Message to the Sea

Zusatztext Sympathetically writen! dealing with issues such as mourning! hope! expectation and belief and can be recommended Informationen zum Autor Alex Shearer was born in Wick, in the far North of Scotland. He has written several TV series, stage plays, radio plays and comedy scripts. Moving into writing for children, his novels BOOTLEG and THE GREATEST STORE IN THE WORLD were adapted for television by the BBC, and his 2003 novel THE SPEED OF THE DARK was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. He has previously published THE CLOUD HUNTERS, SKY RUN and THE MINISTRY OF GHOSTS with Hot Key Books. Alex lives in Somerset and is married with two grown-up children. Klappentext ANYONE COULD SEND A MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE. BUT WHEN THE SEA STARTED WRITING BACK TO YOU, THAT WAS SPECIAL. AND EVEN A LITTLE TERRIFYING. It's been a year since Tom Pellow's dad was lost at sea, but it's hard to accept that he's really gone. There's no grave to mark where his ship sank, with no survivors, far away across the ocean. Tom is drawn to the water, intrigued by the secrets it holds. So he starts writing messages in bottles, and sending them out on the tide. He doesn't really expect a reply - but sometime hope is all you need. A charming and beautifully written story about grief, hope and miracles. Zusammenfassung He doesn't really expect to hear back, but Tom keeps writing anyway, sending messages out on the tide and searching the waves for a reply. One day he finds one. But if Tom's dad didn't perish at sea, where is he?A charming and beautifully written story about grief, hope and miracles.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Alex Shearer, Shearer Alex
• Verlag: Templar Publishing
• Sprache: Deutsch
• Altersempfehlung: 9 bis 12 Jahre
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9781848125698
• ISBN: 978-1-84812-569-8
• Seiten: 224
• Themen: Kinder- und Jugendbücher > Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre; Kinder/Jugendliche: Familienromane, Kinder/Jugendliche: Persönliche und soziale Themen: Tod und Verlust, empfohlenes Alter: ab 9 Jahre, JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Parents, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Death & Dying, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Interest age: from c 9 years