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The secret of Golden Island

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Though Skylar’s old friends felt sorry for her, they were too afraid to talk to her. Yakov’s old friends were far away, blown across continents by war. Skylar is longing for the grandfather she had before his stroke and trying to survive the school bully when she meets Yakov. He 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 the bad hand that life has dealt them. A reckless desire to change things up for the better. So when the island just off the coast of their town goes up for sale, it’s no surprise they want it. But how can two children possibly buy an island? And what will they risk to be able call it their own?

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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.

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Weight 0.276 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 2 cm
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Cover

Paperback

Pages

328

Language

English

Edition

Paperback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J