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Son of the Sea

(2023)
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A magical, wondrous novel by the author of The Peculiar Tale of the Tentacle Boy – about a boy who longs to swim, and a town with a mysterious past ...

'A hilarious and warm-hearted mystery set in a secretive seaside town, Son of the Sea had me hooked!JENNIFER BELL, AUTHOR OF LEGENDARIUM

'A splashing success, frothing with adventure. This beautiful book is a witty, warm-hearted, web-toed delight.SAM SEDGMAN, AUTHOR OF THE ADVENTURES ON TRAINS SERIES

Casper has water in his blood, his spirit, and especially in his giant webbed toes. His greatest ambition is to be the youngest person ever to swim the Channel.

The trouble is, his mum and dad are determined to ‘protect him’ from the allure of the waves (whatever that means!) and time is running out.

But when a freak accident hospitalises his parents, Casper’s sent to stay with a grandmother he’s never met in the magical seaside town of Corallium … but can he unravel the mysterious link between himself, Corallium and the ocean?

  • From the acclaimed author of The Peculiar Tale of the Tentacle Boy – winner of the Times/Chicken House Competition Chairman's Choice Award

    Packed full of magical realism, humour, LGBTQ+ representation and a message of acceptance 

    Perfect for readers aged 9 and up

     



    Genre: Children's Fiction

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