A spine-tingling and heart-warming story about friendship and finding your special place in the world.<br/><br/><br/>Gus doesn't want to make friends. She also doesn't want to be intrigued by the cat-lady teacher at her new school, or the Riley's Comet project that she and her seaweed-eating science partner are working on together.<br/><br/>And she definitely doesn't want to fall in love with her job as the projectionist at the Starlight, a drive-in movie theatre that her family is reviving.<br/><br/>Because, knowing Gus's luck, she and her family could be moving on in a day, or a week, or a month. When the ghosts that haunt Mum catch up with them. Or if the Starlight doesn't succeed.<br/><br/>Then she'll have to say goodbye. Again.<br/><br/>And saying goodbye is too hard.<br/><br/><br/>PRAISE FOR GUS AND THE STARLIGHT<br/><br/>'A magical middle-grade book with a feather-light fantastical touch that wonderfully helps the young protagonist figure out their complex and confusing family; the hope they have in their heart for a fresh start, and the ways that the past can haunt and help us. Just - stunning!'<br/><br/>- Danielle Binks, award-winning author of The Year the Maps Changed<br/><br/>'An utterly captivating tale of family, friends and a haunted drive-in cinema, told with gentle humour and poignant moments that tug on the heart-strings.'<br/><br/>- Kate Forsyth, best-selling and award-winning author of The Chain of Charms series<br/><br/>'What a beautifully-put-together middle grade novel. Victoria has done such a great job of bringing this tale to life. Gus is a wonderful hero and I was cheering for her and the Ables the whole way. This has the perfect mix of feels, humour and pathos, and a sprinkle of supernatural!'<br/><br/>- Karen Foxlee, award-winning author of Lenny's Book of Everything and Dragon Skin<br/><br/>'A novel that is as full of heart as it is ghosts. Charming, exciting, poignant. An enchanting debut.'<br/><br/>- Rebecca McRitchie, award-winning author of the Whimsy &amp; Woe and Jinxed! series<br/><br/>'A delightfully offbeat ghost story, featuring cinema, snacks, school projects and the joy of second chances.'<br/><br/>- Jaclyn Moriarty, award-winning author of The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone<br/><br/>'A moving and haunting read. This magical and quintessentially Australian tale is all about storytelling and how we have the capacity to rewrite our own destinies.'<br/><br/>- Yvette Poshoglian, best-selling author of the Ella and Olivia series<br/><br/>'A lovely, quirky, heart-warming story, about ghosts and movies and finding a home.'<br/><br/>- Judith Rossell, award-winning author of Withering-by-Sea<br/><br/>'Quirky, sweetly nostalgic and deeply immersive. A book that quickly became a treasured friend.'<br/><br/>- Jen Storer, award-winning author of the Truly Tan series