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Karen and the Crow
Paperback
Publisher Price: $42.00
ISBN13: 9781764471114
Publisher: Centred in Choice
Published: Apr 27 2026
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.68 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Karen is fifteen, delivering catalogues through the northern suburbs in a summer that won't let go.
Between heat-cracked footpaths, quiet drains, and houses that hold their own kinds of pressure, she learns the rhythm of walking, noticing, and carrying responsibility.
When a crow begins to follow her, Karen doesn't assume magic. But she can't ignore the way the suburb seems to wake up around her. Alongside Jenny and her dog Cassie, she starts paying attention to the places everyone else steps past: stormwater channels, forgotten corners, small failures in systems that are meant to keep things moving.
Karen and the Crow is a grounded novel about care rather than heroics. It explores what it means to act without being seen, to help without taking over, and to recognise when stepping back is as important as stepping in. Set firmly in suburban Australia, the story weaves science, observation, and quiet moral courage into a coming-of-age narrative that honours limits and responsibility.
For readers who value subtlety, place-based storytelling, and young people navigating real-world values, Karen and the Crow offers a powerful meditation on attention, restraint, and learning how to walk the long way around.
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