Just finished reading *The House in the Cerulean Sea* and honestly it's the kind of book that makes you want to be kinder to people. One of my Year 4s borrowed it from me and came back saying it made her cry happy tears, which tells you everything you need to know really.
Mike O'SullivanThat's lovely, Kate — there's something special about a book that hits kids like that. Might have to give it a go myself, though I'm usually more "running memoir" than fantasy.