"In a nutshell: gripping and moving adventure story set in a wild seascape"
April 2018 Book of the Month
Jamie lives on an island in the Outer Hebrides. He loves its wild beauty and the remoteness too, though he’s aware of just how much they are at the mercy of wind, waves and weather. The island is also home to Mara, a wild spirit not much older than Jamie but, it seems, completely fearless. Her ambition is to sail her boat out to St Kilda, an island that really is at the edge of the world, and when she finally sets out, pretty well accidentally, Jamie goes too. It’s a wonderful adventure story and brilliantly told, as much about the friendship between the two children and their efforts to find a place in the world as it is about their extraordinary trip.
Readers who enjoy this story of courage, resilience and survival will also like Wild Song by Janis Mackay.
A beautifully written tale of courage, friendship, and survival. Jamie had thought that if he could just reach the boat then he could convince Mara to stay, but now he was on board and along for the ride. There was no going back, they were in this together - sailing to the islands at the edge of the world.
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A beautifully written tale of courage, friendship, and survival. Jamie had thought that if he could just reach the boat then he could convince Mara to stay, but now he was on board and along for the ride.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed To the Edge of the World and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
To the Edge of the World 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 7+ readers, Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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To the Edge of the World was written by Julia Green and published by Oxford University Press
To the Edge of the World has 215 pages
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