The Sweetness Between Us

Sarah Winifred Searle

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Allen & Unwin
29 October 2024

Comic strip fiction & graphic novels (Children's&YA); Graphic Novel; LGBT Romance

NOTABLE BOOK: 2025 CBCA Book of the Year, Older Readers SHORTLISTED: 2025 DANZ Children's Book Awards, Graphic Novel Category SHORTLISTED: 2024 Best Graphic Novel/Illustrated Work, Aurealis Awards

Summer holidays are over. Perley and Amandine should be busy with their school's knitting club and hockey, but instead they're struggling with major life changes.

Perley has been diagnosed with diabetes and is trying to get his head around sugar levels and insulin shots. Amandine, part of a respected vampire family, has been turned much younger than she expected after a near-fatal car accident. Bonding over hospital trips and new diets, the two teens form a fast friendship. And Amandine's ability to taste blood sugar levels is a helpful perk for Perley that also provides her an ethical source of sustenance (essential for a vegan-turned-vampire).

But as the year passes, Perley and Amandine begin to realise that their coping strategies - and their blood-sipping-turned-romance - may not be as healthy as they first thought. Will they be able to get their lives back to normal? And when so much has changed, what does 'normal' even mean?

A sweet YA graphic novel full of fantasy, friendship and first love, from the award-winning creator of The Greatest Thing.

'Rich and complex, reading this addictive YA romance is an exquisitely unique experience. I can't recommend this enough!' Aśka, co-creator of Stars In Their Eyes

By: Sarah Winifred Searle
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 600g
ISBN: 9781761181245
ISBN 10: 1761181246
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 29 October 2024
Recommended Age: From 12 to 18 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sarah Winifred Searle originally hails from spooky New England in the United States and now lives in sunny Perth with their beloved spouse and cat. They write and draw comics and prose, exploring themes of identity, health, relationships and history. Their YA graphic novel The Greatest Thing won a Prime Minister's Literary Award and was a finalist in the CBCA Book of the Year Awards and the Lambda Literary Awards. www.swinsea.com

Reviews for The Sweetness Between Us

'Sarah Winifred Searle's work seems to leap effortlessly from strength to strength, and this latest graphic novel, The Sweetness Between Us, is no exception. I was immediately drawn into the parallel world they have created, lured invitingly to feel the rich and complex but entirely relatable relationships and life struggles of the teen protagonists. Sarah's fluid linework brings the characters' every move and emotion to life. The clever layouts and panel designs pace the warm-blooded tempo of the story beautifully, while the moody colour palette sets the perfect tone for this addictive YA romance. Sarah is an outstanding comic-maker who doesn't simply entertain us with stories. Instead, they use their mastery of the visual language to spoil us with exquisitely unique experiences. I can't recommend this enough!' A?ka, visual storyteller and comic-maker, co-creator of Stars In Their Eyes