When Rain Turns to Snow
$14.99
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2020
Summary
SHORTLISTED FOR THE PRIME MINISTER’S LITERARY AWARDS 2021 SHORTLISTED FOR THE CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR: OLDER READERS 2021
A runaway, a baby and a whole lot of questions…
Lissa is home on her own after school one afternoon when a stranger turns up on the doorstep carrying a baby. Reed is on the run - surely people are looking for him? He’s trying to find out who he really is and thinks Lissa’s mum might have some answers. But how could he be conn…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780734420053 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0734420056 |
| Author: | Jane Godwin |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Lothian Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2020 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 128mm x 196mm |
| Audience Age: | 12 |
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Critics Review
NATIONAL [PRINT] ‘Sunday Life’, The Age/Sydney Morning Herald, featured in READ section
featured as ‘Stellar pick’–NATIONAL [PRINT] ‘Stellar’, The Daily Telegraph, [AUDIENCE: 378,449 ASR: AUD 10,626]
to come.–NATIONAL [PRINT] Magpies
to come.–NATIONAL [PRINT] Wellbeing magazine, 3 September
to come.–NATIONAL [PRINT] Wellbeing WILD magazine, 30 July
Featured as ‘Stellar–NATIONAL [PRINT] ‘Stellar’, Sunday Herald Sun [AUDIENCE: 349,252 ASR: AUD 5,934 ]
NATIONAL [ONLINE] Better Reading, review, July
NATIONAL [ONLINE] LoveOzYA, review and social media inclusion
NATIONAL [ONLINE] Storyfest, inclusion in August EDM
NATIONAL [ONLINE] Storylinks, review
NATIONAL [PRINT] ‘Sunday Life’, The Age/Sydney Morning Herald, featured in READ section
So much is covered here - the beauty of friendship, the struggles young people face trying to find their place in the world, the effects of cyberbullying, and the pressure of responsibility–VIC [PRINT] Herald Sun [AUDIENCE: 306,571 ASR: AUD 14,816]
The management of a teenage narrative voice by an adult writer is harder than people think, but Godwin makes Lissa’s voice credible and consistent.–NSW & VIC [PRINT] Spectrum, SMH and The Age [AUDIENCE: 241,029 ASR: AUD 10,337]
Jane Godwin
Jane Godwin is the highly acclaimed and internationally published author of over fifty books for children and young people, across all styles and ages. Children’s Publisher at Penguin Books Australia for many years, Jane’s books include her novels Look Me in the Eye, A Walk in the Dark, As Happy as Here (winner of the 2025 YABBA Award, Years 7-9) and When Rain Turns to Snow (shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers and for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards).
Jane’s picture books include Tilly, illustrated by Anna Walker, shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award; A Life Song (also with Anna Walker), winner of the 2024 ABIA Award for best picture book, and Can You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree? (illustrated by Terry Denton), also shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award.
Jane is dedicated to pursuing quality and enriching reading and writing experiences for young people, and helping them to explore their creativity. In 2024 Jane received the Pixie O’Harris Award for services for children’s literature.
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