Pearl of the Sea

Name: Pearl of the Sea
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SKU: 9781946395740
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By Raffaella Delle Donne and Anthony Silverston

Summary

Pearl of the Sea follows Pearl, a resilient teenager from a sleepy South African town who finds solace in the ocean after her mother leaves. Her life takes a turn when she encounters Otto, an ancient sea monster threatened by poachers. With help from a new friend and her loyal one-eyed pup, Pearl embarks on a daring adventure to protect Otto, confront her past, and embrace her true self, including her feelings for a classmate. This graphic novel brilliantly blends vibrant full-colour illustrations with themes of nature, courage, and self-discovery.
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This book is ideal for readers who enjoy graphic novels with strong, relatable young heroines and adventurous tales set in rich natural environments. It will particularly appeal to teens and young adults interested in stories about friendship, personal growth, and conservation.

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From the award-winning animation team behind the films Khumba, Zambezia, and Seal Team

Pearl has always felt more comfortable in the sea than surrounded by the people in her sleepy South African town who always seem to let her down. But when a new friend from below the surface is taken by poachers, Pearl may need a little help after all.

Since her mother left, Pearl has spent more and more time in the ocean, fishing to help her father pay the bills. But when she gets mixed up with a group of illegal abalone poachers and starts diving near a restricted wreck, Pearl meets an ancient sea monster named Otto—who isn't quite as monstrous as she thought.

When Otto's enemies come back to finish what they started, Pearl is the only one who can save him, but only if she has the courage to let go of her past and open up to others—including the girl from class she's got a crush on.

With her one-eyed pup sidekick and a whole lot of nerve, Pearl may just be able to save Otto and finally tell the truth to her father... and, more importantly, to herself. With vibrant full-colour illustrations, Pearl of the Sea is a South African adventure story exploring how we are both bound to and freed by nature, seen through the eyes of a tough teen-aged heroine determined to live life by her own rules.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781946395740

Publisher: Catalyst Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 March 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Catalyst Books

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Illustrated by Willem Samuel

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 168

Collections

Adult Graphic Novels Anthony Silverston Fiction Graphic Novels LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ Romance Raffaella Delle Donne Young Adult

About the Author

Anthony Silverstonis partner andHead of Development atTriggerfish Animation Studios in South Africa where he is currently overseeing a slate of projects in development and production. These includeKizazi Moto: Generation Fire, an anthology of 10 short films in production with Disney+,Mama K's Team 4 with Netflix,andKiyaIn 2015, he oversaw the Story Lab, an initiative where 4 feature films and 4 TV series were chosen to be developed after a continent-wide search that drew almost 1400 entries.He also directed and co-wrote the feature filmKhumbaHe has produced and written onSeal Team (released globally in December 2021 on Netflix), as well as Triggerfish's first featureZambezia.Silverston was also producer of the short filmBelly Flopwhich screened at over 135 festivals and won 14 awards, and the Blender short film,Troll Girl.Before joining Triggerfish, he completed three independent stop-motion shorts of his own. He is also a published Microbiologist, which is a fact that has become increasingly less useful over the years.

RaffaellaDelle Donnee was the TV Development Executive for the Triggerfish Studios/Disney Storylab that incubated Mama K's Team 4 and co-wrote the award-winning features Adventures in Zambezia and Khumba. Raffaella is currently a writer and Executive Creative Consultant on Kiya and the Kimoja Heroes, a new preschool show slated for release on Disney.

Willem Samuelis a visual artist working in animation and comic books. His autobiographical novel,Mengelmoes, was published in the UK bySoaring Penguin Pressin 2016 to critical acclaim. His comic work has featured in zines internationally, including the cult seriesBitterkomixand in cyberspace via the award-winning online anthologyAces Weekly, brainchild of David Lloyd (V for Vendetta). Previously, Willem Art Directed the pan-African comicSupa Strikas, which was adapted into an animated series. More recently he served as Head of Story on the animated featureSeal Teamas well as creating concept art for theWarhammer+streaming series,Hammer & Bolter.