An exciting, thought-provoking novel about globalization, climate change and finding your place in a changing world
Maya lives in a remote house on the cost, spending her time hanging out with her friends and surfing, while her mother bakes for the local café and her father works as a fisherman. They lead a simple life and though they often struggle to get by financially they are happy and secure. But Maya's world is about to be upended. When her dad's fishing boat sinks in a ferocious storm and he ends up in hospital fighting for his life the famiy lose their only means of earning money and life takes on a perilous turn. Desperate for a change Maya's parents make the decision to start over by moving to an island in the Pacific - a place they are sure is paradise.
Life in their new home starts to take on an order and while Maya misses her friends she finds a new companion in a girl who lives close by. Maya's parents, however, seem to be unable to make a true commitment to their new life and it takes Maya to point out the obvious - that the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence and making a change doesn't always make a difference.
As Maya begins to realise that paradise is not always what it seems, can she bring her family back home again?
| ISBN: | 9781782693888 |
| Publication date: | 4th July 2024 |
| Author: | Ele Fountain |
| Publisher: | Pushkin Children's Books an imprint of Steerforth Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 255 pages |
| Primary Genre | Action Adventure |
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An exciting, thought-provoking novel about globalization, climate change and finding your place in a changing world
Maya lives in a remote house on the cost, spending her time hanging out with her friends and surfing, while her mother bakes for the local café and her father works as a fisherman. They lead a simple life and though they often struggle to get by financially they are happy and secure. But Maya's world is about to be upended. When her dad's fishing boat sinks in a ferocious storm and he ends up in hospital fighting for his life the famiy lose their only means of earning money and life takes on a perilous turn. Desperate for a change Maya's parents make the decision to start over by moving to an island in the Pacific - a place they are sure is paradise.
Life in their new home starts to take on an order and while Maya misses her friends she finds a new companion in a girl who lives close by. Maya's parents, however, seem to be unable to make a true commitment to their new life and it takes Maya to point out the obvious - that the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence and making a change doesn't always make a difference.
As Maya begins to realise that paradise is not always what it seems, can she bring her family back home again?
Storm Child features in the following genres: Action Adventure, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Activism / activists, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Environment, sustainability and green issues, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and growing up / coming of age
Storm Child is available in Paperback
Storm Child was written by Ele Fountain and published by Pushkin Children's Books an imprint of Steerforth Press
Storm Child has 255 pages
£8.09
