Summary
A gripping, prizewinning novel about a girl surviving in a devastated world.
Imagine that a few years from now England is covered by water, and Norwich is an island.
Zoe, left behind in the confusion when her parents escaped, survives there as best she can. Alone and desperate among marauding gangs, she manages to dig a derelict boat out of the mud and gets away to Eels Island. But Eels Island, whose raggle-taggle inhabitants are dominated by the strange boy Dooby, is f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781858817637 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1858817633 |
| Author: | Marcus Sedgwick |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Orion Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2000 |
| Weight: | 127g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 10mm |
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Entirely deserving of the Branford Boase Award, Floodland is a stunning debut novel that precluded more literary brilliance to follow.
Entirely deserving of the Branford Boase Award, Floodland is a stunning debut novel that precluded more literary brilliance to follow. * Marty Mulrooney, ALTERNATIVE MAGAZINE ONLINE *
About The Author
Marcus Sedgwick
Marcus Sedgwick
(8 April 1968 - 15 November 2022)
Marcus Sedgwick was a highly acclaimed author, recognized for his significant contributions to young adult literature.
Major Awards and Honors:
- 2014 Michael L. Printz Award Winner: For his novel Midwinterblood.
- Printz Honors: Received two Printz Honors, for Revolver (2011) and The Ghosts of Heaven (2016). This recognition marks him as having the most citations to date for America’s most prestigious book prize for young adult writing.
- Branford-Boase Award (2001): For his debut novel, Floodland.
- Booktrust Teenage Prize (2007): For My Swordhand is Singing.
- Blue Peter Book Award (2011): For Lunatics and Luck, part of The Raven Mysteries series.
Other Notable Recognition:
- Shortlisted for over forty other awards, including:
- Carnegie Medal (seven times)
- Edgar Allan Poe Award (twice)
- Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize (four times)
- Nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award three times (2016, 2017, 2018).
Professional Contributions:
- Writer in Residence: Bath Spa University (three years).
- Reviewer: For The Guardian newspaper.
- Creative Writing Tutor: At Arvon and Ty Newydd.
- Judge: Served on numerous book award panels, including the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and the Costa Book Awards.
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