The Paperbark Tree Committee

The Paperbark Tree Committee

by Karys McEwen
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 01/04/2025

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Twelve-year-old Art and his younger brother Hilary are great friends, best friends.


When they move to Melbourne from a small town in Queensland things seem to be easy for Hilary, who is still in primary school, but Art struggles to fit in, and he’s become a target for school bully Jack. His dad is too busy to give him much attention, but Art has his stepmum, Sally, who is always ready to listen.


And there’s the paperbark tree. Art and Hilary climb into its branches and hold a secret meeting whenever they need to sort things out.


The only problem is Art’s not sure he still wants to be part of the paperbark tree committee. He’s getting older and he thinks he needs to solve his problems on his own.


The Paperbark Tree Committee is a heartfelt story about growing up and leaving childhood behind; it’s about family and being a good brother, fitting in and finding friends, and about making mistakes and learning from them.


Karys McEwen is a school librarian, bookseller, vice president of the Victorian branch of the Children’s Book Council of Australia, and education advisor for the Melbourne Writers Festival. She is passionate about the role libraries and books can play in the wellbeing of young people, and she writes the substack ‘I Read A Lot’.


‘McEwen honours the complexity of the tween experience, and infuses it with warmth and originality.’ Age on All the Little Tricky Things


‘A sublime coming-of-age story.’ Magpies on All the Little Tricky Things

ISBN:
9781922791764
9781922791764
Category:
School stories (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
01-04-2025
Language:
English
Publisher:
The Text Publishing Company
Karys McEwen

Karys McEwen is the current president of the Victorian branch of the Children's Book Council of Australia. She is also a school librarian, and she is passionate about the role libraries and literature play in the wellbeing of young people. She has been a columnist for Books+Publishing and her work has appeared in library journals such as Synergy, Incite and Connections.

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