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A life-affirming coming-of-age novel about friendship, family and the bittersweet beauty of growing up!
For Billie, summer has always meant Pearl Beach - foaming white waves and lazy mornings, old Aunt Edith and above all, her best friend Andy. But this year, Andy is determined to grow up. Billie wants to change too, but why does growing up feel like losing their friendship forever?
Then Aunt Edith gives Billie the diary she kept as a teenager. Inside is a tale of extraordinary survival - of feeling persecution and crossing oceans, of agonizing betrayal and breathtaking first love. Guided by Edith's past, can Billie find the courage to face her own future?
| ISBN: | 9781782695585 |
| Publication date: | 7th May 2026 |
| Author: | Beth Steiner |
| Publisher: | Pushkin Children's Books an imprint of Pushkin Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
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A life-affirming coming-of-age novel about friendship, family and the bittersweet beauty of growing up! For Billie, summer has always meant Pearl Beach - foaming white waves and lazy mornings, old Aunt Edith and above all, her best friend Andy.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Pearl Beach and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
Pearl Beach features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Stories about Family and Friends, Stories in Verse, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Recommendations, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Romance / Relationship Stories
Paperback. £8.09, down from the £8.99 cover price. In Stock.
Pearl Beach was written by Beth Steiner and published by Pushkin Children's Books an imprint of Pushkin Press
Pearl Beach has 272 pages
£8.09, reduced from £8.99. In Stock.
