Molly And Pim And the Million of Stars

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Book Bird Rating: 5 Birds

5 words: Magical story about love & friendship.

Who will love this: Perfect story for bookworms aged 10 and over.

Favourite character and why: Molly! She is courageous, resourceful and resilient, even when faced with losing the two people she loves most.

Best bit: All of it, but Molly’s description of life – “Life was a jagged dance of joys and sorrows…” has stayed with me.

Last word: This gorgeous book was shortlisted for the CBCA Junior Fiction Book of the Year Award, and it’s easy to see why. It celebrates difference, friendship, love and magic, all while being grounded firmly in reality. It’s a beautiful book.

Reviewed by Sue

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This is a deeply personal story of the consequences of disrupting Australia’s history from the bestselling author of ‘Dark Emu,’ told through six seasons on Bruce and Lyn’s farm, Yumburra. This is for the history buffs, nature lovers AND foodies, as Bruce and Lyn take us through their philosophy for food growing and agriculture based on very old practices of land management.

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🗓️ Mon 13 May, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
🏡 Geelong Library & Heritage Centre, ‘The Dome,’ 51 Little Malop Street.
🎫 $10 Library members | $20 non-members

Bruce and Lyn will be speaking with Joel Carnegie from @storymakersinstitute 🎙️

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Our first event collaboration with the @storymakersinstitute podcast was a blast!

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📣 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

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Details:
🗓️ Mon 13 May, 6:30pm
🏡 The Dome, Geelong Library and Heritage Centre
51 Little Malop Street
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