{"product_id":"to-fro","title":"To \u0026 Fro","description":"\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED: 2025 CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED: 2024 Readings Children''s Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMost kids meet their parents when they''re born. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll they need to do to impress them is poop, sleep and make \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003egoo-goo ga-ga sounds. But I''m twelve. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNone of that is going to impress my father.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSam thinks he''s a weird-looking white kid with an afro. He lives with his white mum (annoying but not smelly) and brown dog Trevor (smelly but not annoying). He''s never met his father. He just knows that his father is black. But a surprise visit has Sam questioning who he really is. Is he a white kid with a black dad? Or a black kid with white skin? Or half-black and half-white? Not only does Sam want to know these answers, he \u003ci\u003ehas \u003c\/i\u003eto know them to finish his annoying homework and perform in the school concert. But how can he make his outside match his insides if he doesn''t know who he is?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA delightfully funny story about family and identity, and what it means to be truly Sam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eCheeky, funny and full of heart\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTo and Fro\u003c\/i\u003e will have you cheering for Sam right till the end.'' \u003cb\u003eH. Hayek\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHuda and Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eExuberant, hilarious and messy (just like life!)\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTo and Fro\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect for kids who feel like their outsides don''t match their insides.'' \u003cb\u003eRebecca Lim\u003c\/b\u003e, multi-award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eTiger Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Truly satisfying, moving and entertaining. \u003c\/b\u003eA much-needed novel in Australian children''s literature.'' \u003cb\u003eEmily Gale\u003c\/b\u003e, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Goodbye Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A \u003cb\u003eheartfelt and humorous\u003c\/b\u003e exploration of the complexities of growing up mixed race in Australia.'' \u003ci\u003eBooks+Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57400362434942,"sku":"NW9781761180378","price":9.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781761180378.jpg?v=1778607626","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/to-fro","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}