# Brightest Wild

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- Authors: [Tania Crampton-Larking](https://www.bookquiver.com/tania-crampton-larking)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2025-10-30

## Description

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 READINGS CHILDREN'S FICTION PRIZE A gently lyrical story about discovering Country and the importance of family, friendship and the magic of the bush, from an emerging Indigenous talent and winner of a black&write! Fellowship. When eleven-year-old Alex moves to Adelaide from London after her mother gets engaged to a man across the globe, Alex must negotiate a new country, a new school, and (most difficult of all) a new stepbrother, the prickly teenaged Koen. What sustains Alex in this strange new world is the wonder of the natural world around her, particularly a magnificent tree that comes to represent magic, resilience and strength. Alex discovers the mystery of the bush, the true impact of climate change and a passion to fight for what is right.

## Editions

### Brightest Wild

- Publisher: hachette_australia
- ISBN: 978-07-3442-065-7
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2025-10-30
- Language: en_GB