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The Days of In Between
The Days of In Between | Peter Valentine Fenton
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The shark was pale, shiny grey and quite magnificent. Hypnotised by the creature’s eyes, like large black discs, he was hardly aware of other people gathering tightly around him. It’s the last summer of the 1970s, and as 12-year-old Toby heads to the coast on a longed-for summer holiday, he finds himself almost invisible to his newly-wed father and step-mum. Toby’s loneliness lifts when he meets Tara, the daughter of the local shark fisherman, who is dealing with family issues of her own. A terrifying incident on the old wharf begins a dramatic chain of events within the small coastal town—revealing secrets and creating ripples through both Toby’s and Tara’s families. A lyrical novel of the joys of childhood, friendship, facing truths, the trials of growing up…and the days of in between.
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CarolynM
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The setting for this novel brought back a lot of memories of my 1970's beachside childhood. The evocation of time and place was really well done. I also liked the way it handled family issues a lot of kids have to deal with and explored the territory of the things that kids in those middle school years sort of know, but that their parents try to keep from them. Every kid needs a Boo in their life. #BBRC Middle Grade Made Easy Written by an Actor

Christine What a great cover, too! 4y
LibrarianRyan Yeahhhh 4y
CarolynM Isn't it great? It's by David Bromley, a well known Australian painter. In the Author's Note Fenton says he was originally inspired to write the story by Bromley's work. @christine (edited) 4y
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Christine That‘s so cool! 4y
batsy Such a lovely cover! 4y
LeahBergen I love the cover! 4y
erzascarletbookgasm Thanks for the tag. Sounds good and I love the cover. 4y
Rissreads It sounds like a fantastic book to read over summer when I spend alot of time swimming at the beach. 4y
CarolynM @Rissreads If you have any 10 - 12 year olds in your life I reckon they'd like it🙂 4y
Rissreads Not now but I did! 4y
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