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.
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Bill Condon has written numerous novels for children and young adults, including Confessions of a Liar, Thief and Failed Sex God for which he won the inaugural Prime Minister's Literary Award in 2010. www.enterprisingwords.com.au
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