On a late autumn day in 1977 a fishing boat dredges the carcass of a huge sea monster from the black waters of the Pacific.
In a peaceful suburban neighbourhood, three children go to the shop to buy ice-cream and never return home.
These events trouble Adrian, but then most things do. He's afraid of quicksand, tidal waves, self-combustion, shopping centres... A timid boy, who says little and does what he's told, he finds there is much in his world that he cannot understand. He lives with his gran and his Uncle Rory; his only friend is Clinton Tull, his one talent is for drawing. The routine of his life rarely changes - until the day the new children arrive in the house across the street. Then everything changes.
Sonya Hartnett's dark, poignant and suspenseful novel perfectly captures the tenderness, cruelty and skewed perceptions of childhood.
Kids will love this hilarious fairy tale adventure packed with clever twists, familiar characters and page-turning fun.
The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
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Sonya Hartnett is the award-winning author of many novels for teens and young adults, inlcuding Thursday's Child, winner of the Guardian Children's Book Award; What the Birds See, winner of the Age Book of the Year in Australia; Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf; The Ghost's Child and The Silver Donkey, as well as a number of books for younger readers. In 2008, S
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