Twelve year old Nell is a worrier, but knowing lots about surviving catastrophes doesn’t always help her when faced with difficulties in her own life -- like the plan to move in with her mum’s boyfriend and his annoying daughter, or trying to befriend a new classmate without losing her old friendships.

Wood deftly captures the experience of navigating anxiety and change on the border of teenagerhood.

What even is Important to Me?
Shouldn’t I know that by grade six?
It feels like being on a swing.
Looking down at the ground, heading backwards, legs tucked under, I want everything to stay the same forever and ever, and the next second, head back, eyes full of sky, legs stretched out, can’t wait for everything to change. ( )