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Far Rockaway
On sale
3rd January 2013
Price: £7.99
CILIP Carnegie Medal, 2013
Cat is knocked down by a speeding fire truck whilst crossing 55th St and 3rd Ave in Central Manhattan. She wakes in a world made from all the books her grandfather used to read to her, peopled by some of the most memorable heroes of classic adventure fiction, brought vividly to life. Cat must earn their friendship and help as she begins an odyssey and epic quest to find the mythic Castle at the World’s End. And the name of that distant, mythic, wave-tumbled fastness? It is, of course, the castle of Far Rockaway.
If you enjoy reading good books; swashbuckling adventures with sword fights and pirates – then Far Rockaway is the book for you. Join Cat as she embarks on the journey of a lifetime.
Far Rockaway has been longlisted for the Carnegie Book Award 2013.
If you enjoy reading good books; swashbuckling adventures with sword fights and pirates – then Far Rockaway is the book for you. Join Cat as she embarks on the journey of a lifetime.
Far Rockaway has been longlisted for the Carnegie Book Award 2013.
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Reviews
A glorious adventure.
Brilliantly juxtaposes a mythic world with twenty-first century reality.
This is pure adventure for readers who love being drawn into descriptive, fascinating, real worlds. ****
Celebrates the power of narrative to give meaning and richness to our concept of ourselves and our lives.
Inventive mash up between modern fiction and the classics.
Full of wisdom, sharply-drawn imagery, great characters and an ending worthy of all the pages behind it.
A fast-paced adventure set in Manhattan, with a fabulous heroine.
Engrossing story full of heart-stopping moments.
Charlie Fletcher produces tight enthralling stories.
[An] inventive mashup between modern fiction and the classics
Charlie Fletcher produces tight, enthralling stories
A glorious adventure
Stunning
Brilliantly juxtaposes a mythic world with twenty-first century reality ... wonderful swashbuckling action
Rippling with an undercurrent of the themes of death, grief and making the most of life, this is pure adventure for readers who love being drawn into descriptive, fascinating real worlds
This book champions adventure of all kinds; personal, familial and literary
A fine book
Full of wisdom, sharply-drawn imagery, great characters and an ending worthy of all the pages behind it
[An] engrossing story full of heart-stopping moments
A fast-paced adventure set in Manhattan with a fabulous heroine, who even boys will adore