"This dyslexia-friendly novelisation of the true story of a Victorian girl’s courage at sea is a thrilling, atmospheric read."
Interest Age 9+ Reader Age 8
Based on real-life events that saw Victorian heroine Grace Darling’s bravery at sea celebrated and rewarded (as the author shares in her Afterword, “Grace’s bravery astonished the country. Even Queen Victoria heard about her”), Hilary McKay’s Becoming Grace is an immensely inspirational story.
At the age of eight, Grace, the daughter of a lighthouse keeper, almost drowned. As a result, she grows up terrified of the sea, though it plays such a big part in her family’s life. As her older siblings leave home, Grace feels the shifting tides of time — family, growing up, and change are also at the fore of this story.
Then, one night it falls to Grace and her father to rescue the survivors of a terrible crash at sea, with Grace spurring the rescue, and forced to confront her biggest fear head on: “The sea was like a woken wild animal. And Grace’s oar was alive and trying to escape. Her breath came in gasps amidst the wind and spray, the twisting oar, the wrestling sea.”
Retold with energy and atmosphere, and with the needs of dyslexic readers in mind, Becoming Grace does beautiful justice to the real Grace, and provides modern-day readers with a thrilling tale of bravery.
Award-winning Hilary McKay brings the childhood of Victorian heroine Grace Darling to life in this heartfelt reimagining of her life up to and including the Forfarshire shipwreck.
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Award-winning Hilary McKay brings the childhood of Victorian heroine Grace Darling to life in this heartfelt reimagining of her life up to and including the Forfarshire shipwreck. Grace Darling nearly drowned when she was eight years old, leaving her with a fear of boats and the sea.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Becoming Grace and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
Becoming Grace features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Books of the Month, Recommendations, Adventure Stories, Historical Fiction, True Stories, Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 9+, Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 11+, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
Paperback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. In Stock.
Becoming Grace was written by Hilary McKay and published by Barrington Stoke an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Becoming Grace has 101 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.
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