The Girl with Space in Her Heart

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Mabel Mynt knows a lot about space...like how we feel connected to the stars because we are all made of stardust. And that Mum's new boyfriend, Galactic Gavin, has eyes that twinkle like Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. And that sometimes the perfect place for her sister Terrible Topaz would be a black hole. But Mabel doesn't know how to fill the space in her heart that Dad left when he walked out. And so she sets out on a mission of discovery...A heart-warming and hilarious story about learning that love is never lost and change doesn't have to be scary.

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Lara's writing is quirky, original and brilliantly addictive * Cathy Cassidy *
Poignant, funny and eminently wise, this is top-class reading for in-betweenies * Lancashire Evening Post *
A sensitive exploration of anxiety and heartache told with compassion by Lara Williamson. I won't deny that it caused my eyes t o leak a little as it reached its conclusion. * The School Librarian *

Author Bio

Lara's debut novel, A Boy Called Hope has been shortlisted for lots of prizes, including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the IBW Book Award, and won the Sheffield Children's Book Award 2015 and the Salford Children's Book Award 2016. Her second novel, The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair, was shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards and nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Lara was born and studied in Northern Ireland, before moving to London. She loves tap-dancing, daydreaming, eating chips, wearing glitter and writing. Not necessarily in that order.