"A gripping paranormal horror with an environmental message"
Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2021
Set in a quiet lakeside community in 1800’s Scotland with one open secret — everyone knows that Alva's father killed her mother. Alva is planning to leave as soon as she can, but then the waters in the loch start dropping. And some things should stay hidden... When rumours start of dark creatures rising from the lake, Alva ignores them.
But as terror begins to hold the village in its grip, Alva comes to realise that there may well be a connection between the secrets of her past and the horror of her present.
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Everyone knows what happened to Alva's mother, all those years ago. But when dark forces begin to stir in Ormscaula, Alva has to face a very different future - and question everything she thought she knew about her past... Unsettling, sharply beautiful and thought-provoking, Hold Back the Tide is the new novel from Melinda Salisbury, bestselling author of The Sin Eater's Daughter trilogy.
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Everyone knows what happened to Alva's mother, all those years ago. But when dark forces begin to stir in Ormscaula, Alva has to face a very different future - and question everything she thought she knew about her past...
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Hold Back The Tide and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
Hold Back The Tide features in the following genres: Horror & Ghost Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Thrillers, Adventure Stories, Featured Books for Young Adults, Recommendations
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Hold Back The Tide was written by Melinda Salisbury and published by Scholastic
Hold Back The Tide has 297 pages
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