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Pub Date 21 May 2026 | Archive Date 31 May 2026


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Description

An invigorating tale of suffragettes and heroes, courage and survival, as World War One ends, a pandemic sweeps the land – and women get to vote!

Stella has always looked forward to changing the world. It’s what she was brought up to do, by a suffragette mother who knew all about fighting and rebellion. But it’s November 1918. The great flu pandemic sweeping the world has robbed Stella of her mother and her home, and she’s alone in a strange country, with an aunt she’s never met.

But change is coming – the war is over, and women are about to vote for the first time. History is being made, but how can she help make it? As election day approaches, a day that will transform Ireland forever, Stella realises that she can indeed change the world. Not alone, and not all at once. But just as stars come one by one to brighten the night sky, so history is made person by person, girl by girl.

An invigorating tale of suffragettes and heroes, courage and survival, as World War One ends, a pandemic sweeps the land – and women get to vote!

Stella has always looked forward to changing the...


Advance Praise

Winner of Children's Books Ireland's Honour Award for Fiction

Shortlisted for Children’s Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards

"Stella is Wilkinson’s most endearing heroine yet, and her narrative offers up an insightful look into the losses and traumas of the era, with pitch-perfect period details woven throughout." The Irish Times

"I read this book in one heady gulp, captivated by its teenager narrator, Stella and her longing to be someone and do something important, something young teens will deeply relate to." Irish Independent

"This is a well-constructed, taut novel and you are drawn in immediately… The message underpinning the novel that individuals can do something to bring about change is powerful and life-affirming. A heart-warming gem of a book." Books for Keeps

Winner of Children's Books Ireland's Honour Award for Fiction

Shortlisted for Children’s Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards

"Stella is Wilkinson’s most endearing heroine yet, and her narrative...


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EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9781912417254
PRICE £8.99 (GBP)
PAGES 184

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