All the Little Tricky Things by Karys McEwen

It’s a relatively new school that opened in 2019, and I created the library from scratch, which was a bit of a dream job! I’ve been working in school libraries for nearly a decade now. I currently work at Prahran High School as the librarian. Last year my partner and I moved to the leafy Dandenong Ranges, which is a very beautiful part of the world! So I am based there, and very fortunate to write overlooking the forest with all its lush fern glades. Where are you based and what is your other job? I am very grateful for the friendships I have made through CBCA and proud to contribute to the Australian children’s literature community in this way. I also sit on the CBCA National Board as the Victorian Director, and from 2020-2021 I was one of the judges for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards in the Older Readers category. I have now been the President of the Branch for the past three years. I joined the CBCA Victoria Branch committee in 2016 when I was starting out as a school librarian and looking to connect with likeminded people. I am! And it’s such a wonderful organisation to be involved in. It sounds as though you are very involved in the Children’s Book Council of Australia. Thank you for speaking to Joy in Books at PaperbarkWords blog, Karys. Her very believable and endearing protagonist, twelve-year-old Bertie is worried about starting high school in the city away from her friends. Karys McEwen’s debut middle-fiction novel is All the Little Tricky Things.

All the Little Tricky Things by Karys McEwen