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Across the Risen Sea


School year: Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7

No. of pages 287

Published: 2020

Great for age 6-12 years

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From the multi award-winning Australian author of 'How to Bee' and 'The Dog Runner', another original and heartfelt middle-grade fiction adventure, exploring themes of loyalty, resilience, courage and the environment. Neoma and Jag and their small community are 'living gentle lives' on high ground surrounded by the risen sea that has caused widespread devastation. When strangers from the Valley of the Sun arrive unannounced, the friends find themselves drawn into a web of secrecy and lies that endangers their whole way of life. Soon, daring, loyal Neoma must set off on a solo mission across the risen sea, determined to rescue her best friend and find the truth that will save her village.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

There are 287 pages in this book. This book was published in 2020 by Old Barn Books .

Bren MacDibble was raised on farms all over New Zealand, so is an expert about being a kid on the land. She now lives in Melbourne with her family and a cheeky dog, works with gifted children, and teaches writing in further education. She particularly loves science fiction. 'How to Bee' is Bren's first children's novel to be available in the UK.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Best Book of the Year
This book was recognised by the Best Book of the Year.

Sefton Super Reads Award
This book was recognised by the Sefton Super Reads Award.

Esther Glen Award - Fiction - Junior
This book was recognised in the Fiction - Junior category by the Esther Glen Award.

New Zealand Book Award for Children and Young Adults - Fiction - Young Readers
This book was recognised in the Fiction - Young Readers category by the New Zealand Book Award for Children and Young Adults.

NSW Premier's Literary Award
This book was recognised by the Nsw Premier's Literary Award.

Hearst Magazines Big Book Award
This book was recognised by the Hearst Magazines Big Book Award.

New Zealand Children's Book Award - Fiction
This book was recognised in the Fiction category of the New Zealand Children's Book Award . TheNew Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adultsare administered by theNew Zealand Book Awards Trust. In 2016, the Awards merged with the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) Awards. The awards are judged by a panel of five.Categories include: Margaret Mahy Book of the Year, Picture Book Award, Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction, Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction, Young Adult Fiction Award, Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu Award for Te Reo M?ori, Russell Clark Award for Illustration, Best First Book Award

North Somerset Teachers' Book Award
This book was recognised by the North Somerset Teachers' Book Award.

New Zealand Children's Book Award
The New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are administered by the New Zealand Book Awards Trust. In 2016, the Awards merged with the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) Awards. The awards are judged by a panel of five. Categories include: Margaret Mahy Book of the Year, Picture Book Award, Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction, Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction, Young Adult Fiction Award, Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu Award for Te Reo M?ori, Russell Clark Award for Illustration, Best First Book Award

Australian Book Design Award
This book was recognised by the Australian Book Design Award.

UKLA Book Award
This book was recognised by the UKLA Book Award.

Children's Book Council of Australia Awards - Book Of the Year
This book was recognised in the Book of the Year category by the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards.