Storm Child - Paperback
by Ele Fountain
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Pushkin Children's BooksISBN-13:9781782693888ISBN-10:1782693882UPC:9781782693888Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Science & NatureBook Topic:Activism & Social Justice, Environment, New ExperienceSize:7.70 x 5.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.55Product ID:SC1ZB027WQ
An exciting, thought-provoking novel about globalization, climate change and finding your place in a changing world Maya lives in a remote house on the cost, spending her time hanging out with her friends and surfing, while her mother bakes for the local caf? and her father works as a fisherman. They lead a simple life and though they often struggle to get by financially they are happy and secure. But Maya's world is about to be upended. When her dad's fishing boat sinks in a ferocious storm and he ends up in hospital fighting for his life the famiy lose their only means of earning money and life takes on a perilous turn. Desperate for a change Maya's parents make the decision to start over by moving to an island in the Pacific - a place they are sure is paradise. Life in their new home starts to take on an order and while Maya misses her friends she finds a new companion in a girl who lives close by. Maya's parents, however, seem to be unable to make a true commitment to their new life and it takes Maya to point out the obvious - that the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence and making a change doesn't always make a difference.
As Maya begins to realise that paradise is not always what it seems, can she bring her family back home again?
As Maya begins to realise that paradise is not always what it seems, can she bring her family back home again?
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Pushkin Children's BooksISBN-13:9781782693888ISBN-10:1782693882UPC:9781782693888Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Science & NatureBook Topic:Activism & Social Justice, Environment, New ExperienceSize:7.70 x 5.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.55Product ID:SC1ZB027WQ
Ele Fountain worked as an editor in children's publishing where she helped launch and nurture the careers of many prize-winning and bestselling authors. Ele's debut novel, Boy 87 (published in the US as Refugee 87), won four awards and was nominated for nine more, including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Her novel Fake garnered teh 2024-2025 Sunshine State Award for Young Readers. She lives in Hampshire with her husband and two daughters.
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