A ground-breaking novel about a boy's growing interest in poetry as he finds his voice and tells his own story.
Winner of the Newbery Medal and the Children’s Book Award, this is a breathtaking book, a modern classic in the making – and with a fantastic new cover look to match
The story of a two children displaced from the city and forced to adapt to a new home and all the challenges that this brings (including a menagerie of animals), from a multi-award-winning author.
Gina Filomena has been told she has an overactive imagination, but after meeting her new neighbour, Antonio, and being taught by inspirational teacher, Miss Lightstone, she starts to understand the transformative power of the imagination and finds her place in the world.