Between Sea and Sky by Nicola Penfold
Pearl lives on a floating oyster farm with her sister and father, and refuses to set foot on land following the death of her mum. But when Nat comes from the mainland to spend the summer with the family, he shares a secret that forces Pearl to risk everything
"Atmospheric, memorable, extraordinarily gripping, this is storytelling at its finest” * The Guardian *
“A beautifully told adventure that will have readers, like its protagonists, diving deep to discover the fragility of our eco-system and emerging emboldened to protect its delicate balance.” -- Sita Brahmachari, author of Where the River Runs Gold
“A message to us all in the most powerful, evocative and hopeful story spinning.” -- Hilary McKay, author of The Skylarks’ War
“I loved Between Sea and Sky. I was totally immersed… I could almost smell the sea and feel salt in my hair. Powerful storytelling and a thought-provoking tale.” -- Gill Lewis, author of Sky Hawk
“A shimmering testament to the restorative power of nature and the limitless wonder unearthed by childhood curiosity.” -- Piers Torday, author of The Last Wild
“BOSS level MG dystopia, so vivid!” -- Louie Stowell, author of The Dragon in the Library
“Nicola Penfold makes me want to love our planet harder, hold it closer.” -- Rashmi Sirdeshpande, author of How to Change the World
“This is compelling, high-stakes storytelling… This will be a favourite that I will return to over and over again.” -- Nizrana Farook, author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant
“An original and wonderful story of wild children and a world in trouble … so perfectly written that reading it is living it. And living it is an adventure.” -- Rachel Delahaye, author of Mort the Meek
“I loved Penfold’s debut … and this confirms her as a rising star of children’s fiction, mixing a thrilling evocative adventure with pertinent themes of the environment and recovery.”
-- Fiona Noble, The Bookseller“A beautifully told adventure that will have readers, like its protagonists, diving deep to discover the fragility of our eco-system and emerging emboldened to protect its delicate balance.” -- Sita Brahmachari, author of Where the River Runs Gold
“A message to us all in the most powerful, evocative and hopeful story spinning.” -- Hilary McKay, author of The Skylarks’ War
“I loved Between Sea and Sky. I was totally immersed… I could almost smell the sea and feel salt in my hair. Powerful storytelling and a thought-provoking tale.” -- Gill Lewis, author of Sky Hawk
“A shimmering testament to the restorative power of nature and the limitless wonder unearthed by childhood curiosity.” -- Piers Torday, author of The Last Wild
“BOSS level MG dystopia, so vivid!” -- Louie Stowell, author of The Dragon in the Library
“Nicola Penfold makes me want to love our planet harder, hold it closer.” -- Rashmi Sirdeshpande, author of How to Change the World
“This is compelling, high-stakes storytelling… This will be a favourite that I will return to over and over again.” -- Nizrana Farook, author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant
“An original and wonderful story of wild children and a world in trouble … so perfectly written that reading it is living it. And living it is an adventure.” -- Rachel Delahaye, author of Mort the Meek
Nicola Penfold was born in Merseyside and grew up in Doncaster. She studied English at Cambridge, before completing a Computing Science masters at Imperial College London. WHERE THE WORLD TURNS WILD was shortlisted for the first Joan Aiken Future Classics Prize in 2017. It was also selected for SCBWI’s 2018 Undiscovered Voices anthology. Nicola lives with her husband, four children and two cats in North London, and escapes when she can to wilder corners of the UK for adventures.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781788953139 |
| ISBN 10 | 1788953134 |
| Title | Between Sea and Sky |
| Author | Nicola Penfold |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little Tiger Press Group |
| Year published | 2021-07-08 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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