Julia and the Shark

From bestselling author Kiran Millwood Hargrave and acclaimed illustrator Tom de Freston comes an extraordinary story about family, friendship and hope. Illustrated throughout in black, white and yellow, this stunning book is perfect for 9+ fans of David Almond, Sally Gardner and Frances Hardinge.

'Stunning' Cressida Cowell

'A book to treasure!' Jacqueline Wilson

'A classic from cover to cover' Eoin Colfer

'A rich, immersive and wondrous journey' Sophie Anderson

A remote island. A stormy summer. And an adventure as big as the Great Greenland shark ...

My name is Julia.

This is the story of the summer I spent living in a lighthouse.

The summer I almost lost my mum, and found a shark older than trees.

Don't worry though, that doesn't spoil the ending ...