Catch by Sarah Brill

Sometimes people fall. It happens. Sometimes people are pushed. Sometimes people jump. And sometimes there’s someone there to catch them.

The summer Beth turns sixteen, she grows. She grows so fast her bones hurt and she feels like throwing up. Everyone – including Etienne, the boy who lives over the road – looks at her differently. Then she starts catching people. People who are falling out of trees or from tall buildings.

Soon Beth discovers that helping strangers sometimes hurts. Sometimes it also hurts or annoys the people she loves. It isn’t great for her school grades, either. Is there a way to balance family and friendship and basketball and romance and … catching?

An extraordinary story about finding out who you are, and discovering who you want to be.

A unique and irresistible YA coming-of-age story about sixteen-year-old Beth, who discovers she has a life-saving gift. A superb novel about finding out what it takes to be an unlikely hero.

About the Author: Sarah Brill grew up in Perth, Western Australia and began writing at the age of fifteen. She initially focused on playwrighting but also wrote for film and radio. After having children, Sarah started working in sustainability-related fields and writing when she could. Her first novel, Glory, was published in 2002. Her second novel, Symphony for the Man, was published in 2020. Sarah lives in Sydney with her three sons and two cats.

30 Sep 2025
 

Catch by Sarah Brill ISBN 9781761182037