By KMS Latham (author)
"Ancient local legend meets a modern-day tale of migrants in this story of courage and new-found friendship."
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Often rhythmic and onomatopoeic, K.M.S. Latham’s Ink tells an atmospheric, adventure- packed mystery story of courage and friendship as a mythical monster of the deep, dark sea unites three children.
Aimed at 7+ year olds, a menacing mood is evoked from the off, with a lively opening scene seeing Finlay and his family at a Harvest of the Sea Festival. With local fishermen singing a shanty about the “Devil of the Deep Dark Sea”, plus a super moon due to bring unusually high tides, the adventure-to-come is clearly foreshadowed.
A sense of peril escalates fast when three boats go missing at sea, and Finlay finds a beached sperm whale. Then news comes that a boat of migrants has gone missing during Storm Lilith, followed by Finlay’s friend claiming he sighted an enormous creature “slithering like a thousand eels” in the sea near Devil’s Island.
When the boys meet Aya, a rescued migrant, the three young adventurers risk everything to search for Aya’s missing family, and to prove that the Devil of the Deep Dark Sea might just be more than mere legend…
Ink is a tale of adventure, bravery and friendship. It is a chapter book that would appeal to readers of 7 to 9+ years.
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Finlay sees a mysterious shape under the surface of the sea and is convinced it is a local legend come to life, an enormous sea monster that haunts the shores.
When a migrant boat goes missing, Finlay and his best friend Jack promise to help a survivor, a young girl called Aya who speaks no English, to find her family and to prove the existence of the monster in doing so. The three young friends risk their lives out on the ink-black sea, in the hunt for The Devil of the Deep Dark Sea.
Katherine Latham (pen name K.M.S. Latham) is a children's and non-fiction author, published by Walker Books and Summersdale Publishing. Her upcoming cornish sea monster adventure for young readers is to be published by Beachy Books in 2023. Katherine is a journalist who writes about science, environment and society for the BBC, the Guardian, The Week Junior Science + Nature and more.
Katherine enjoys messing about in the sea, running and yoga. She lives in a little village between the Forest of Dean and the Wye Valley with her husband, three children, dog, cat and chickens.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Ink and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
Ink features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Ecological and Environmental Interest - Fiction, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 7+ readers
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Ink was written by KMS Latham and published by Beachy Books
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