Between Sea and Sky

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...

About the author

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.

Summary

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...

Additional text

“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.”

Product details

• Authors: Nicola Penfold
• Publisher: Bounce
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781788953139
• ISBN: 978-1-78895-313-9
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings, Science fiction (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / Environment, FICTION 11-13