An Island of Our Own - Softcover

Nicholls, Sally

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529 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1407124331 ISBN 13: 9781407124339

Publisher: Scholastic, 2015

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From one of the brightest talents in children's fiction and the winner of the Waterstones Children's Book prize comes a new novel about family and friendship. Siblings Jonathan, Holly and Davy have been struggling to survive since the death of their mother, and are determined to avoid being taken into care. When the family's wealthy but eccentric Great-Aunt Irene has a stroke, they go to visit her. Unable to speak or write, she gives Holly some photographs that might lead them to an inheritance that could solve all their problems. But they're not the only ones after the treasure...

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Suspenseful, funny, touching, and in its affirmative philosophy, exhilarating. --Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times

I'm such a fan of Nicholls and this is top of my reading pile. --The Bookseller

About the Author:

Sally Nicholls wrote her first novel WAYS TO LIVE FOREVER, which won the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize, during her masters at Bath Spa University. Her other novels include SEASON OF SECRETS, ALL FALL DOWN and CLOSE YOUR PRETTY EYES, all of which received rave reviews. She lives in Oxford. @Sally_Nicholls www.sallynicholls.com

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