2027

Hardcover

RRP $22.99

$20.75

10%
OFF

This product is categorised by