SHORT-LISTED: CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers, 2015Stephen has never met his great aunt Lola, and he doesn't want to. She sends him money twice a year and he always writes back, but Lola is almost eighty - what will they have to talk about? When they arrive at her house, Stephen discovers she's grumpy, scary and really, really old. He wants to turn around and go home, but his mum says they have to stay until Lola's birthday - three weeks away.Left to his own devices, Stephen learns about the simple things in life - like fishing, and cricket, and climbing trees - and the importance of family. Soon Lola entrusts Stephen with a great secret, and he realises that Lola has become more important to him than just an aunt who sends him money - she's now a friend.

 

This book was recognised in the Book of the Year category by the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards.

There are 168 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Allen & Unwin .

Beth Norling has been a children's book illustrator and author for eighteen years, and her work has been recognized by the Australian chapter of the International Board of Books for Young People. Bill Condon is the author of more than fifty books for children and adults.