No catches, no fine print just unconditional book loving for your children with their favourites saved to their own digital bookshelf.
New members get entered into our monthly draw to win £100 to spend in your local bookshop plus lots lots more...
Find out moreA Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month May 2018 | Full of hope and wonder but also shot through with deep feelings of sadness this is a beautiful story about the importance of belonging. Azi’s home is with his grandfather on a Mediterranean island but he has always known that it isn’t where he was born. When Grandfather goes missing Azi, together with the dog who has befriended him and a young girl who is visiting the island, sets out to find him and to discover the truth about where he really comes from. Sarah Lean has created an original and touching story based on true stories about migration.
Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month for May 2018
Square by Mac Barnett
A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge
A Perfect Day by Lane Smith
Gaspard the Fox by Zeb Soanes & James Mayhew
Wonder Goal! by Michael Foreman
The Sand Dog by Sarah Lean
The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell
Plantopedia by Adrienne Barman
When Azi's grandfather leaves their small Mediterranean island, Azi waits every day for him to return. The arrival of a nesting turtle and a tall sandy dog convinces Azi that it must mean that Grandfather is on his way. As Azi digs deeper into the past, he begins to unravel hidden secrets and starts to find out just how alike he and his grandfather really are. And without him, Azi knows he will never feel complete...
ISBN: | 9780008165819 |
Publication date: | 31st May 2018 |
Author: | Sarah Lean |
Publisher: | HarperCollins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 272 pages |
Suitable for: | 11+ readers, 9+ readers |
Genres: | Family / Home Stories |
Recommendations: | Julia Eccleshare's Picks, eBooks |
One of the World Book Day 2014 Authors Sarah Lean grew up in Wells, Somerset but now lives in Dorset with her husband, son and dog. She has worked as a pageplanner for a newspaper, a stencil-maker and a gardener, amongst various other things. She gained a first class English degree and became a primary school teacher before returning to complete an MA in Creative and Critical Writing with University of Winchester.
More About Sarah Lean