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The Island at the End of Everything
by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Ami is taken from her mother and shipped to an orphanage on another island, and plans the journey back across the water to see her once more.
A story about children and families, moving and thoughtful in tone. We would put it with children of 9–12, and at a reading age of about 10 for reading alone.
Worth knowing before you buy
- Serious illness
- Separated from family
- A death or grief
None of this makes it a bad book — often the opposite. It is here so you can decide whether it is right for your child now or in a year or two.
If they like this, try these
Chosen by matching age, reading age, tone and subject — not by what is selling.
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Listen to the MoonMichael Morpurgo
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Or let them write their own.
Nothing gets a child reading like a story they invented themselves. Your child plans the characters and the plot, and we write, illustrate and print it as a real book with their name on the cover as the author.
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