An Island of Our Own by Sally Nicholls
  

An Island of Our Own

Written by Sally Nicholls

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Shortlisted for the UKLA 2016 Book Award in the 12 - 16 year old category.

Shortlisted for the 2015 Costa Children's Book Award - Shortlisted for the 2015 Guardian Children's Book prize From the winner of the Waterstones Children's Book prize comes a new novel about family and friendship. Jonathan, Holly and Davy have been struggling since their mother's death. On a visit to eccentric Great-Aunt Irene, they receive some photographs that could lead them to an inheritance. But they're not the only ones after the treasure...

“A very modern book which has the feel of a classic as well as heaps of heart.” Costa Children's Book Award Judges

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An Island of Our Own by Sally Nicholls

Siblings Jonathan, Holly and Davy have been struggling to survive since the death of their mother, and are determined to avoid being taken into care. When the family's wealthy but eccentric Great-Aunt Irene has a stroke, they go to visit her. Unable to speak or write, she gives Holly some photographs that might lead them to an inheritance that could solve all their problems. But they're not the only ones after the treasure...

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“A very modern book which has the feel of a classic as well as heaps of heart.” Costa Children's Book Award Judges

About the Author

Sally Nicholls

I was born in Stockton-on-Tees, just after midnight, in a thunderstorm. My father died when I was two, and my brother Ian and I were brought up my mother. I always wanted to write - when people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I used to say "I'm going to be a writer" - very definite.

I went to two secondary schools - a little Quaker school in North Yorkshire (where it was so cold that thick woolly jumpers were part of the school uniform) and a big comprehensive. I was very lonely at the little school, but I made friends at the comprehensive and got on all right. I didn't like being a teenager very much, though.

I now live in a little house in Oxford, writing stories, and trying to believe my luck.

Photo credit Barrington Stoke website

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Paperback
240 pages

Author

Sally Nicholls
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Author's Website

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Publisher

Scholastic Press an imprint of Scholastic

Publication date

2nd April 2015

ISBN

9781407124339

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