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Where the World Ends

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Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean is set in the summer of 1727 and follows a group of boys and men stranded on a sea stac in St Kilda during a fowling expedition. Left to survive in a harsh, unforgiving environment, the story explores their resilience and the struggle for hope in the face of isolation and despair. It captures the essence of human endurance and the mysteries of the world beyond their familiar reaches.
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This gripping tale may appeal to you if you enjoy stories set in remote locations, filled with adventure and survival themes. It explores camaraderie, the strength of human spirit, and how young boys face challenges in unforgiving landscapes. If you cherish tales about resilience and the triumph of hope against adversity, this might captivate you.

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Where the World Ends

Every summer Quill and his friends are put ashore on a remote sea stac to hunt birds. But this summer, no one arrives to take them home. Surely nothing but the end of the world can explain why they've been abandoned - cold, starving and clinging to life, in the grip of a murderous ocean. How will they survive?

Winner of the CILIP Carnegie Medal, 2018

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Winner of the CILIP Carnegie Medal, 2018
Winner of the CILIP Carnegie Medal.Every summer Quill and his friends are put ashore on a remote sea stac to hunt birds. But this summer, no one arrives to take them home.Surely nothing but the end of the world can explain why they've been abandoned - cold, starving and clinging to life, in the grip of a murderous ocean. How will they survive?'Brilliant, beautiful...as unpredictable as the sea itself' Philip Reeve, author of The Mortal Engines'This is the best book I've read this year. Extraordinary' Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink and Stars

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Where the World Ends is praised for its ability to captivate readers with the enchanting allure of childhood reading. Critics highlight its harsh beauty and originality, describing it as an emotionally impactful historical novel. McCaughrean's storytelling is noted for its vivid evocation of place and atmosphere, with her work characterised by precision and an almost magical quality.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781474943437

Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 February 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 199.0mm

Weight: 280g

Pages: 336

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Young Adult

About the Author

Geraldine McCaughrean is one of today's most successful and highly regarded children's authors. She has won the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Children's Book Award three times, the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Smarties Bronze Award four times, the prestigious U.S. Printz Award and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award. She was chosen to write the official sequel to J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, Peter Pan in Scarlet, which was published to wide critical acclaim. Geraldine lives in Berkshire with her husband John and the lingering shades of all those characters she has invented in her books. Author location: Berkshire

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