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ISBN-13: 9781787611252
RRP: £7.99
Published: 5th July 2018
Length: 416 Pages
LONGLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL
An achingly funny, touching story for anyone who has been thrown in at the deep end.
‘Smart and funny. It will tug at your heartstrings’ Dawn O’Porter
It's 1979, and thirteen-year-old Lydia has no idea how she'll cope when her dad announces that the family has to sell up and move onto a Thames sailing barge in Essex. With his girlfriend. And her three kids.
Between trying to keep her clothes dry in a leaky cabin, disastrous hair-dye attempts, awkward encounters with local boys, and coping with her suddenly enormous and troublesome family, Lydia fears she'll sink rather than swim . . .
At turns heartbreaking and uplifting, through Lydia's innocent and perceptive voice we find out that while the mud may stick, the tide can turn - and in unexpected and joyful ways.
Perfect for fans of Louise Rennison, Hilary McKay and Rae Earl
"Smart and funny. It will tug at your heartstrings"
Dawn O'Porter
"This delectable novel... Historically evocative and full of amusing thoughts, it scoots along with wind in its sails."
Nicolette Jones - Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week
"This original and tender comic novel is an apparent contradiction: a hugely funny story about grief, parental alcoholism and loneliness"
Imogen Russell Williams - Guardian
"Touching, warm, heart breaking and hilarious."
Vivian French - BookTrust - Best Kids' Books of 2018
"...poignant yet funny novel"
Mail on Sunday - Books of the Year 2018