By Annet Schaap (author)
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Longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2020
The lighthouse keeper’s daughter, Lampie, becomes a maid at the very strange house of Admiral Black. It is rumoured that there is a monster in the attic but, as Lampie soon comes to realise, not everything strange and different is monstrous. This has the qualities of the great fairy tales but with a bite which resonates with the contemporary world.
Every evening Lampie the lighthouse keeper's daughter must light a lantern to warn ships away from the rocks. But one stormy night disaster strikes. The lantern goes out, a ship is wrecked and an adventure begins.
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In disgrace, Lampie is sent to work as a maid at the Admiral's Black House, where rumour has it that a monster lurks in the tower. But what she finds there is stranger and more beautiful than any monster. Soon Lampie is drawn into a fairytale adventure in a world of mermaids and pirates, where she must fight with all her might for friendship, freedom and the right to be different.
Annet Schaap is one of the Netherlands' best-loved illustrators. Her debut novel, Lampie and the Children of the Sea won four prizes in the Netherlands and Flanders, including the Gouden Griffel for the best Dutch children's book of the year. It was translated into twenty languages and was the first translated book to ever be shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
UKLA Book Awards - 2020
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Every evening Lampie the lighthouse keeper's daughter must light a lantern to warn ships away from the rocks. But one stormy night disaster strikes.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Lampie and the Children of the Sea and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-12 years old
Lampie and the Children of the Sea features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Stories about Family and Friends, Fantasy / Magical, Traditional Tales, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations
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Lampie and the Children of the Sea was written by Annet Schaap and published by Pushkin Children's Books
Lampie and the Children of the Sea has 334 pages
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