Summary
Imagine that a few years from now England is covered by water, and Norwich is an island.
Zoe, left behind in the confusion when her parents escaped, survives there as best she can. Alone and desperate among marauding gangs, she manages to dig a derelict boat out of the mud and gets away to Eels Island. But Eels Island, whose raggle-taggle inhabitants are dominated by the strange boy Dooby, is full of danger too.
The belief that she will one day find her parents spurs Zoe on to…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781858817637 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1858817633 |
| Author: | Marcus Sedgwick |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Orion Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2000 |
| Weight: | 127g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 10mm |
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Entirely deserving of the Branford Boase Award, Floodland is a stunning debut novel that precluded more literary brilliance to follow.
Entirely deserving of the Branford Boase Award, Floodland is a stunning debut novel that precluded more literary brilliance to follow. * Marty Mulrooney, ALTERNATIVE MAGAZINE ONLINE *
About The Author
Marcus Sedgwick
Marcus Sedgwick works in children’s publishing and before that he was a bookseller. His books have been shortlisted for many awards, including The Guardian Children’s Fiction Award, the Blue Peter Book Award, the Carnegie Medal and the Edgar Allan Poe Award. Marcus lives in Sussex and has a young daughter, Alice.
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