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'When a Manly school sets out to bring a country class to the city for a beach visit, three very different kids find each other and themselves.
'Noah is fearless in the surf. Being at the beach makes him feel free. So where does his courage go when his best mate pushes him around?
'Lottie loves collecting facts about bugs, but she wishes her dad would stop filling their lonely house with junk. She doesn’t know what to do about it.
'Jack wants to be a cricket star, but first he has to get to school and look after his little sister. Especially if he wants to go on the class trip and see the ocean for the first time.'
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Novel in verse form.
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Dedication: For Sophie, with love.
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Awards
- 2020 winner Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Eight to 10 Years
- 2020 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Younger Readers
- 2020 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature
- 2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book
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- Manly, Manly - Allambie - Curl Curl area, Sydney Northeastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
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