Katrina Nannestad Katrina Nannestad i(A64476 works by)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

'Katrina Nannestad grew up in central-western NSW. After studying arts and education at the University of New England in Armidale, she worked as a primary school teacher.' (Source: Booktopia website)

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y separately published work icon All the Beautiful Things Sydney : ABC Books , 2024 28343670 2024 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction

'The Nazis want everyone to be the same. If you're different, you don't belong.

'Not belonging is dangerous ...

'Anna's little sister, Eva, is frail and needs time to learn new things. She has a huge heart and a gift for loving, but Hitler doesn't value such riches. And so she's hidden away. Safe for now, but with the threat of discovery always near.

'Anna does her best to bring joy and light to Eva's small life with stories, trinkets and treasures from the outside world. But soon, more children need hiding. Risks are taken -- by Anna, by her best friend Udo, by a Nazi seamstress and feisty Brunhilde. Until Anna wonders if any of them will make it through the war ...

'Loyalty and love. Family and friendship. Understanding and tolerance. Right and wrong. Multi-award-winning Australian author Katrina Nannestad explores it all in this thrilling and powerful historical novel.' (Publication summary)

2025 longlisted Indie Awards Children's
y separately published work icon Silver Linings Sydney : ABC Books , 2023 26640406 2023 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction

'A new heartwarming novel set in 1950s Australia from bestselling author Katrina Nannestad

'Nettie Sweeney has a dad, three big sisters, a farm full of cows and a cat called Mittens. But it's not enough. She longs for a mother. One with a gentle touch and sparkles in her eyes. Instead, she has Aunty Edith with slappy hands, a sharp tongue and the disturbing belief that peas are proper food.

'When Dad marries Alice, all Nettie's dreams come true. The Sweeney home overflows with laughter, love and, in time, a baby brother. Billy. The light of Nettie's life.

'Then tragedy strikes. The Sweeney family crumbles. Nettie tries to make things right, but has she made everything so much worse?

'From multi-award-winning Australian author Katrina Nannestad comes a heartbreakingly beautiful and uplifting historical novel. Life and death. Weddings and flood. Coronation joy and post-war grief. Nettie Sweeney and her community experience it all. Together. With humour, kindness and love.' (Publication summary)

2024 longlisted HNSA Historical Novel Prize Children and Young Adult
2024 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Eight to 10 Years
2024 shortlisted Indie Awards Children's
y separately published work icon Mim and the Disastrous Dog Show Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2023 25566629 2023 single work children's fiction children's

'The right book might just change your life ...

'Mim Cohen roams the world in a travelling bookshop, with her dad and brother and a horse called Flossy. Flossy leads them where she will, to the place where they're needed most ... the place where the perfect book will find its way home.

'Now Mim has arrived in Puddling Muddlebury in the Cotswolds, England, just in time for the annual dog show. The judge, Lord Melville-Timms, is in a pickle. He has judged cakes and flowers and vegetables, but never a dog show. Furthermore, his beloved bulldog, Bubbles, is the most disobedient dog in the county.

'Mim knows they're here to help Lord Melville-Timms. To give him courage. To prevent a dog show disaster.

'If only Mim could find Lord Melville-Timms the right book. If only Dad would stop giving everyone the wrong book.

'The jovial new adventure from award-winning author Katrina Nannestad and beloved illustrator Cheryl Orsini.' (Publication summary)

2024 shortlisted REAL Awards Fiction for Younger Readers
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