Publisher's synopsis
My hand in his stops trembling, for a moment.
When the paths of a runaway teenage boy, an old hobo and a rich girl intersect in an abandoned train yard, each carries their own personal baggage. Over early mornings, long walks and cheap coffee they discover, no matter how big or small, it’s the simple gifts in life that really make a difference.
A life-affirming look at humanity, generosity and love.
Awards
- Shortlisted, 2001 New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards – Ethel Turner Prize for Young people’s Literature
- Shortlisted, 2001 CBCA Book of the Year Awards – Book of the Year: Older Readers
- Highly Commended, 2001 Children’s Peace Literature Award
- Nominated, 2017 International Awards – Deutscher Jugendliteratur Preis – Preis der Jugendjury (German Literature Award – Youth Jury Award)
Steven Herrick is the author of twenty-five books for children and young adults. His books have twice won the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards and have been shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards on nine occasions. In 2019, his bestselling young adult novel, The Bogan Mondrian, was shortlisted for CBCA’s Book of the Year: Older Readers Award and the Queensland Literary Awards – Griffith University Young Adult Book Award. His latest novel, How to Repaint a Life was shortlisted for the 2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards: Older Readers. He is widely recognised as a pioneer of the verse-novel genre for young adults. He is also the author of six travel books. He spends nine months of the year visiting schools in Australia and three months on his bicycle, travelling around, pedalling slowly and thinking about his next book.
Bio and photo: UQP
