The Starlight Rebel

Lisette Auton

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English

Puffin
16 September 2025

Science fiction (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues; Young Adult Fantasy

A futuristic, sci-fi middle grade novel full of heart - perfect for fans of Ross Welford!

In the future, the most underestimated person on the planet may be the only one who can save it.

The year is 3897, and life on Earth is a neon dream, all flashing lights and buzzy noise - and no one remembers that behind the illuminated shell above them there's a night sky filled with stars.

As she turns 11, neurodivergent, freckled Astrifer Nova is nothing like her sporty, high-achieving twin brother, Blaze. And on the day of her Work Path Allocation ceremony which determines the course of her life, she is crushed when she gets assigned to something as boring as the sock factory.

But all is not as it seems, and as she uncovers layers of hidden truths all around her, Astrifer discovers that the world is bigger than she ever imagined - and that it's up to her and a motley crew of new friends (including one from very far away) to challenge the status quo. Turns out, their differences may be exactly what the planet needs...

By: Lisette Auton
Imprint: Puffin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 237g
ISBN: 9780241732731
ISBN 10: 0241732735
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 16 September 2025
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Lisette Auton is a northern disabled writer, activist, poet, novelist, spoken-word artist, actor, film and theatre-maker, and creative practitioner. She's an award-winning poet who has performed at Northern Stage, ARC, the Southbank Centre and the Sage, in pubs, in a crypt, at festivals, indoors, outdoors, on a bridge and in a launderette.