Babanginy: Fiction YA

Connor never wanted to leave Fremantle. When he moves with his father to a small country town he feels on the outer looking in. Life soon changes in ways he never predicted.

The man who has just moved in across the road is sketchy. The school bully is doing his head in and now his father plans to work overseas.

Connor turns to Nanna Violet, a wrinkled, firecracker, Aboriginal Elder, who predicts the coming of a woman and her young child.  But will Violet’s ability to see the future help in the face of the unexpected?

A story about finding yourself and your tribe, ageism, small town prejudice and growing up. Babanginy, set against a backdrop of the global uncertainty of the 2020s, reflects our world of beauty and chaos.

At turns harsh and humorous, filled with unforgettable characters and animals. This is a truly magical, feel good, coming-of-age read.