![]() ![]() A warm, funny, and original look at families lost and found, this Own Voices novel celebrates the resilience of the human heart and the meaning of home. Metal Fish, Falling Snow is about a young girl's search for an identity as she navigates unthinkable grief. Metal Fish, Falling Snow is about a young girl’s search for an identity as she navigates unthinkable grief. As they pass through remote towns further and further from the water Dylan longs for, she and Pat form an unlikely bond: a bond that will be broken when Pat leaves Dylan with a family she has never known. When she loses her mother in a freak accident, Dylan finds herself on a very different journey: a road trip across the Australian outback in the care of her mother's grieving boyfriend, Pat. Paris, Dylan imagines, is a place where her black skin won't make her stand out, a place where she might feel she belongs. But it won't last.ĭylan dreams of sailing across the ocean to France with her mother. ![]() ![]() An outback road-trip with her mum's grieving boyfriend sees an unlikely bond develop. Through families lost and found, this own-voices story celebrates the resilience of the human heart and our need to know who we truly are. When her mother dies, Dylan struggles to find her identity. When Rain Turns to Snow (Jane Godwin, Lothian) Metal Fish, Falling Snow (Cath Moore, Text) Where We Begin (Christie Nieman, Pan) Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal (Anna Whateley, A&U) Younger readers. Metal Fish, Falling Snow is a warm, funny and highly original portrait of a young girl’s search for identity and her struggle to deal with grief. ![]()
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