By Clare Weze (author)
"A story to startle and enchant readers, and surely one of the most original books of the year"
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Clare Weze’s debut The Lightning Catcher was a LoveReading4Kids pick, a fresh and original story with a charm all of its own. Her new story, The Storm Swimmer , is another intoxicating mix of the mundane and the truly magical, and fizzes with the same energy.
Ginika’s parents have money troubles and when they are evicted from their home, take her to live with her grandparents in their seaside boarding house. Normally a treat, she is lonely and misses her home, her friends, even her beloved view of the Docklands Light Railway. Lying on the tideline gazing at the sea, her eye is caught by a boy, but a boy like no other – his hair and skin gleam green-grey, and he lives in the waves.
A friendship develops, Ginika and Peri sharing moments of ordinary but still exhilarating joy, exploring the town and its funfair. When life on land proves damaging to Peri though, can Ginika keep him safe and still a secret? This is a story to startle readers, bubbling with glee one moment, sinking to the depths the next, and it is impossible not to be swept away with Ginika and Peri. One of the most unusual and original books of the year.
The author of The Lightning Catcher is back with an exciting, imaginative and heartfelt middle grade novel perfect for fans of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant and The Shark Caller.
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The author of The Lightning Catcher is back with an exciting, imaginative and heartfelt middle grade novel perfect for fans of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant and The Shark Caller .
Summer was supposed to be Ginika's time for fun, friends and fairs. But instead she's been sent to live at the dead-end seaside boarding house her grandparents run. Even though her parents say it's just for a little while, she can't help feeling abandoned and heartbroken to be missing out on everything she loves back home.
And then she meets Peri. He leaps and dives through the water like a dolphin and he talks like a burst of bubbles. He's not exactly a mermaid, but he's definitely something Ginika's never seen before. His family is far away too, but unlike Ginika, he loves his independence. As Ginika shows Peri her world, she starts to feel free as well.
They don't need anyone else when they've got each other. But then the lights and noise of the human world start to change Peri. And when things spin out of control, Ginika must be the bravest she's ever been to face her fears and make the hardest decision of her life.
Join Ginika and Peri as they dive beneath the waves and walk the lands that will take them into each other's worlds on an adventure they will never forget and a life-changing friendship.
Praise for The Lightning Catcher:
'A fun, fast-paced fusion of science and imagination ... an electrifying adventure!' - Sophie Anderson
'I loved this story of intrigue, danger and complicated friendship. Clare Weze is an amazing new voice' - Nizrana Farook
'An intelligent, highly charged, imaginative novel where science and fiction mesh and fizz extraordinarily to create a weird and wonderful adventure' - Candid Cocoa
'This is great fun; an energetic middle-grade debut with a fresh contemporary feel and a good dash of Stranger Things' - Bookseller
Clare Weze was raised in London and Yorkshire and has British and Nigerian heritage. She writes for adults and children and has always written around her day job, starting out as a hairdresser in London’s West End, then moving on to a science degree, postgraduate studies and work in the fields of biomedical and environmental research.
The Lightning Catcher was her debut novel for children, Clare also contributed a story to Happy Here the anthology of stories from 10 Black British writers and illustrators.
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The author of The Lightning Catcher is back with an exciting, imaginative and heartfelt middle grade novel perfect for fans of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant and The Shark Caller. Summer was supposed to be Ginika's time for fun, friends and fairs.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Storm Swimmer and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
The Storm Swimmer features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Fantasy / Magical, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, PSHE: Family Issues, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Featured Books for 9+ readers
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The Storm Swimmer was written by Clare Weze and published by Bloomsbury Childrens Books an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The Storm Swimmer has 307 pages
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