AWW23 Middle Grade & YA Day: My Spare Heart - Jared Thomas

Chair: Clare Sawyer


Jared Thomas goes straight to the heart with his powerful new YA
novel, My Spare Heart. The story centres on 17-year-old
Phoebe, whose life is turned upside down when she relocates to
the country with her dad, deepening the connection to her
Indigenous culture. As she juggles the normal pressures of a busy
teenage life, Phoebe must also navigate a tricky relationship
with her unreliable mother. In this session, Thomas reflects on
this uplifting story and the lessons to be found from his own
life.


Event details: Sun 05 Mar, 2:00pm in the Torrens
Tent