Son of the Sea

Author: Pickard, Richard

Health & personal development

Published on 11 May 2023 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom.

A magical, wondrous novel by the author of The Peculiar

Tale of the Tentacle Boy - about a boy who longs

to swim, and a town with a mysterious past ...

'A hilarious and warm-hearted mystery set in a secretive seaside

town, Son of the Sea had me hooked!' JENNIFER

BELL, AUTHOR OF LEGENDARIUM

'A splashing success, frothing with adventure. This beautiful

book is a witty, warm-hearted, web-toed delight.' SAM

SEDGMAN, AUTHOR OF THE ADVENTURES

ON TRAINS SERIES

HIS FEET WERE THE FIRST CLUE ...

Casper dreams of swimming the Channel. Surely, he was born to

use his webbed toes ... Instead, he's strictly forbidden to go near

water.

When his parents have an unlucky accident, Casper is sent to stay

with a grandmother he's never met - where he discovers his special

tie to the sea ...

From the acclaimed author of The Peculiar Tale of

the Tentacle Boy - winner of the Times/Chicken

House Competition Chairman's Choice Award

Packed full of magical realism, humour, LGBTQ+ representation

and a message of acceptance

Perfect for readers aged 9 and up