In 2017, she edited and contributed to Begin, End, Begin, an anthology of new Australian young adult writing inspired by the LoveOzYA movement, which won the ABIA Book of the Year for Older Children (Ages 13+). Harnessing the power of the #LoveOzYA social media movement, this anthology features incredible short stories from ten beloved Australian YA authors. Danielle Binks is a Melbourne-based writer and literary agent with Jacinta di Mase Management. Danielle Binks is a Melbourne-based writer and literary agent with Jacinta di Mase Management. Title: (ebook) Begin, End, Begin Author: Danielle Binks, Michael Pryor, Lili Wilkinson, Gabrielle Tozer, Melissa Keil, Amie Kaufman, Will Kostakis, Ellie. But what starts as a few friendly words in Albanian will soon change their lives forever, not to mention completely redrawing Fred’s personal map of friends, family, and home, and community.With brilliantly entertaining short stories from beloved young adult authors Amie Kaufman, Melissa Keil, Will Kostakis, Ellie Marney, Jaclyn Moriarty, Michael Pryor, Alice Pung, Gabrielle Tozer, Lili Wilkinson and Danielle Binks, this all-new collection will show the world exactly how much there is to love about Aussie YA.

Others, however, feel differently, causing friction within the community.įred, who has been trying to navigate her own feelings of displacement, ends up befriending a few refugees. Some people in town, like Luca, think it’s great and want to help. Ellie Marney, Jaclyn Moriarty, Michael Pryor, Alice Pung, Gabrielle Tozer, Lili Wilkinson and Danielle Binks. Soon after learning about the baby, Fred hears that the town will be taking in hundreds of refugees seeking safety from a war-torn Kosovo. With brilliantly entertaining short stories from beloved young adult authors Amie Kaufman, Melissa Keil, Will Kostakis, Ellie Marney, Jaclyn Moriarty, Michael Pryor, Alice Pung, Gabrielle Tozer, Lili Wilkinson and Danielle Binks, this all-new collection will show the world exactly how. According to Fred’s teacher, maps don’t always give the full picture of our history, but more and more it feels like Fred’s family is redrawing the line of their story.

Her birth father was never in the picture, her mom died years ago, and her stepfather, Luca, is now expecting a baby with his new girlfriend. If you asked eleven-year-old Fred to draw a map of her family, it would be a bit confusing. 'Timeless and beautiful, and it deserves to be read by people of all ages.' -Printz Award-winning author Melina Marchetta Wolf Hollow meets The Thing About Jellyfish in Danielle Binks’s debut middle grade novel set in 1999, where a twelve-year-old girl grapples with the meaning of home and family amidst a refugee crisis that has divided her town.

Begin, End, Begin by Danielle Binks