Catch a falling star
McKinlay, Meg2019
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It's 1979 and the sky is falling. Skylab, that is. Somewhere high above Frankie Avery, one of the world's first space stations is tumbling to Earth. And rushing back with it are old memories. Things twelve-year-old Frankie thought she'd forgotten. Things her mum won't talk about, and which her little brother Newt never knew. Only did he? Does he? Because as Skylab circles closer, Newt starts acting strangely. And while the world watches the sky, Frankie keeps her own eyes on Newt. Because if anyone's going to keep him safe, it's her. It always has been. But maybe this is something bigger than splinters and spiders and sleepwalking. Maybe a space station isn't the only thing heading straight for calamity.
Main title:
Catch a falling star / Meg McKinlay.
Author:
Imprint:
Newtown, New South Wales : Walker Books Australia Pty Ltd, 2019.©2019.
Collation:
236 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Any two books from this series may be read as Challenge books and up to five more can be read as personal choice books. Go to the online booklists for the PRC ID of the individual books in this series.
Audience:
Upper primaryFor Ages: 9 - 12 years old
Awards:
Children's Book Council of Australian younger readers shortlisted book, 2020.
ISBN:
9781925381207 (paperback)
Language:
English
Subject:
Skylab Program -- FictionGirls -- FictionBrothers and sisters -- FictionSingle-parent families -- FictionGrief in children -- FictionSecrecy -- FictionSpace stations -- FictionAstronautics -- Accidents -- FictionNineteen seventies -- FictionWestern Australia -- Social life and customs -- FictionAuthors, AustralianAustralian Children's Book of the Year Awards -- Short-List, 2020Premier's reading challenge -- grades 7to9Historical fictionFantasy fiction
BRN:
380730
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Clair | Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge | MCKINL | Available |