James and his parents have moved more times in his eleven-year life than he remembers. So he’s not totally surprised when another move is mooted. Except this time it’s different. Dad is staying, Mum is going and from now on, he’ll be living in two places. James wonders how he didn’t see this coming and is determined to turn back time. Back to when he knew just what would happen with his school’s annual cake-making contest. Back to when he understood what was going on around him. Back to when everything was normal.
James’ world is untethered by his parents’ separation. Everything he thought he knew about his life is upended. The answer to all this new uncertainty is to travel back in time to one of his happy memories. While his father starts rebuilding his father’s motorbike and his mother starts baking, James sets about turning back time with the help of new friend Yan, his cat Tiger and the Time Travel program created by his Dad. And then there’s the cake-making competition and the Science Week project. ‘Countdown to Yesterday’ is a story about loss and cakes, friendship and memory-making. Recommended for mid-primary readers.
