Little Bird

Little Bird

Is Ruby-Lee looking for love in all the wrong places?
Or has she found the perfect solution for her yearning heart?

Life is slipping out of control for Ruby-Lee. Her family life is complicated, especially by her Bridezilla sister who is driving her crazy and she isn't sure if her best friend is talking to her.

Into her lonely life drifts Colette and her baby daughter Maisy. Babysitting Maisy is the best thing that's ever happened to Ruby-Lee. An then there's Spence, Maisy's estranged father and a music teacher at Ruby-Lee's school. Ruby-Lee's feelings fro Spence throw her into turmoil. She can't help being attracted to him, but she's protective of Maisy. After all, Ruby-Lee knows just what it feels like to be rejected by a father. Where should loyalties lie? And what exactly does Spence want from Ruby-Lee? Could it be love?

Little Bird is funny, heart-wrenching story about babies, weddings, families, knowing where you come from, falling in love with the wrong person and spreading your wings, ready to fly.

'It was a great enjoyable read... It had a Bend It Like Beckham feel! I liked how unpredictable it was… A fantastic novel which shows the struggle of relationships a Year 11 girl deals with. It's very true and compelling as they aren't children anymore, but not quite adults. 8/10' - Kaisha, 16.
'Penni Russon writes in a way that you fall into the characters shoes and feel every step vibrate through your body. It has romance in it but isn't all girly and glittery… The characters aren't perfect and they never will be, but this story of change and life is so well written you just can't put it down- 9/10' Ailie, 16.

Book 13 in the Girlfriend Fiction series: real life, real emotions, awesome stories.

Penni Russon grew up in Hobart, roaming around on a small mountain and making up stories about imaginary lost pets with her best friend. She used to write poetry until she discovered novels were a lot more forgiving. Her first novel with Allen and Unwin, The Indigo Girls, was published in February 2008 in the Girlfriend Fiction series to great acclaim and was longlisted in the State Library of Victoria's Centre of Youth Literature Inky Awards. Penni lives in St Andrews, Victoria, with her husband and two daughters, and maintains a sometimes daily blog called Eglantine's Cake.

Little Bird
Allen and Unwin
Author: Penni Russon
Price: $14.99