Publisher's synopsis

A.J. Betts’ novel Zac and Mia won the 2012 Text Prize and the 2014 Ethel Turner Prize for Young Adults at the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards. Not only is the novel published in 14 countries, it was adapted for American television and will soon be available globally.

Her other novels include Hive, which was shortlisted for the 2019 Indie Book Awards and 2019 ABIA Book of the Year for Older Children, and its sequel Rogue. And believe it or not, she has a PhD on the topic of wonder in life and in reading.