Lani and the Universe
Author: Victoria Carless
Format: Paperback, 336 pages, 129mm x 198mm, 246 g
Published: 2024, HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, Australia
Genre: Children's Fiction
Interest Age: From 9 years
Lani Scrub has a plan: study hard and become a world-renowned scientist like her hero, Kit Galway, who wrote The Meaning of the Universe.
The plan is ruined when Lani's mum decides to 'find herself' by joining a nature-loving community called Passing Waters.
Lani should have known things were up when they got backyard chickens.
At Passing Waters Lani fails every test thrown her way - despite coaching from nine-year-old nature kid Lentil and a chef/astronomer named Meadow.
Turns out failing is hard, and what's worse is their tree change is making her question the meaning of the universe ...
And when the community's future is threatened, will Lani Scrub pitch in to save the day?
From the author of Gus and the Starlight comes an inspiring story about opening your mind and sharing your heart.
Victoria writes works of fiction and for theatre. Her novel for young adults, The Dream Walker, was nominated for the Queensland Literary Awards and was a Children's Book Council of Australia Notable book for older readers. Her first book for middle grade readers, Gus and The Starlight, was published in 2022, and was shortlisted for best children's fiction in the Aurealis Awards. Lani and the Universe is her latest book. It celebrates the magic in nature, science and in our every day. Victoria lives in Queensland with her family and a very silly cat.
Lani Scrub has a plan: study hard and become a world-renowned scientist like her hero, Kit Galway, who wrote The Meaning of the Universe.
The plan is ruined when Lani's mum decides to 'find herself' by joining a nature-loving community called Passing Waters.
Lani should have known things were up when they got backyard chickens.
At Passing Waters Lani fails every test thrown her way - despite coaching from nine-year-old nature kid Lentil and a chef/astronomer named Meadow.
Turns out failing is hard, and what's worse is their tree change is making her question the meaning of the universe ...
And when the community's future is threatened, will Lani Scrub pitch in to save the day?
From the author of Gus and the Starlight comes an inspiring story about opening your mind and sharing your heart.
Victoria writes works of fiction and for theatre. Her novel for young adults, The Dream Walker, was nominated for the Queensland Literary Awards and was a Children's Book Council of Australia Notable book for older readers. Her first book for middle grade readers, Gus and The Starlight, was published in 2022, and was shortlisted for best children's fiction in the Aurealis Awards. Lani and the Universe is her latest book. It celebrates the magic in nature, science and in our every day. Victoria lives in Queensland with her family and a very silly cat.