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My Life in the Universe

by Mark Ballabon

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Pub Date 22 Apr 2022 | Archive Date 31 May 2022

Eminent Productions

Children's Fiction | Teens & YA

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Description

14-year-old Leah loves wilderness survival books. In fact, sometimes she wishes she could escape into the wild. Then she could get away from the body image obsession at school and the bullies who pick on her little brother, Aiden. As long as she could still braid her hair, she could definitely survive without home comforts... and she could explore her passion for stargazing.

But alone in the woods one night, Leah's life is transformed. She has the strangest sensation of gliding across the night sky, among millions of dazzling stars. This profound experience sparks a burning question in Leah that no one seems able to answer.

Desperate to broaden her horizons, Leah challenges herself to attend an international summer camp. Will the people she meets there, from her first love Sean, to formidable climate activist Kayleigh, help Leah find the answer to her question: what is 'Home'?

The first in a new trilogy, Leah's Universe, this is the philosophical tale of one girl’s quest to understand her place in the universe.

14-year-old Leah loves wilderness survival books. In fact, sometimes she wishes she could escape into the wild. Then she could get away from the body image obsession at school and the bullies who...

Advance Praise

"Home is a joy to read and a crucial reminder that life is a profoundly mysterious adventure.” - Reader Review

"I was deeply moved and inspired by Home. It gave me chills!" - Reader Review

"Home answered questions I already had and made me think of new ones. It is truly inspiring." - Reader Review

"I loved following Leah’s journey and seeing how life’s biggest questions can sometimes have the simplest, purest answers. Mark Ballabon’s lyrical and literary prose takes the reader on a captivating journey of discovery and affirmation. A real tonic of a read!" - Author Eleanor Hawken

"Home touches on everything from etymology to more traditional teen issues of school bullies and body image issues and the ever-increasing urgency to act to slow down global warming. This is a book with a lot of positive messages and would be a good introduction into more philosophical thinking for teenagers while helping them to perhaps understand themselves and the world around them better." - Love Reading 4 Kids

"Everyone needs a Maia in their life!" - Bookseller

"Home is a joy to read and a crucial reminder that life is a profoundly mysterious adventure.” - Reader Review

"I was deeply moved and inspired by Home. It gave me chills!" - Reader Review

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