Being Indy

CBCA 2026 Shortlisted Book: New Illustrator

This is a story of trying to fit in, and discovering the true worth of being yourself. There was no finer place to live than on North Mountain. Folks came from everywhere wanting to live there including Indy. But the mountain was ruled by Percival, and he had rules. He didn't let anyone in. Set in Estee Sarsfield's bold and surprising world of playgrounds, big hair and defiant colour, Zoe Gaetjen's insightful and heartfelt text charts Indy's journey to independence.