By Katya Balen (author) , Rachael Dean (illustrator) Part of the The Thames and Tide Club series
"A group of young wannabe archaeologists who get more than they bargained for when searching the banks of the Thames"
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A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month May 2023
Award winning Katya Balen spins a delightfully funny and fanciful adventure story as mudlarkers Clem and her friends Ash and Zara find something really special hidden in the Thames riverside. Unearthing it sets them off on a madcap and very, very wet adventure in a London that it is at once familiar and totally unrecognisable.
Katya Balen’s vividly imagined and brilliantly controlled underwater world is perfectly captured in Rachel Dean’s delightful illustrations.
Clem and her friends Ash and Zara are members of the Thames and Tide Club!
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Every weekend they go mudlarking by the river, searching for treasures that have washed up on the shore. Clem has found old things, new things and a whole heap of rubbish. But one day, she finds something really special. Something magical that belongs in the river and must be returned to its rightful owner ... or else.
Before they know it, the Thames and Tide Club are on the weirdest, wildest, under-wateriest adventure they could possibly have imagined on a mission to save Under-water London!
This is Katya Balen's first young fiction series, featuring a group of young wannabe archaeologists who get more than they bargained for when searching the banks of the Thames.
Praise for October, October;
Katya Balen's October, October is a very special new addition to the shelf and deserves classic status - Times Children's Book of the Week
The most wonderful, original treasure of a story - Emma Carroll
Katya Balen is an award-winning author of books for children. Katya's debut novel, The Space We’re In , was published in 2019 and was highly commended for the Branford Boase Award. Her second, October, October , won the Yoto Carnegie Medal. Her third novel, The Light in Everything, was published in 2022.
When she’s not writing books, Katya likes to scroll through dog-rescue websites, bake, and attempt to keep all her house plants alive. She lives in London with her partner and their dogs Raffi and Mouse.
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Clem and her friends Ash and Zara are members of the Thames and Tide Club! Every weekend they go mudlarking by the river, searching for treasures that have washed up on the shore.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Thames and Tide Club and the Secret City and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
The Thames and Tide Club and the Secret City features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Books of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Historical Fiction, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Star Books, Featured Books for 7+ readers
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The Thames and Tide Club and the Secret City was written by Katya Balen and published by Bloomsbury Childrens Books an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The Thames and Tide Club and the Secret City has 147 pages
Yes it is part of The Thames and Tide Club series
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