Six Summers of Tash and Leopold
Danielle Binks
Six Summers of Tash and Leopold
Danielle Binks
Alytash and Leopold - Tash and Leo - are neighbours who used to be best friends, but aren't anymore, for reasons that Leo doesn't entirely understand. But now it's the last week of Year Six and Tash is standing in Leo's front yard with a misdelivered letter - and a favour to ask.
It's a request that will set off a chain of events in their little crescent in Noble Park, a suburb that is changing, and fast.
As they solve an unfolding neighbourhood mystery and help Ms Shepparson, a reclusive neighbour with a tragic past, Tash and Leo each has to confront fault lines in their own recent histories and families.
They will discover that friendships can grow and change, that bravery takes many forms, and that, most of all - whatever the future holds - friends and family are what matter.
Six Summers of Tash and Leopold is for fans of Katherine Paterson's Bridge to Terabithia and Nova Weetman's The Secrets We Keep, as well as Danielle Binks' previous bestseller, The Year the Maps Changed - and for anyone who enjoys a big, hopeful, coming-of-age middle-grade book that features complicated families and life-changing summers.
Review
Celeste Perry
Twelve-year-olds Leopold and Alytash were once best friends, but they haven’t spoken in years. Despite being next-door neighbours, they could not feel more isolated as they navigate their lives independently. But due to some mysterious happenings in their small suburban town, and Tash’s stubborn determination to uncover what’s going on, Leo is being drawn back in to their friendship once again.
As we watch Leo navigate Year 6 graduation, a new school with no one he recognises, and balance a challenging home life, we uncover the lives of those around him. Leo’s world is shifting in ways he doesn’t quite understand, but with time he learns how to ask for help, that change is inevitable, and, most importantly, he is far from alone in his feelings.
Leo walks us through his thoughts, opening up as he understands himself more, almost as though we’ve been dropped into his shirt pocket; we glean knowledge about his world effortlessly. A beautifully empathetic look into adolescents managing difficult circumstances, Danielle Binks paints this narrative seamlessly.
This bittersweet coming-of-age tale is recommended for readers aged 10+. It’s perfect for fans of Nova Weetman, Katherine Paterson, and, of course, Danielle Binks.
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