Shelter by Catherine Jinks

Shelter by Catherine Jinks

Perfect for fans of One for the Murphys and Paper Things, this heart-wrenching middle grade debut considers homelessness from one girl's perspective and explores deep truths about the resounding impact of empathy.

Fifth grade can be tough for anyone. There are cliques and mean kids and homework and surprise math tests. But after tragedy strikes her family, almost-eleven-year-old Maya has a painful secret that makes many days feel nearly impossible.

And today might be Maya's toughest yet. Her family is on edge, she needs to travel alone across the city, a bully is out to get her, and Maya has to face this winter's biggest rainstorm without a coat or an umbrella.

But even on the rainiest days, there's hope that the sun will come out soon.

Emotional and compassionate, Shelter looks at homelessness through one girl's eyes and explores the power of empathy, friendship, and love.

Catherine Jinks' adult, young adult, and children's works have been published in more than a dozen countries and have won numerous accolades, including the Victorian Premier's Literary Award and the CBCA Book of the Year Award four times. She is a resident of the Blue Mountains.

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ISBN 13	9781922330468
ISBN 10	1922330469
Title	Shelter
Author	Catherine Jinks
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Text Publishing
Year published	2021-01-05
Number of pages	288
Prizes	Short-listed for Adult crime novels, Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards 2022 (Australia), Short-listed for Danger Prize 2022 (Australia)
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