Unpacking Harper Holt

An emotional debut novel about love, loss, fitting in and finding a place to call home.

Harper Holt’s close-knit family is always moving. All she wants is to have a normal, quiet life – in one place. But when she experiences a devastating loss, she realises that her future will never be the way she imagined it. She will have to find a support system and a strength she never knew she had to overcome her grief and redefine herself. This is a heartbreaking but ultimately hopeful story about the way one unexpected moment can change your world.

Book Features:

• Di Walker is an exciting author to watch. She's passionate about writing emotionally-complex novels for this age group and is already hard at work on her next books.
• This is for girls looking for a novel with depth that tackles age-appropriate issues--separating from their parents and finding their own identities--without delving into romantic territory.
• This is a very complete look at what it means to grieve and all of those complicated emotions that follow. The author has experience working as an adolescent and family counsellor and has brought her expertise to this novel.

About the Author

Di Walker has taught primary and secondary school. After retraining at university, she spent ten years working as an adolescent/family counsellor before returning to teaching. She now teaches year 5 at a school with a fabulous reading program that encourages students to read widely and daily. Di lives two hours outside of Melbourne, with her teenage son and their dogs. This is her debut novel.