Deliveries usually come in a van. Deliveries are often heavy boxes or oddly shaped padded bags. Deliveries do not come late on a school night. They don't come in a speeding car. And they don't cry. When Poppy Campbells dad opens the front door to find a small, very distressed child clinging to a green blanket, the family try their hardest to do the right thing. They make the little girl comfortable, call the police, and look after her while the authorities search for her family. Why has this happened? The cops are called in, nappies bought, old toys dug out, and friendships made. 'This is a beautiful story about realising that not everyone is as lucky as some. Lamont Books "This is a light, easy read from accomplished Australian writer Deb Fitzpatrick, who handles an unusual subject with humour and insight." -- Books+Publishing
Deb Fitzpatrick is the author of six novels. Her young adult novels (90 packets of instant noodles and Have you seen Ally Queen?) were named Notable Books by the Childrens Book Council of Australia; two of her books have been shortlisted in the West Australian Young Readers Book Awards (WAYRBAs); and her middle grade book The amazing Spencer Gray was published in the US in 2017. Deb loves using stories from real life in her novels and tries to include her kids names in her books wherever possible. She regularly teaches creative writing at schools and loves motivating writers of all ages. Debs latest book is The spectacular Spencer Gray, and she is the recipient of a 2020 May Gibbs Childrens Literature Trust Creative Time Residential Fellowship to write her next novel.
"This is a beautiful story about realising that not everyone is as lucky as some." -- Lamont Books
"This is a light, easy read from accomplished Australian writer Deb Fitzpatrick, who handles an unusual subject with humour and insight." -- Books+Publishing