{"product_id":"9781035912377-girl-with-gills","title":"The Girl with Gills","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn original, middle grade fantasy debut awash with adventure.  A determined heroine and a sinister villain clash to reveal river lore in a watery world of fantastical creatures and colossal challenges.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA FINANCIAL TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThrilling, heartfelt, and luminous\u003c\/i\u003e' Vashti Hardy\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eA stunning debut\u003c\/i\u003e' Jasbinder Bilan\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe world-building here is so seamless it’s almost unnoticeable\u003c\/i\u003e' School Reading List\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn original, middle grade fantasy debut awash with adventure.  A determined heroine and a sinister villain clash to reveal river lore in a watery world of fantastical creatures and colossal challenges.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a time and place which might be now, people with gills, outcast larkers, live in secret communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey have houseboats along the river. Concealing their gills from land lubbers, they scour the mudbanks, trade their finds and live off their wits. Thirteen-year-old Effra has been supporting her brother, Fleet, alone since their beloved grandfather died six months ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen merciless Rivermun, a larker gone bad, threatens Fleet, Effra's quests begins. Rivermun asks for the impossible - he wants to overpower Mother River, to possess the river serpent’s pearl and for age-old debts to be settled. Effra must bargain with the imposing Mother River, dive into the underwater parts of the city, venture deep into the Rat Queen’s lair and confront the terrible river serpent to save not only Fleet, but everything the larkers stand for. Luckily, she is not alone. She befriends a sentient sewer rat and a landlubber girl called Bow, who will help her in her quest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53526003646838,"sku":"9781035912377","price":6.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35455433.jpg?v=1754494520","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035912377-girl-with-gills","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}