By Nicola Skinner (author)
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Longlisted for the UKLA Book Award 2022 ages 7-10
Inspired by the true history of the SS Great Britain, Starboard is about the friendship, heroism and bravery that you can find in others, whether they're made of flesh or iron. It's about taking control of your own life and going on epic adventures. But most of all, it's about finding out who you really dare to be, when you're completely out of your depth...
The extraordinarily inventive and inspiring new middle-grade novel from the rapturously acclaimed author of Bloom.
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This is the story of Kirsten, an apparently happy and successful 11-year-old YouTube star who meets a ship that comes alive... and is claimed by it as its new captain as it breaks free from its dry dock.
Inspired by the true history of the SS Great Britain, Starboard is about the friendship, heroism and bravery that you can find in others, whether they're made of flesh or iron.
It's about taking control of your own life and going on epic adventures. But most of all, it's about finding out who you really dare to be, when you're completely out of your depth...
'A uniquely brilliant story about setting your own course; clever, funny and moving' Anna James, author of Pages & Co.
'Spectacular. A wild, hilarious, surreal adventure of self-discovery' Guardian
'An impressive feat, achieved with prose that often feels newly minted' Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week
'A fabulously entertaining, hugely inventive novel of epic adventure, friendship and bravery' Editor's Choice, Bookseller
'A gloriously imaginative adventure' Daily Mail
'A hilarious, beautiful book... a blooming marvellous read' Onjali Q. Rauf, author of The Boy at the Back of the Class
'A riotous, original and timely reminder that sometimes rules are made to be broken.' Guardian Books of the Year
'A cracking debut... fresh and fun' Times Children's Book of the Week
'Delightful... Humorous, original...' Amanda Craig, New Statesman
'A gorgeous debut... assured, funny, compelling' Guardian
'Original, surprising and wonderfully surreal' The Bookseller
'Hugely inventive' Independent
'Funny, moving and surprising, told with real wisdom and heart' The Bookseller
'Surprising and endearing' Daily Mail
Nicola Skinner worked as a copywriter and journalist before turning to novels. BLOOM is her first book for children.
UKLA Book Awards - 2022
UKLA Book Awards 2022
A House Without Walls
Alyssa Hollingsworth
The extraordinarily inventive and inspiring new middle-grade novel from the rapturously acclaimed author of Bloom. This is the story of Kirsten, an apparently happy and successful 11-year-old YouTube star who meets a ship that comes alive... and is claimed by it as its new captain as it breaks free from its dry dock.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Starboard and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-12 years old
Starboard features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Stories about Family and Friends
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Starboard was written by Nicola Skinner and published by HarperCollins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Starboard has 398 pages
£6.29, reduced from £6.99. Not Available.
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