Ghostlines by Katya Balen

Ghostlines by Katya Balen

A sea-soaked story of friendship, community and discovering what it means to carry home in your heart, from Carnegie Medal-winning author Katya Balen

Balen has written yet another gorgeous bookGhostlines is a beautiful, wild and brilliantly crafted novel about loss, friendship and the healing power of nature. It’s funny too! I absolutely loved it. * Sarah Crossan *
I loved this book. It's beautifully written, full of heart. The voice of the main character Tilda springs off the page with vivid life. It's a touching and tender story about the true meaning of home and community. Young readers will love the island setting, the puffins, the sea-kayak adventure to the secret island and the hideaway shelter Tilda and Albie build together. Brilliant. * Julia Green *
One of the most beautiful books I've ever read * Kiran Millwood Hargrave on OCTOBER, OCTOBER *
It's EXQUISITE. Read it. Wild yourself. Open your heart to it. Written with the pen of a poet and the soul of Mother Earth. Glorious. It's like nothing else I've ever read * Liz Hyder on OCTOBER, OCTOBER *
Original, compulsive, uplifting: this is another triumph for Balen * The Times Children's Book of the Week on THE LIGHT IN EVERYTHING *

Katya Balen is an award-winning author of books for children. Katya's debut novel, The Space We’re In, was published in 2019 and was highly commended for the Branford Boase Award. Her second, October, October, won the Yoto Carnegie Medal. Her third novel, The Light in Everything, was published in 2022. When she’s not writing books, Katya likes to scroll through dog-rescue websites, bake, and attempt to keep all her house plants alive. She lives in London with her partner and their dogs Raffi and Mouse.
@katyabalen on X

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781526663887
ISBN 10	1526663880
Title	Ghostlines
Author	Katya Balen
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2025-05-08
Number of pages	304
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.