From the bestselling author of Darwin's Dragons comes a high-stakes aquatic adventure, perfect for fans of The Murderer's Ape! 
England, 1893, and aquarium fever is at its height.
Twelve-year-old Vinnie Fyfe works in the tea-shop at Brighton aquarium, and waits for her milliner mother to return from Paris.
The arrival of a giant octopus changes her life for ever. Discovering a talent for art, Vinnie begins to draw the extraordinary beast.
She soon realises she can communicate with the octopus through colour and – as a gripping mystery begins to unfold – discovers what true courage really means ...
The second middle-grade historical adventure by critically acclaimed Lindsay Galvin, author of Darwin's Dragons
A gripping Victorian mystery with a touching connection between a young girl and an octopus at its heart
Strong STEM and natural history themes with an underwater twist 
Effortlessly blends exciting adventure with a rip-roaring historical mystery and non-fiction elements
PRAISE FOR DARWIN'S DRAGONS: 
'A striking and original adventure ... just the sort of story I love.'EMMA CARROLL
'WHAT a voyage! [Darwin's Dragons] is everything you hope it will be ...'LUCY STRANGE
'[A] beautifully fictionalised story'THE TELEGRAPH
 
 
 
 



        

            
            

                
Publisher
                
Chicken House; 1st edition (2 Jun. 2022)
            
            
            

                
Paperback
                
384 pages
            
            
            

                
Dimensions
                
14.3 x 2.8 x 20.6 cm
            
            
            

                
Language
                
English
            
            
            

                
ISBN-10
                
1913696405
            
            
            

                
ISBN-13
                
978-1913696405
            
            
            

                
Reading age
                
9 - 12 years
            
            
        

         





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