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The Secret of Golden Island
What will two children do to win an island? From Costa-winning author of Voyage of the Sparrowhawk.
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What will two children risk to steal 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.
A perfect story. Everything Natasha Farrant writes turns to gold, and every word glows. I read it all at once and didn't want it to end - so cosy, so exciting, so truthful, so beautiful.
An epic, high-summer adventure... Everything about this book is totally and utterly golden.
Thrilling and exquisitely written, this is a classic in the making. Farrant just gets better and better!
All the charm and excitement of a classic children's adventure, and with so much warmth, hope and heart you'll be pressing this book into the hands of every young reader you know.
‘A dazzlingly good adventure. Exquisitely written and packed full of the light, heartache and possibility of childhood. A perfect jewel of a novel.’
With her signature blend of heartfelt storytelling and vivid characterisation, Farrant invites readers into a world where the past whispers to the present, challenging our heroes to find courage and hope in each other. Perfect for young readers who dream big and dare to follow their curiosity.
Natasha Farrant is the author of the Costa Award winning novel, Voyage of the Sparrowhawk, bestselling middle-grade novel, The Children of Castle Rock, the acclaimed Bluebell Gadsby series and Carnegie-longlisted and Branford Boase-shortlisted YA historical novel The Things We Did For Love. She was shortlisted for the Queen of Teen Award 2014. She lives in London with her family.
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