The Year the Maps Changed by Danielle Binks

This work will resonate as similar situations arise today and citizens take action against their governments’ refugee policies. Each of the adults and children who become supporters of the refugees are heroic in their own ways. Nora’s character gains strength as the book unfolds and she fights for her and her unborn child’s rights to stay after the Australian government decides to send the asylum seekers back. Fred becomes involved with several of the arrivals, including Nora, a pregnant woman who shares a hospital room with Anika. Some locals welcome the newcomers others don’t. The students receive a firsthand geography lesson when Australia accepts Kosovar Albanian refugees from war-torn former Yugoslavia but forces them to stay in a remote quarantine station. Khouri, who emphasizes the human aspects of geography, becomes an important character as the book moves beyond the scope of the single family.

Worse, a new baby is on the way, and Sam ends up in Fred's class when their tiny school combines grades. Now, Luca brings Anika and her 10-year-old son, Sam, into their lives. Nell’s parents and their friends’ pasts slowly unfold throughout college alongside Nell’s modern-day struggles.įor New York-set books, The Cartographers is all about that academic vigor paired with slow-burn suspense.ĭiscover even more top books about libraries.It’s 1999 in a sleepy town in Victoria, Australia, and Winifred’s life is about to change.įred, 11, has been raised by her caring police officer stepfather, Luca, and beloved maternal grandfather, Pop, since her mother died when she was 6. Who could possibly want him dead and why? What is so special about this map? Head to the New York Public Library following a major fallout between Nell and her father – also known as the “Junk Box Incident” and the end of Nell’s short-lived career there.Įstranged from her father since their fight, Nell is shocked after receiving a call that someone has murdered him.Įven odder, he still has the worthless map that he fired her over. Think dark academia, a book about best friends, and a gripping murder mystery all in one. For fictional books about cartography and those phantom settlements, you cannot miss 2022 book release, The Cartographers.

The Year the Maps Changed by Danielle Binks