The Shell Keepers
Truly Johnston
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Extract
It emerged from the mud gleaming and glorious. Corrine’s heart stopped. Could this be the birthday treasure Siya had promised?
They had spent the morning mudlarking on the Thames, and she was yearning to find a gleaming bracelet or an ancient coin. But this looked even more special.
‘Siya, I’ve got something!’ she called.
Her grandfather looked up with interest. ‘Not another plastic spoon? All these things that people throw away.’ He frowned and picked his way across the grey mud, carefully side-stepping chunks of red brick and flint.
About the book
An enchanting and sunny seaside adventure, for ages 8+.
When Corrine picks up a shell on the beach, she doesn’t expect to see a tiny girl inside it.
Kauri lives below the sand and sea, travelling with her family on the tides. But now their miniature world is in danger, and they need a shell keeper to keep them safe . . .
- A cosy middle-grade debut from Truly Johnston, winner of the Bath Children’s Novel Award 2022.
- A heart-warming tale about a family of miniature people cast adrift in the human world.
- Shades of The Borrowers in a coastal seaside setting.
- Themes of belonging, identity, environment and activism, wrapped up in a sunny adventure and treasure hunt.
