The Secret of Golden Island
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The Secret of Golden Island
The Secret of Golden Island
What will two children do to win an island? From Costa-winning author of Voyage of the Sparrowhawk.
What will two children do to win an island? From Costa-winning author of Voyage of the Sparrowhawk.
What will two children do to win an island? From Costa-winning author of Voyage of the Sparrowhawk.
Skylar's old friends felt sorry for her but they were too afraid to talk to her.
Yakov's old friends were far away, blown across continents by war...
When Skylar meets Yakov she is still reeling from the news of her grandfather's stroke. Yakov is just desperate to go home. They recognise something in each other: a need for friendship, but something else fizzy beneath the surface. A refusal to accept what life has dealt them; a reckless desire to change things up for the better.
So when there's a competition to own nearby Golden Island, it's no surprise they want it.
But how can two children possibly win an island? And what will they risk to call it their own?
Exquisitely told, with compassion and empathy: an unmissable, life-affirming novel from the inimitable Natasha Farrant.
Natasha Farrant's book Voyage of the Sparrowhawk won the Costa Children's Book Award 2020.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780571382507
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 August 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Natasha Farrant is the author of the Costa Award winning novel, Voyage of the Sparrowhawk, bestselling middle-grade novels, The Children of Castle Rock and The Rescue of Ravenwood, the acclaimed Bluebell Gadsby series and Carnegie-longlisted and Branford Boase-shortlisted YA historical novel The Things We Did For Love. Her books have received plentiful awards recognition and rave reviews across the board. She lives in London with her family.
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