Age Group: 9 - 12 Years, 12+ Years

Description:

Zofia and Tom couldn't be more opposite. Zofia is a wild, crashing wave — loud, fierce, born in a thunderstorm and never happier than when she's racing barefoot beside the sea with her dad. Tom is gentle and quiet, scared of the dark, scared of being left, still healing from a past he doesn't talk about with his mum. Then the unthinkable happens: their parents fall in love. Suddenly Tom and his mum are moving into Zofia's seaside home, a baby is on the way, and these two children — who genuinely cannot stand each other — must somehow share a roof, a school and a future. Told in alternating voices through short, beautifully written chapters, this tender middle-grade novel from the Carnegie-winning author of October, October is a moving story about anxiety, change, blended families and finding light in the darkest corners.