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	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Annelie Geissler
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Children’s, Teenage & Educational

THE LITTLE WAVE

Pip Harry

A moving and heartwarming verse novel from CBCA shortlisted author Pip Harry about friendship, new experiences and staying true to yourself.

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. Pip Harry is the author of young adult novels I'll Tell You Mine, Head of the Riverand Because of You, which was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards; the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Older Readers; and the Queensland Literary Awards. Her latest book, The Little Wave, won the 2020 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Younger Readers and the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards for Eight to 10 Years. She currently lives on the northern beaches in Sydney.

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Book Published 2019-07-05 by UQP

Comments

Winner 2019 CBCA Award (Children's Book Council of Australia), Book of the Year, Young Reader category (*The CBCA is Australia's most prestigious literary award for children's books)

Pip Harry's simple yet powerful word choices create a fabulous story with themes of family, diversity, friendship, grief, bullying and hardship.

Pip Harry has written a verse story for younger children which will become a favourite.

The Little Wave is a lovely story about valuing genuine friendship, coping with being bullied, developing confidence, finding ways to change what you can, accepting what can't be changed and getting back onto your surfboard when you fall off.

Told in verse, The Little Wave by Pip Harry is a wonderfully gentle story, a beautiful narrative of finding your way and wanting to belong. Simply lovely.

Pip Harry's The Little Wave is everything I love and adore about middle-grade fiction. It manages to grapple with genuine challenges and deep emotions in really beautiful ways, and never loses sight of hope in the process.

The Little Wave (UQP) is a verse novel for older children that draws the reader in through its realistic characters and spare but warm language.